Último día… Today is our last day in Costa Rica, with a full day of flying tomorrow. It’s honestly a bittersweet ending. Before coming I thought ecotourism was just nature tours, where you would hike and enjoy the nature and spot out wildlife. While we did go on some hikes where we did exactly that,…
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Nature 1, Shoes 0 – 05/20
Hoy el bosque me ganó. To start off the day I had an amazing breakfast at the hotel, with pancakes (10/10), a breakfast wrap, and fruit. Today we went on trail in the Monteverde Cloud Forest National Park, where I got extremely muddy. Honestly, I don’t even know how I got THAT much mud on…
Turbines, Tarantulas, and a Terrible Drive – 05/19
¡Monteverde, te llegué! Today was yet another travel day… yippee! i was told the drive was very windy and makes a lot of people motion sick… it definitely did. I felt horribly nauseous and was almost unable to do our activities. Today we stopped at turbines to learn about renewable energy and a coffee farm…
Even the Volcano Looked Chill Today 😎 – 05/18
La Fortuna, fue un placer. Today is our last day in La Fortuna, and tomorrow we head to Monteverde. Today the most relaxed day of the whole trip, we went to one business presentation, to the town to eat, and after we had free time. Which I used to write this blog, work on my…
Hanging by a Thread – 05/17
Sobreviví…. I don’t know how, but I did it. If I thought yesterday was bad with the 500 step hike back up… Idk what I was thinking… I think today their plan was literally to tire us out like we are toddlers needing a nap. Not only did we do a hanging bridges hike we…
My First Piniayada!! – 05/16
¡¡Bienvenidos a La Fortuna!! First to catch you up to date, yesterday I went to San Jose, went to a museum and visited some markets blah blah blah. Today we departed our host families and made our way to the Caribbean side. It was sad saying bye to our host mom, her hospitality truly meant…
Going Loco for Cocoa 🍫 – 05/14
Otro día: completado ✓. Today was actually the first day it rained while on the trip, though it was more of a sprinkle. So much for a rainy season. Luckily, we were inside most of the time. Today we visited Sibö Chocolate, Riverside Pizzeria & Gastropub, and ULatina for a medical devices presentation. Today I…
Café With a Side of Salsa – 05/13
¡Ey! ¿Qué tal? Today we got to wear shorts again, thank god! For breakfast our host mom gave us fruit and pancakes, honestly I could probably eat that everyday. Moving on… The events today were café with a side of salsa. In the morning, we had the opportunity to go on a coffee tour at…
Milk, Machines, and Mae – 05/12
¡Buenas tardes! Today was our first day wearing business casual in the heat and the bus was late (we were told 9 only for it to arrive at 9:10)!! Although I had a rough start to the day, it was overall very educational and intriguing. We got to visit two companies and learn about how…
More Than Pura Vida – 05/11
Living with my host family has been a great experience. My host mom is very friendly and is always worried about us. She always makes sure we are well fed and we slept well. One thing I did not expect though was how she is always on time for meals. I learned that in Costa…
La Paz: Worth the Pause – May 10th
Today was a great day that introduced us to sustainability, from the strawberry farm to La Paz. I got to learn so much from these experiences and how these businesses work with the land. For example, the strawberry farm that plants fruit for the birds, as it keeps them away from the strawberries but also…
Costa Rica Pre-Departure
Costa Rica’s focus on sustainability is honestly inspiring and something that sets them apart from many other countries. I think it was a genuine way to help their country and it seems very progressive to me. For example, we learned that Costa Rica lost a lot of its forest, but through its conservation efforts, it…