Blogs from Cartago, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 14

I slept very well last night!!! Albeit my first night in a tent in the middle of no where. After a breakfast of porridge we set about learning about putting up bashers. A type of hammock using poles to keep it upright or setting it up frpm trees. A useful skill to have if sleeping on the floor isnt appealing!!! Bugs, snakes crabs etc... We then packed up all our gear and headed off to the river, after some nar miss navigation due to the maps being 50 years ouut of date we made it to the correct spot. The river ... read more

Big Bad Snakes and Cute Frogs.... Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Volcan Turrialba » Turrialba » CATIE By LaurenBJune 3rd 2007 My time in Costa Rica is drawing to a close, but there are a few really great things ive gotten to experience this week. First, we went to this museum/zoo of sorts that only had snakes and a few other creatures. We received a talk about the indigenous snakes of Costa Rica (two of the worlds most poisonous ... read more

Zip-lining Thru The Jungle Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Volcan Turrialba » Turrialba » CATIE By LaurenBMay 21st 2007 They call it "Canyoning" because your zip-lining over canyons. You can also repell down waterfalls. It was great! I just did it. The waterfalls are a bit tricky cause the rocks are so slick from thousands of years of erosion, they are as slick as wet marble. Its very hard to find your footing, add in the water co... read more

Today is gonna be a good day. How do i know this.....because my shower this morning wasnt ice cold. There was a hint of warmth for a fleeting moment. My usual shower is fridgid--no long showers in Costa Rica, mostly because your hyperventilating from the sub-zero temp of the water and your body will only let you do that for but so long. In most of the Carribean and here in Costa they use a thermoheat system--i have no idea what that means, but apparently not much...enough complaining So, things are goinging well. Ive got a daily routine down with my tico mother, school is great, and there´s some really nice student here along with me who make the time outside of school fun--although im the raisin, and everyone seems to notice it. I get ... read more

Well, tomorrow I fly to Costa Rica. To live with a family I dont know in acountry where I dont speak the language--Im a little nervous, but excited. Ive been wanting to do a language immersion program for years, and truthfully, this is probably gonna be my only opportunity to do it. Dreams do come true... So after working for the last six months to pay for this adventure, its finally here. I fly into Miami from Washington, D.C. and then straight into San Jose, CR. Someone from my program is picking me up and taking me to the local bus station which will take me to Turrialba, where my host family will be waiting for me. Did I mention I'm a little nervous. The feeling is similar to when i moved to Dominica, WI back ... read more