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Today was the first day after the school\u00a0program officially ended. Although I tried my best to sleep in, the Costa Rican time change (two hours behind the United States) and sunlight woke me up at a sharp 7:30am. I must admit, I was feeling lazy today and didn’t make it out to breakfast until about 10:00am. Only a few students remained in the dining room and we reminisced over the past 11 days that had come and gone so quickly. After saying our goodbyes my roommate and travel buddy, Britney,\u00a0headed out to our next journey.
\nAround 12pm, a driver from the Buena Vista Hotel dropped us off at the RostiPollo restaurant where\u00a0our friends (Val, Justin, and Sara) took us to lunch at a place far up in the mountains with an amazing view; about one hour each way. I had the best “typical\u00a0Costa Rican Dish” of my entire trip, with beef of course! As an added bonus, I found and bought a stuffed\u00a0animal sloth that I\u00a0had been looking for the entire trip for less than $20.00 US!<\/p>\n

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\nAs I now sit at Sara’s house, the day is coming to an end. The sun here sets so early and I am once again getting accustomed to United States time. \u00a0I have only one more day in Costa Rica and I plan to make the most of it\u00a0by visiting a beach much different than ours. Until next trip, “PURA VIDA”!<\/p>\n

P.S. more pictures to come when I can connect my camera to the computer!<\/p>\n

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