It was an amazing day walking through the lowland forest at La Selva. Today we came across an

 Agouti it is a red brownish animal that resembles a guinea pig. The best part of the jungle hike 

was the monkeys. We ran into a rare occurrence of three different species of monkeys all in the 

same area. The names of the monkeys were the Mantled Howler Monkey the Spider Monkey and 

the White Faced Capuchin. Today was a day filled with interesting monkeys.

Nicholas Oliver

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So it's only day three in Costa Rica and I am already in love with amazing
country. The first day we arrived was pretty brutal. With not getting any sleep
the day before and no sleep on the plan I was pretty tired. Passing out at nine
o'clock was amazing, I can't remember the last time I went to bed that early. We
also met our tour guild the day we arrived named Alex. She's extremely friendly
and full of energy, who always seems to have fun  stories to tell.   I am
looking forward to hear more stories from her.  Yesterday was a pretty low key
day spending most of the day on the road. Though today totally made up for all
the driving we did yesterday. After walking all over a national park seeing
volcano hot springs( which spelled horrible) and nice  picnic lunch. We all
treated our self in cooling off in a nice river. Felt so refreshing  after being
covered in mud and sweat all day. After our hike we boarded back up on our bus
and headed to our third hotel. This is so far my favorite hotel we are all in
one room in bunk beds making me feel like I'm in summer camp.
Emily Martolio

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What a fun filled day! Zip lining in the hills on monteverde over the beautiful canopy tops of the cloudy forest was not only fun, but learning about all the plants in the trees was interesting. I saw my very first monkey today above me when we were touring the forest. However, we also got to learn about bats and got to see a display of them as well. Also, we sneeked into a humming bird garden, and found out their not harmless and if they bump into you, it will hurt them more than you will be hurt. I cant wait to travel to the rainforest tomorrow. Michelle drayer

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What a interesting and adventerous trip so far! We went hiking at rincon de la vieja. We saw leaf cutter ants which carried leaves below us on the ground. The hike included boiling mud pots which consists of hot steam rising in front of us in the middle of the forest we were in. The hike also included a nice walk to a fresh water- waterfall which we got to swim in as well. I can't wait to go zip linig tomorrow and to la salva on friday to go and experience an actual rain forest! Can't wait to explore all the different snakes. Michelle drayer

 

Day One

Well, we made it safely... as always, getting here makes for a loooooong day... in my case, that meant leaving home at 1am, getting to the airport at 4, dealing with a baggage debacle for a while, getting our eventual flight at 7:30, and finally landing around 11 (CR time).  There's a reason we usually don't plan many "activities" for the first day. 

Everybody did get their first intro to Costa Rican food though, which is always a highlight.  This one will be short, as as the moment we're packing up to head off to our first "site", in Guanacaste up in the Pacific northwest of the country.  You may actually not hear from us about it for a day or two... rumor has it that internet there is down at the moment.  That's one of the catches of working in parts of the world where sometimes an opossum chewing on the line can knock out power to a significant part of the country.  See you soon...

- Dennis

Costa Rica!!!

I can't believe that the time has come for us to go to Costa Rica. I can not put into words how excited I am for this experience. The thing that I'm the most excited about is being able to experience another culture and of course being able to see the beauty that these rain forests have to offer. I love animals and I'm excited to see animals that I have only ever seen in pictures! I've been waiting for this trip for a long time and I'm so excited that its finally here! Costa Rica here we come!!!!

Melinda Metzger 

 

So today is exactly one week away before I leave for Costa Rica. I have been packing like crazy and my luggage is already over flowing!! The rain forest in Costa Rica has many different animals and I am really nervous to see a snake just roaming around. Here in Connecticut we do not really see that unless it is a little garden snake. I have been packing tons of long pants so hopefully one does not crawl up my leg. As i am looking forward to exploring the rain forest I am really look forward to be going zip lining! Zip lining is something that i have seen people do on TV and I never thought i was going to be able to get the chance to do it in the RAIN FOREST! pretty awesome, i know!

Another thing that I cannot wait to see are all of the different flowers in Costa Rica! Wasko said that one thing we will be getting to do on this trip is to go to an orchid flower farm. Besides sunflowers, orchids are my favorite flowers and I cannot wait to see them growing in the wild! My job on this trip will be to look at all the plants inside and outside of the rainforest so I will make sure to keep everyone posted on all the beautiful flowers, plants and trees I see out in Costa Rica! 

Carolyn Nowak

For the trip I think I am mostly excited just to travel outside of the country. I rarely travel and if I do it is not very far. I'm also looking forward to all the areas we will be exploring and I know I will come back with great memories.

-Nina Germain

Danielle Pelletier - Blog Entry 1

My class will leave on the tenth for Costa Rica and I am very excited. To be honest, I am looking forward to getting there but not even remotely about the journey prior (slight fear of planes). However, it is a small price to pay for an opportunity I may never come across again. My family used to travel often, but being the youngest of five, I was far too young to remember the trips we went on. I am looking forward to traveling out of the country at an age in which I can enjoy the trip in it's entirety. I'm curious and beyond thrilled to see and experience things that I never have before. Monday could not come fast enough.

Danielle Pelletier

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 With in a little over a week to I head off to Costa Rica, my excitement grows more and more with each passing day.  I have just returned from Zion National Park, where I saw tremendous amount of wild life such as Mount goats, elk, lizards, snakes exc.  Seeing all that wildlife I can only imagine how much wildlife I will see in Costa Rica (one of the things I am most excited for.) Though with only spending 10 days in Costa Rica I feel time is going to fly by way too fast, not giving us enough time to explore this magnificent country.  Although our time will be short I am sure we will see lots giving all of us a life changing experience.  See you all soon bright and early.

Emily Martoglio