One day we were able to experience a day into town. We sat at the bus stop for about 30 minutes to Puerto Jiminez. It came, let the people off, and left us. There was an old man that tried explaining the bus to us on his watch but it was really difficult.  We finally … Continue reading Adventure To Town by Kayla Gaddis →

The days in Costa Rica seemed pretty short to me. The morning went by so fast because we caught turtle after turtle after turtle. The day we caught our first male there was a while in-between, but I think it was about 30 minutes before we were set to leave when we caught the mother … Continue reading Our days in Costa Rica by Kayla Gaddis →

With our time in Costa Rica quickly coming to a close, it makes me reflect on how lucky I and my classmates were to experience this wonderful program. We were able to do things that a lot of people, especially in our field, only dream about. To be able to handle to help conserve such … Continue reading Turtles Aren’t the Only Cool Things On This Study Abroad Program by Heather Cannon →

While on our Study Abroad program to Costa Rica we were able to experience a whale watching excursion. We were all very excited, but they warned it was the very beginning of the season when the whales would come into the gulf, and they could not promise that we would see any. We decided to … Continue reading The Whales of Costa Rica by Heather Cannon →

The bus ride to San Jose was memorable. The road was narrow, also on the side of a mountain, and when cars were coming the other way it felt like a game of chicken. The hotel in San Jose was wonderful. It may have been multiplied by the fact that we just spent a week … Continue reading Returning To San Jose by Kayla Gaddis →

It is sad to say that this amazing journey is coming to an end. After spending 10 amazing days in Costa Rica it is time to head to the airport and leave to go back home. Over these past 10 days I have learned so much about Costa Rica, the wildlife, the wonderful group of … Continue reading Last day in Costa Rica for the Vet Tech students by Kathryn McGeehan →

We spent our second day in Costa Rica trying to catch sea turtles. We set our nets in the water and went up to the beaches waiting for one to swim into the nets. While we were waiting, we all went swimming and enjoyed exploring the beach. In the water we were able to find … Continue reading Tortugas in Costa Rica by Kathryn McGeehan →

Many Tortugas On Thursday we went out on the boat to one of two sites. While putting out the net we caught our first turtle before we could even straighten the nets out. Then while measuring and checking tax of the first hurdle we caught there was another one. All together we caught for greenback … Continue reading Four and 1/2 Turtles in One Day by Brittany Daniels →