Guava Tree 6/25

6/25
Hello blog. Today was an interesting day. Besides planting a trees at Life Monteverde and saying goodbye to the awesome guava tree, we had a terrific afternoon.

So, after school we went to the local panaderia and had the most delicious brownie.
Then a few of us went to the heladería had ice cream and went home. A pretty swell day in my opinion.

Horseback Riding 6/24

6/24
Sorry, for not writing yesterday. It was a normal day of going to Life Monteverde and planting trees, tilling the land with compost, and feeding the goats.

Today, I rode a horse and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Monteverde. Que botnito.

 Then after Spanish class, we had a really fun Latin dance class. We learned the salsa, merengue, and borchata. It was awesome to learn a dance from a different culture.
On a side note, it is extremely fun to explore CPI. Today, Taylor, Riley, and I sneaked behind CPI and climbed trees like freaking Tarzan. It was pretty fun and awesome.

Night Hike 6/22

Today at 6:15 a few of us went to the Santa Maria night hike. It was actually really interesting and wasn't really anticipating to see many animals at all. We saw a tarantula, a frog, 2 viper snakes, an owl and bioluminescent trees. It was so cool and totally worth it.

A green viper snake high up in the tree. It's hard to see, but it is the "S" thing in the tree.

 

A painful ant that bites and hurts a LOT.

Slothful Day 6/21

Today we visited a reservation where we saw lots of trees, trees, and tress. But on our way back our bus driver Don Alex stopped on the street to show us a baby sloth. It was so cute.

the rest of the day we went to the jardín de mariposas and meet a really cool tour guide who used "rad" in every sentence. He was pretty chill.
     Afterwards, we shopped around for gifts for our parents and families.
Here's a typical Costa Rican Dish from Sabor Tico.

Rice, beans, salad with tomatoes, protein, and a slice of plantains on the side.

La Isla Tortuga 6/20

Today felt like utopia. So, since my description will underestimate the actual experience here are just some pictures.

Canopy Tour 6/19

 

     Yesterday was very thrilling. We went to Canopy. One of the most adventurous things I have ever done. Zipping lining on one of the biggest canopy in Central America was truly mind blowing! You have no idea. Since it was my first time ever the experience was ..... I have no words. When we zipped lined through the rainforest, I looked down and all I could see was the breathtaking scenery of the greenery and beautiful rainforest. I wish I could take pictures to show you. But you have to be there to truly experience it. Truly unbelievable.

      Despues de la clase, a group of friends and I wanted to go to the to the jardin de mariposas. After walking about a mile we found out that they were closed. Sad face. Later, our friends wanted to go to the pizzería, but personally I didn't want to. But anyway as the six girls were walking to Santa Elena, the three of us got separated from the group. So, we decide to go the Woods, the souvenir shop to get Taylor a hairbrush. While we were there, we found the other group of boys and we all decided to go to Tree House spontaneously.

If you know me, I love spontaneity. After having a good meal of emplenadas de pollo we went to the supermarket to buy some ice cream since the Heladería was closed.
We were acting like true immature teenagers in the supermarket. Gosh it was so funny.
Later after buying ice cream, we gorged it at the nearest table. We walked home the remainder of the night. It was actually real fun. That event completed my night. Ah. Hasta luego.

Volunteer work at the Life Monteverde 6/18

     Today we went back to the first coffee farm and we got to get our hands dirty. Everyone planted two trees each. We climbed to top of the mountain. Our guide told us that it is very important to plant trees restore life in Monteverde. Reforestation is am important part of making a difference one step at a time here in Monteverde.
      Afterwards, my group tilled weeds and pulled the weeds out in order to plant corn. While doing so we witnessed an endangered species: tiger spider.

Unfortunately, after tilling the land we did not have time to actually plant the corn seeds.
So, that was today.

Later, after classes a few of us headed out to mass to feel the Costa  Rican Catholic experience. It was very interesting and I really enjoyed it. Ciao.