Today was our last day of sight seeing. We will present our projects tomorrow, and then we will head home Friday. We visited La Paz Waterfall Gardens today and it was the most breathtaking view I have seen here. At the waterfall gardens we saw many animals as well: toucans, sloths, peacocks, butterflies, snakes, and…
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Day 10: A Bite Through Time
We had a very zen morning with a short drive to Sibö Chocolates. This was a very relaxing experience with great history and of course chocolates to taste! I really enjoyed learning about the evolution of coffee and how they used to only drink it instead of eating chocolate. Chocolate harvesting and sales are somewhat…
Day 9: Bunches of Bites
Today we traveled back to Sarapiqui to visit family owned banana farm. The plantation was beautiful and our guide Francini was very helpful. We had a quick tour of the plantation learning about the process of how bananas grow along with other fruits and spices. She also showed us her house where we met her…
Day 8: Maybe I Do Like Pineapples
Today we went to a pineapple plantation in Sarapiquí. My whole life I have hated Pineapples, the texture, the smell, the taste, everything. When we arrived at the plantation there were piña coladas waiting for us. I came in with an open mind and tried it, IT WAS SO GOOD! As we went through our…
Day 6: Am I a Future Farmer?!
After we packed up from our quick two night stay in Monteverde we headed to our final Coffee Farm, Life Monteverde. This place was so beautiful, and very insightful as an engineer. A lot of the other farms we had visited focused more on the business perspective of their coffee, and not so much the…
Day 5: Reaching for the Sky
Today was definitely my favorite day of the trip so far! We woke up with a nice buffet breakfast at the hotel in Monteverde, and then made our way to the Cloud Forest. The second I saw “Monteverde Cloud Forest” on our itinerary for this trip I couldn’t hold in my excitement. I love hiking,…
Day 4: Paradise? No, Monteverde!
When I woke up this morning I was overjoyed to get onto our big tourist bus and start our trek through the mountains to Monteverde! Until now, I have only experienced the culture and scenery of the Central Valley, but today I was introduced to mountain life. As we winded our way up and over…
Day 3: Fueled up to Dance
Our adventure today included a beautiful trip to Cafe Britt, and a quick dance lesson this afternoon. Britt is large coffee distributer in Costa Rica and to some countries around the world. Many many many travelers take Britt coffee, chocolates, and souvenirs back home with them. Britt is under a bigger company called Morpho Travel…
Day 2: Exploring the Costa Rican Countryside
As we continued our journey in Costa Rica, we visited Hacienda Doka and a strawberry farm. We scaled the side of a volcano to Hacienda Doka this morning. This coffee plantation exports 99% of their unroasted coffee beans to other countries (the number one country is the United States). There is only 1% of Doka’s…
Day 1: Ciudad de Flores
After a long travel day yesterday, we finally made it to Costa Rica! Today we explored Heredia, where we will be staying during our trip. We also visited the Central Market and spent time bonding together. I enjoyed learning the history of Heredia and experiencing the culture. My first impression of Costa Rica was how…
Ohio to Costa Rica
Hi! My name is Leah Kerber, and I am from Cleveland Ohio. I just finished my freshman year at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering where I’m majoring in Civil Engineering. At Pitt, I play clarinet in the Varsity Marching Band and Symphonic band. I am also a sister of Tau Beta Sigma…