When I first saw Costa Rica I was in awe of the amazing views. Every where you looked there was a enormous mountain covered in lush tropical trees. It seemed like a mix of North Carolina and Florida, and combining them you get Costa Rica; only with more humidity than Florida. San Jose was the most … Continue reading Costa Rica: A New Culture
Remembering the day we finally set out on the boats to do what we came here to do. Riding in the boats and seeing the amazing mountains everywhere you look was the icing on the day’s cake. The first turtle we got to handle was a big one. When we got the turtle back to … Continue reading Tortugas: Memories of our first day in the water! by Kaylee Lannigan
One of the days in Costa Rica we worked with mangroves. One of the British girls said they had planted 201 trees the day before, so that may have had something to do with us not planting many. We collected seeds, which was actually kind of fun. Sophie showed us what size seed to pick … Continue reading Mangrove Hearts by Kayla Gaddis
During on of the days in Costa Rica we went to Sloth beach. We didn’t get to see any sloths, which was kind of a bummer, however there was a banana spider that was huge and pretty cool, as long as it stayed on the web. Termites’ nests are attached to trees and are big … Continue reading Lone Hawksbill On Sloth Beach by Kayla Gaddis
Today was our first day of not working with the sea turtles, it was bittersweet. As much as I wanted to continue to hang out on a beautiful beach and work on turtle conservation, I was ready for something different. Sophie, our program director took us on a 30 minute walk to a cabina just … Continue reading Mangrove and Macaws in Costa Rica by Kristina Cascone
As the final days came closer, no one wanted leave. Who would want to leave a beautiful place like Osa Peninsula. The last day that we had before we left we went on a waterfall hike. The hike was amazing! After an hour and a half we finally arrived at the waterfall. The waterfall felt … Continue reading Los últimos días. by Kaylee Lannigan
For today we had originally planned to go kayaking and horseback riding but we all agreed that we wanted to see if there was anything that did not require too much energy especially with all the work we had been doing the past couple days. The staff offered to take all of us out into … Continue reading One more off the bucket list! by Kristina Cascone
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