I leave for my second spring break tomorrow and I have a lot of stuff to do before I leave so I'm gonna keep it short!
HILLARY AND MAHILA VISITED!
I was so so blessed to have two of my BFFs from home come to visit me during their Spring Break. It was wonderful! We went to Montezuma and did some awesome cliff jumping into waterfalls and stuff and had awesome friend times. They went to La Fortuna for a couple days while I was in class and when they came back we went to La Festival Internacional de Arte in San Jose and then they left! Their time here came and went waaay too fast but I was so so so happy they came and they rated their trip a 10/10 which is all I wanted!
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| At the bus stop in San Jose. |
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| Exploring Montezuma with the best people ever |
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| Montezuma Waterfall |
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| Jungle beach! Playa Grande |
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| At la FIA-saw some really cool bands from the Caribbean and from Peru. Fun timez |
TEATRO NACIONAL
We went to the Nacional Theater in San Jose to see an orchestra, and then went out dancing afterwards. Both were very quintessential Latinoamerica experiences. Such a blast!! Dancing is so fun. I did a Merengue with Carlitos, our dance teacher, and was spinning around so much that I lost all recognition of space and time. Too fun.
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| Some chicas and Blake before the theater & dancing |
LA FORTUNALast weekend was the final planned USAC trip. We went to La Fortuna, where Arenal volcano is-it's one of the most active volcanoes in the world!
The first thing we did was go to the Baldi Hot Springs, which is basically a resort (it was on the Bachelor once) where they pump in water from the natural hot springs that are heated by the thermal activity of the volcano.
The "resort" aspect wasn't my favorite-I would have rather gone to the real deal hot river. Hill and Shmahi went there when they were in La Fortuna and said it was awesome! Can't really complain about spending all day in a 4 star resort though I suppose.
The second day that we were in La Fortuna we went on a hanging bridges tour and hike around the forest that surrounds the volcano. It was suuuch a beautiful hike. The forest was so lush and beautiful and the hanging bridges were pretty sweet.
PS here is a video of Mahila jumping off of the highest waterfall we jumped off when they were here-45 feet!!! SO COOL! Really really really really cool. And scary. But safe I promise!!!!!!!!!
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UPDATE--
With lots and lots of help from my mom, I have been told that I have a "solid, in place" spot in the Department of Natural Resources in Annapolis this summer!! Only about a mile from my house, I am so excited =) Applying for internships while abroad is not fun!
The first thing we did was go to the Baldi Hot Springs, which is basically a resort (it was on the Bachelor once) where they pump in water from the natural hot springs that are heated by the thermal activity of the volcano.
The "resort" aspect wasn't my favorite-I would have rather gone to the real deal hot river. Hill and Shmahi went there when they were in La Fortuna and said it was awesome! Can't really complain about spending all day in a 4 star resort though I suppose.
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| Baldi Hot Springs |
FIA
All week in San Jose was la Festival Internacional de Arte. There were concerts every night, artisans selling really beautiful stuff, and lots of cool vendors, information booths and activities. We went back for the last day of the festival and spent the day there walking around and then saw Alan Parsons at night who I had never heard of before but apparently is some classic rock guy from the 70s.
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| La FIA |
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| Me Catherine and Jacki waiting for Alan Parsons ' |
OTHER THINGS
-So I'm going to the Caribbean side of CR and to Bocas del Toro, Panama until next Sunday! Very very excited. Won't be able to be reached probably until afterwards.
-My friend Miguel told me today that my Spanish has improved a lot since we first met in January! Score!!!
-I worked out with two of my guy friends here a couple days ago and STILL can barely walk from how hardcore the workout was. Might not be doing that again because walking is important.
-BUT went to yoga last night and Andres helped me stretch my legs. Yoga in Spanish makes me laugh sometimes but I don't know why.
-I have a new roommate, Jacki, because Charlie my old roommate is crazy and ended up going back to the US. Which is wonderful because she was NUTS and Jacki is normal and my friend and we trade massages (what more can you want from a roommate) and go to yoga together.
When I get back from Panama, I'm going to have less than 5 weeks left in Costa Rica. I can't believe how fast this semester went!!! I am going to be really sad to leave but I will also be really excited to see everyone at home. Danielle and I have some awesome weekends planned before then though =) =)
Ok I'll update again in a couple weeks!
Love,
Rachel
PS here is a video of Mahila jumping off of the highest waterfall we jumped off when they were here-45 feet!!! SO COOL! Really really really really cool. And scary. But safe I promise!!!!!!!!!
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UPDATE--
With lots and lots of help from my mom, I have been told that I have a "solid, in place" spot in the Department of Natural Resources in Annapolis this summer!! Only about a mile from my house, I am so excited =) Applying for internships while abroad is not fun!
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