Good morning! We are en Monteverde town. The students are in class with Dr. Herrera this morning with the assistance with CPI's "Profe Ale(janda)". The campus is beautiful, the town is lovely, and the families are so nice. The students (and Dr. Herrera and I) are happy! After lunch today, we'll go to Monteverde cloud forest to hike on the trails. We'll return to CPI for cooking class this evening and more time with the families.
JAIME: Hola! Solo tengo unos momentitos para escribir antes de la clase de cocinar, pero unas cositas desde mi experiencia aqui en Cosa Rica:
Desde hemos llegado a este pais, he tratado de escribir unas palabritas aqui en el blog, pero parece si nosotros siempre estamos haciendo algo,o no nos tengo wifi por el momento. Entonces lo siento que ya es martes y solo estoy empezando de escribir algo! Primero, me encanta este pais muchisimo, y estamos disfrutandonos mucho mucho. Las dias son muy largas pero hacemos mucho. He estado en Heredia por dos dias y he conocido gente muy amable. Hablamos con un grupo de hombres quien estan retirado y quien se conocieron desde ninos. Uno de los hombres tenian 94 anos de edad! La comida es muy rica, y la gente es amable. Ayer, fuimos en el "Skyline" canopy (zip-line) y eso fue super bien. Me encanta muchisima la naturaleza aqui!
Since we have arrived, I have been trying to snag a couple minutitos to write on this blog, but it always seems as though we are always on the go or in a place that doesn't have wifi. Entonces, I am sorry it's already Tuesday and this is the first time I have written anything! So far, I am loving this trip and everything about it. The days are long but very eventful and fun. Saturday we were in Heredia and met some amazing people. We spoke with a group of men that were all retired and had known each other since they were chiquitos growing up. One of them was 94 years old and they still meet everyday in the park in the mornings. Now we were in Monteverde which I like much more than the city. Yesterday we saw a sloth and went zip-lining in the rain forest. It was simply incredible.
My mama Tica (the mother of my host family here) is named Chela, and she is very friendly and nice. Today it is her sister's birthday, so we are going over for a party, and if I am lucky I will get to dance. Bachata is very popular here and I am super excited! As they say here in Costa Rica, PURA VIDA!
Kristi: We've really enjoyed Monteverde - both the cultural and touring activities and the homestays where the class is gathering a lot of their photo and interview material for their class projects. Yesterday on the cloud forest walk, we had a perfect view of a pair of quetzals. wow! Also, in Monteverde we've seen coatimundi, guan, solitaire birds, a 2-toed sloth, a toucan, and other forest critters. A few of us saw howler monkeys. Que suerte!! So Monteverde has been great!
Monteverde cloud forest hike:
Go Aggies! (Aggie guns)
Lunch in Monteverde
Cooking class at CPI campus:
Saying goodbye to host families:
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