Catarata de La Fortuna What an amazing experience! [View Full Entry]

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Andy wanted to buy a guitar, so we went to a guitar shop in Tibas. Afterwards we walked around the town and stopped at a Coffee Shop. [View Full Entry]

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Independence Day in Costa Rica Our abuelita (grandma) bought Katie and I blouses to wear We went to Central Park where the Parade was being held Lots of music and dancing [View Full Entry]

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We had a pit stop in Jaco on the way back to Heredia We chilled at the beach and ate amazing Fish Tacos [View Full Entry]

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Our first group trip was to Manuel Antonio. 4 Hour bus ride from Heredia We had a pit stop to see Crocodiles under the bridge Dinner at a restaurant near the hotel First night we swam in the pool and hung out In the morning we hiked around Manuel Antonio National Park Chilled on the beach for the majority of the day Happy Hour at a restaurant near the Hotel Dancing and dinner at Barbara Rojas Photos by: Lydia and I [View Full Entry]

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After my class on Thursday, a few of my friends and I decided to hike up Volcan Barva. Heredia to Barva: 20 minutes by bus Barva to Volcan Barva Ranger Station: 1 hour by Taxi Volcan Barva Ranger Station to Bus Stop: 30-40 minute walk Bus Stop to Heredia: 30-40 minutes by bus [View Full Entry]

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After breakfast my Mama Tica brought Katie, Josiah, Alex, and I to Café Britt. We all really love coffee, so we signed up for the coffee lover four hour tour (highly recommended). The tour didn’t start until 11am, so we had a few minutes to kill and decided to check out the gift shop. When the tour finally began we had approximently 15 people joining us from all different parts of the world (Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Austria, South Africa, England, etc.). It was a pretty big group for low season… [View Full Entry]

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Since it was a Saturday, our family let us sleep in. We had breakfast around 8:30am, and this time it consited of a fruit bowl and an omlet with lots of vegetables. It was muy rico! Rico is a very common word used in Costa Rica, it means rich. They use it a lot when describing food, landscapes, and so on. Our mom made “Puppy Chow” after breakfast. Puppy chow is a combination of nuts and corn flakes (suppose to be chex mix, but apparently they don’t sell that here) coated in peanut butter, chocolate, and powdered sugar. It was delicious [View Full Entry]

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San Jose, Costa Rica to Heredia, Costa Rica... 20-30 minutes After going through customs, we met a lady (Carmen) with ISA who brought us to another group of kids in the program that got in earlier. There were two boys from Washington State and one boy from Florida. They all seemed really cool, and fortunately they were all going to Heredia as well. Once everyone arrived, we hopped on a bus that took us to our University where our host parents picked us up. Day 1: Mi Casa es Su Casa As soon as I stepped off the bus, my host [View Full Entry]

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My last night in Juneau was spent packing and hanging out with my family and a few friends that were left in town. I thoroughly enjoyed belting out old school songs with all of them. Packing List for the next 9 months: Important Documents (passport, ID, ISA paperwork) Medicine (Malaria Pills) Computer + Accessories Books (Lonely Planet and Vanish Acts) Nano I-Pod Pictures (Family, Friends, Alaska) Camera + Accessories Host Family and Friend Presents (Alaskan Fudge, Ulu Knife, T-shirts, Coloring book, hats, stuffed animals, shot glasses) Clothes (8 tops, 4 pants, 6 shorts, 4 [View Full Entry]

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