When it rains in Costa Rica, it pours! The rain here is unlike the US. In my hometown in New York, it may rain heavy every once in a while and our basement will flood. Here, it rains hard almost every single day. It is almost the same every day, sunny and warm during the … Continue reading The Rain
The Toucan Rescue Ranch was an awesome place that rescued animals, some the rehabilitate and release to the wild. We saw monkeys, sloths, owls, toucans, river otters and more. It was such a cool experience to see the sloths in person. I have seen pictures of sloths before, but never them in real life. In … Continue reading Toucan Rescue Ranch
Yesterday, we explored San Jose. The pedestrian walking streets were very cool, with many stores and people on the street trying to sell us stuff. The pigeons are very interesting in this city. They are fearless of humans. There was a huge flock of pigeons all eating a huge mound of bird food someone had … Continue reading The Pigeons of San Jose
The first night I arrived at my host family's house, I was tired from a long flight and bus ride. I walked into the house to see my papa tica, a large, muscular man, holding the tiniest little rat-sized dog I have ever seen. She was growling at me. Her name is Tara. I have … Continue reading Perros de Costa Rica
After a long bus ride home from Manuel Antonio, we stopped at a fruit stand off the side of the road. I was tired and didn't feel like getting out of the bus, but eventually I made it out to browse the fruit selection. In a refrigerator by the front, fresh mango juice caught my … Continue reading Jugo de mango
