Pura Vida

We have been living the good life in Costa Rica! It was hard to leave our host families and new friends to head back to Charlotte, but we take with us memories to last a lifetime! A big "thank you" to Jennifer, Odilie, Estevan and Eduardo for organizing every detail and taking such great care of us! Sharyn Voncannon... You have been the inspiration we all needed to make this awesome trip happen! Thank you!!


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Herradura Beach

Today we went to a beautiful Costa Rican beach on the Pacific Coast that was called Herradura (horseshoe) beach. We parked under a coconut tree and set up our chairs under the shade of the palm trees. Some people walked on the beach while others jumped right in to catch a wave or two!







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Zipline Adventure

Today we zip-lined through the coastal rainforest. It was over two miles of spectacular views of the Herradura Bay and Island. We saw scarlet macaws, toucans and white-faced monkeys! The zip line had 14 platforms and 12 cables, so we had opportunity to see Costa Rican nature at its best.










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Cooking Class

Today we learned how to make empanadas and fried plantains. Delicious! Odie and Eduardo decked us out in aprons and hats! We hope to take a little of the cooking skills home with us as well as the language.









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Coffee Farm

On Sunday, we visited an organic farm which grows coffee at the highest standard of organic farming. We learned about the benefit to the grown product, the benefit to the land and soil, and the benefit the environment and health of people through this process. What a great way to learn what we can do and what we can share to support long-term healthy globalization efforts!









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Rainforest

Our experience in the rainforest was amazing! The pictures below will give you a glimpse of our adventures with the animals and waterfalls!













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Volcano Poas

We had an amazing trip to the Volcano Poas on Saturday morning. The weather was cool and the scenery was beautiful on our drive up to the volcano. Once there we hiked to the outer edge of the crater and we saw.... heavy mist and fog! Our group headed back down to hear a great lecture by a volcanologist while we waited for the fog to lift. The photos below show the view from the side of the volcano on trip two!!






Posted from my iPhone - 2012