Well, where to start? So much has happened here, just as is the case for every day. It has ONLY been three weeks since I've been here, yet it has been ALREADY been three weeks since I've been here. Either way I can't believe it.
Wednesday a group of us began our outreach program for the semester. We are giving tours to elementary school kids in a local forest. We went out and got familiar with the forest and learned the script so we are familiar with it so we can give these kids tours in espanol. At one point during the hike through the Bosque Municipal, I turned down a path and at least 30+ butterflies flew up around us from the ground. It was surreal.
Thursday thru Saturday we went to Santa Rosa National Park where we visited our first tropical dry forest. There the days were scorching hot and the nights windy and cool. Our days were filled with lectures, hikes and meals. Our nights consisted of star gazing and astronomy, as well as night hikes searching for animals. We found scorpions, tarantulas, wolf spiders, nightwatcher birds, snakes, owls, and bats. We went on long hikes through the dry cacti and dead branches. Packed with lectures, we were all thankful for the bus rides and stops for ice cream. :)
Now, back at the center in Atenas, we celebrated two girls 21st birthday's tonight. Tomorrow, it's off to San Jose to watch the local professional soccer team, Saprissa, play. Then it's back to the books, midterms and presentations this week, as well as the padre's birthday!
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