It's part of my charm.

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Hello, world, I played in the rainforest last weekend. Go on, be jealous.

So the ISA students went to Monteverde. After a 6 hour long bus ride that should have been 4 over rushing, chocolate covered rivers in a gigantic bus, we finally made it. We ate dinner and just hung out around the hotel that night, dancing a little at the in-hotel bar, and Pinto DJEd. Did you know that Yellow Tail wine is sold in Costa Rica?

Saturday was a busy busy day. Saturday morning, we went on a ziplining canopy tour! I swung on a Tarzan swing and they have two HUGE lines that just go out over a valley... it was beautiful, and so green! Next, I went on a horseback riding tour, which was OK. It took us up to a beautiful outlook, but it was slow paced and my horse Canario was pretty lazy. However, I did get to help rein in a slightly out of control horse that one of my friends was riding, so that made it worth it. Afterwards, we went back to the hotel to eat lunch, and on the bus I got to explain my REU project to my friend Chris, who actually seemed interested, but it really made me miss the station! During lunch, a cat accidentally got into the dining room, panicked, and escaped into the kitchen THROUGH the penne pasta. After lunch a few girls and I toured a coffee plantation, which will eventually be a whole blog in and of itself. Some serious girl bonding happened that night around a fire, and on Sunday morning we went hiking in the park. I could have spent several weeks, instead of several hours there, but it wasn't my say. I haven't seen any cool animals yet, but there's still time. My friend Kevin claims he saw a Jaguar on satuday nightThe bus ride on the way back was much shorter, and I went to bed early on Sunday night.

And we're off to Arenal this weekend! I'm loving my life right now.

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Photos

Monteverde!
Our hotel!

The Quetzal Room!
The whole hotel was covered in pretty paintings.

Should've been dancing.
Chris and Kevin.

Actually dancing.
I taught him everything he knows. No, seriously.

Proper Technique
Britney demonstrating how to zipline.

Bridge
Ziplining!

Platform
Tarzan Swinging! I screamed a little bit on the way down.

Ziplining.
If you look close enough, there is a tiny dot in the sky. That, my friends, is a zipliner. Help with the perspective much?

Mi caballo!
Canario. Lazy horse.

Overlook.
If it had been clear, we could have seen Arenal.

Happy Hayley
I <3 coffee.

The Guide, Alex
I would have bought him as a souvenir.

Working hard?
Or hardly working?

Moth
Look for the clown face!

Dobson fly.
Look at those chompers. OW.

Bridge in the canopy.
Me and my roomie!

I'm starting to like plants.
They're just so green!

Safety
Doesn't this secure looking rail make you feel better?

Pretty!
I took lots of annoying super close up pictures of flowers.

Comments

[LC]

yes ma'am...i support you. always.

[Jamie]

dang! that is so awesome! You make me want to study abroad in Costa Rica!