{"id":4695,"date":"2014-05-12T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T15:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2024-01-29T12:57:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:57:40","slug":"the-wisdom-of-sea-turtle-physiology-and-costa-rican-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/the-wisdom-of-sea-turtle-physiology-and-costa-rican-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wisdom of Sea Turtle Physiology and Costa Rican Culture by Carly Taft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What an amazing day, from start to finish. After our host family prepared us the traditional pinto (beans and rice) and scrambled eggs for breakfast, Dr. Melinda Dick gave a lecture about sea turtle physiology. \u00a0Surprisingly, although I&#8217;d never thought I understood physiology before, my &#8220;old&#8221; education was renewed by her lecture. It is amazing how much sea turtles have in common with the dogs and cats I typically see. It is even more amazing how differently they function. Their cardiovascular systems just &#8220;know&#8221; how to prepare and react for diving and stress. Their urinary systems are also quite cool and require a lot more research on my part!<\/p>\n<p>After the lecture, we spent the day in &#8220;town,&#8221; shopping for souvenirs and soaking up some WIFI and sun. It was amazing to see the cultural differences. 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