Comment history
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law similar to the one in Kansas June 17, 2013 · 76 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 63 comments
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013 · 5 comments
- Letter: Two is enough June 19, 2013 · 20 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 119 comments
- Blog: Student residents forced out of KU apartment building because of drought-related damage June 19, 2013 · 3 comments
- Blog: City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage June 19, 2013 · 8 comments
- Editorial: Little choice June 19, 2013 · 5 comments
- Big wooden bird, bigger ball of fire envisioned to commemorate anniversary of raid June 2, 2013 · 4 comments
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 28 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013
- Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year June 19, 2013
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center to host "Beach Bash" June 18, 2013
- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015 June 17, 2013
- Local teen recovers from massive stroke June 4, 2013
- Location of Superman's hometown sparks geographic divide June 17, 2013
- Questions for working adults going back to school include finances, time management January 5, 2013
McLouth student Justin Johnston shot, killed on school trip to Costa Rica; classmates returning to Kansas
My 19 y.o. daughter (she attends Johnson County CC) was just in Costa Rica for two semesters- 8 months straight and had an amazing time. She lived with a host family and was well cared for. She also visited Panama, Guatamala and Nicaragua while she was there. Of course this was always a small fear in the back of my mind, but she is responsible, smart and well, I raise my children to treat life as an adventure.
This would have been my worst nightmare. I can only imagine what the family is going through. My deepest condolances.
To be honest, something like this could happen anywhere... but, gosh, I would have died right along with my daughter had this happened to her while she was abroad.
For the record though, my daughter would go back to Central America in a heart beat. She's also been to Cameroon, Africa, Kingston, Jamaica and a border town in Mexico. She's brave. I think I might be braver for letting her ... don't even know how to wrap my mind around this tragedy, being so close to home.
June 2, 2011 at 2:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )