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I didn't take really good pics...we got there pretty late so I didn't have good lighting nor did we have a lot of time to explore. Definitely worth checking out some more. Briones Regional Park! It's on the other side of the Caldecott Tunnel. It's really nice...on the drive there, we passed by really nice homes too! Around sunset we hiked up to the ponds where newts were mating. Supposedly, they're done by the time January rolls around, but there were a few stragglers--or happy couples still going at it. haha. The trails are pretty nice and wide, but there are equestrians, which means poop! There is gravel on some parts and muddy in others, on account of the rain. My brother and friends think it's a nice place to train for running. That's about it, ... read more

Sorry, this post is really late, part of the Costa Rica collection. We went on a 9.5 mile hike through the mountains to get here! As you can imagine, this place is full of life and greenery. It was farmland before, but was bought to be conserved. Enjoy the pics.... read more

My home stay family: Doña Erminda and Don Francisco. Coffee farm in the Upper San Luis Valley in Puntareñas, Costa Rica. I did my two weeks of homestay with is elderly pareja (couple), and they are the sweetest people ever. They have all together 12 children and around 40 grand and great-grandchildren. It's a traditional family where Don Francisco goes out to work on the farm and Doña Erminda takes care of the household necessities. It's a cute little house and the farm in the backyard has a trapiche, coffee plants, banana and plantain plants, sugar cane, fruit trees, etc. Doña Erminda kept the house really clean, except my room, haha, which she never ventured to clean while I was there...hahaha. She would spend the whole day cleaning!! And her grandchildren would drop by and the ... read more

We went to visit a lady named Eresvida. She has been living on farm in a faraway place alone, for 6 years. This place is amazing! It would take her 4 hours on a horse to get to town, going up to her farm was a steep hike.. Anyhow, she's 68, fit and lives humbly. One of her sons visits her once a week. She has horses, cows, chickens, dogs and a kitten.... read more

Here are some pics, kinda busy with schoolwork to blog.. : ( These are pics from the first two weeks in Costa Rica. We camped somewhere on an island of Osa Peninsula called Isla de Violines. Also, we saw dolphins.. my camera took some pics of it, and a short video. $70 camera, no complaints. Another week was spent in the dry forests of Santa Rosa of the Guanacaste Province. That's where the monkeys, etc were. Enjoy!... read more