Day 9: Vamos a la playa: El ultimo dia
Hello from all nine of us from our current stay at
Horizontes!
Today began with breakfast at the “comedor”, the dining area at the
research center. Bella would like to note that it was “more rice”. Erin would
also like to add, “it was rice rice baby”. After, we had another few hours of
science. First we visited some trees to discover some symbiotic relationships
with ants… again. Following this, we helped Michael, the resident arborist, to
plant some Guanacaste trees. We also learned about the importance of these
trees to the native cultures of the Guanacaste province. All of this was
followed by lunch. Erin and Bella say it was “rice”. Then, at last, we got to
go to the beach. Andreea notes that there were “lots of fun waves”. There were
still many cool organisms to look at: hermit crabs, small mussels, and herons…
oh my! We were warned that we may see an American Crocodile. Erin thought she
saw a croc but it turns out it was just her shoe. Shortly after swimming and
snacks, we were kicked out by some nasty lightning and rain. While hustling to
the van, we noticed a fire smell coming from the woods behind the parking spot.
As it turns out, lighting had hit the tree! Then came our last dinner in Costa
Rica. Erin and Bella say “it was good, there was less rice”. It’s amazing of
how close all of us have become, and how much we have learned in such a short
period of time. We also had the chance to talk about a second year trip dealing
with bioinformatics through Seeds for Change, which is another amazing
opportunity some of us may see in our futures. We would all like to thank our
parents and other family supporting us during this time. This program would not
be possible without all of our teachers, and we would not be able to do any of
the amazing activities we did without our amazing drivers. See all of you very
soon!
Pura Vida,
Alexis, Allie, Andreea, Bella, Benny, Erin, Grace, Kinga, &
Logan
