Going to Costa Rica was never on my list of countries to visit, until this trip became available through the school. I always thought that since I never spoke Spanish that it would be best not to travel there. Well I was wrong! Even though I was not able to speak Spanish very well, I … Continue reading Costa Rica travels
When the first meeting came and the teacher talked about counting Mangrove leaves and planting, I was less than thrilled about the task. I thought it would be tedious and pointless to spend a day doing it, but I also imagined it differently. When we actually did it, it wasn’t that hard, and it was … Continue reading Costa Rica: Mangroves
This afternoon, we planted the mangroves. We had to wait until it was low tide which was between 2 and 6. We went out at about 3:00 and took all the supplies to the planting area. We did have to cross a small area of water in order to get to the mangrove planting site. … Continue reading Messy, Muddy Mangroves!
The main activity for this day was involving the mangroves. In the morning we went to the garden where the baby mangroves were being kept, and picked out the most developed mangroves (54 I believe) to move to the test plot later in the day, when the tide was lower. We returned later that afternoon … Continue reading The activities in Playa Blanca
This morning, we went over the research assistants’ house to help them prepare for kid’s day. This event is taking place Saturday, but we will not be able to attend because that is the day we leave. Kid’s day is an event where locals from Playa Blanca and La Palma come out to play games … Continue reading Kids day preparations
For a couple of the days we were in Costa Rica we got to work in part of the mangrove conservation efforts. This first thing we did was water the baby plants and set aside some of the larger ones for being planted for our second day with the restoration efforts. I also sawed and … Continue reading Mangroves in Costa Rica
On Monday May 11, 2015 we have an activities day. So we decided as a group that we need to get Wi-Fi to talk to our family members and friends back in the states. It had been 5 days with no contact, so we asked to tour Puerto Jimenez which was the closest town and … Continue reading Exploring Puerto Jimenez in Costa Rica
The third day of the program, we all went out on the boats to try to catch some sea turtles. We were all excited, because that was the main reason we were there. We left the beach at 8:00 am and then took a short boat ride to a nearby beach to catch the turtles. … Continue reading Turtle day in Costa Rica
On our third day being in Costa Rica we finally set out to go capture sea turtles. It was a beautiful day out on the water too. We watched the research assistant set up the net and then we all went out into the water to undo any possible tangles. Once we got on shore some … Continue reading Our first turtle
Saturday May 9, 2015 was our first turtle day. Ma’ma Elena had cooked breakfast for us, which consisted of rice and black beans, scrambled eggs and some kind of meat that looked and tasted like hotdog. She brought out our prepared lunches and sent us on our way down to the water to get on … Continue reading O’ the Turtle Adventures