Anna Sung's Blog 2

I forgot to write my blog yesterday, so I will write two today. Yesterday was our last day at the Juan Antonio de Sucre School. After 5 days of visiting that school, I noticed that I have become more fond of that place than I have expected. It was a pleasure meeting everyone at the school; especially all the students. It was very sad seperating, and I miss the kids and the school already! We were also visited their music performance at 2:00, and although it was brief, I felt the effort they put into their performance. Felipe was there too.

After the performance, we all had free time for... about 3 hours, I think, and we hurried off to buy the souvenirs we missed on the other days. Even though this volunteer experience was only for a short period of time, I feel like this really helped me change. BTW I am definately coming back to volunteer at the school!

Next day: Today. I had so much fun today, but at the same time, I have a feeling this was the most tiring day for me. We left the base at 7:30 and had a long ride down San Carlos (1600m above sea level to a forest about 1000m below). It was a beautiful trail, with many many many bridges. Some of them were really high up, I felt like I was going to fall! I took lots of pictures, but 3/4th way through, my battery ran out, just when we encountered a few wild monkeys! I was so sad. The forest showed me that Costa Rica is a beautiful country full of green.

Next, we had lunch... at a pretty buffet! The food was good. Soon after leaving, we reached the parking lot for the mountain area. The active volcano was so big and was smoking a lot. We walked up the path for a while, then, in the forest, we saw giant birds. After that, we reached the rocky side of the mountain. The rocks were originally from the previous eruption, and are very light in weight. When we reached the top, we saw a beautiful scenary of mountains and the lake. I took lots of pictures with my spare battery. We also listened to the eruption of the volcanoes, and those eruptions are so cool! They sound like fireworks or the jet of the plane, and it was wonderful. These eco tours showed me that you really don't need much to enjoy the natural beauties of Costa Rica!

Sarah's blog 2

Volcanos are awsome. We visited one. While we where there, it released a lot of pressurized gass, which made a wierd noise. You could see the volcano spewing rocks out, and you could see them tumble down the side leaving a trail. It was pretty cool, but the most surreal thing was that there were orchids growing out of the old lava flow.

Elliott's Blog 4

Today the group had another great day. We went to Arenial volcano which was absolutely stunning. It was great to listen to the pure power of the volcano. It sounded like thunder. We also took a tour of the rain forest which was also amazing because we got to see all sorts of new animals and really get a sense of how important the eco system really is in any environment. While in the rainforest we got to go over suspension bridges hundreds of feet high and really get a good look at the wildlife. We spent most of the day doing this which was absolutley the right decision and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Today is also the final day we will be here at CCS and I am going to miss it a lot. This place the experiences I have had have been truly awesome.

Minami's Blog 4

Today I was so sleeply because Rashna kept me up late last night- we went to bed at like ten. Today we left home base at 7:30 to go to the forest/ jungle. The canopy walk was so exciting and amazing because I saw a lot of animals and trees. The trees were so pretty and green they made me feel soft. We also walked on suspension bridges and that was so fun they were so high I was slightly scared but I survived. After lunch we went to the volcano and I heard lava exploding and rolling out and down the volcano side this was really cool because I had never hear or seen lava before. It was not what I had expected because I thought that there were no volcanos in Costa Rica let alone and an active one. Today was a really nice day for touring Costa Rica the sun was not too powerfull but the clowds did not get in the way. I hope to visit here again.

Rashna Blog 2

Today we went to look at the volcano called "Arenal". The first half of the day was spent on a canopy walk which was very intresting. During the walk one of the guides spotted a snake and decided to try and catch it, unfortunately Ms. Moodie and I were standing near him and the snake fell out of his hand and Ms. Moodie freaked out and used me as a human shield to protect her from the 15 inch snake. It was a highlight of the day. After that we also went to the base of the volcano and stayed long enough to hear a eruptation it was definetly a very cool exprience. Overall it was a nice and different way to see the natural beauty of Costa Rica.

Shawn's Blog 4

Today was our last day in Costa Rica. It was another early morning; however, today we got to go to the 14th most active volcano in the world. The first activity that we did was go on a tour of the Costa Rican rainforest. This meant that we got to go on hanging bridges, which were spectacular. After a full lunch, we were off to the volcano. It was amazing how serene the volcano seemed from a distance. The closest we got to the crater was two kilometers, and that was close enough to hear minor eruptions and see rocks fly down the volcano. It was truly a spectacular experience. This was an amazing day, and it was truly the perfect way to end the trip. We are an extremely blessed group, and we have all had a splendid experience.

Harry's Blog 4

Today we discovered a different side of Cost Rica; rather than focusing if the cultural side of the countery we decided to wear our tourist hats and explore the country side. We started off early leaving the home base a 7:30am and we finaly arrived at our first destination for day at 9 am, a canopy tour of the rain forest. We hiked up and down the mountian side, crossed over rivers on suspension bridges some as high as 45m off the ground. The forest was moist and alive with snakes, ants, birds and monkies. We enjoyed looking at the canopy which was thick and came in an asortment of different shades of green. We all had fun crossing over the long suspension bridges which provided us with an over head veiw was the forest as well as a great veiw of the land scape. This morning was a beautiful and enlightening experience