Author: Zara
Location: La Selva y Aguas Bravas (Sarapiqui)
This morning it felt as though we woke up at the break of dawn. We were getting ready to leave the biological station, la selva, but only after our breakfast at the cafeteria and our tour through the jungle while getting eaten alive by mosquitos and melting from the humidity. The highlight of the day was by far the river rafting on the sarapiqui river. The two hour ride was filled with embarrassing moments such as crashing helmets with Deborah and missing the raft when trying to swim against the current with Justin. About half way through, our guide relinquished control to Deborah who took his position and proved her ability to captain the raft and steered the raft to safety. At the end of the trip, everyone had a chance to prove their bravery by jumping off a ten meter bridge. Everyone had been looking forward to this moment, and once we jumped, everyone was angry that we could only jump once! We then had an amazing lunch at Aguas Bravas. Many were sad to leave the place and of course the very good looking staff. We then loaded the bus, ready to greet our homestay families upon our return to Santa Ana in three hours. I was paired with Kelsea to stay with an amazing and excited family. They have three kids: a gargantuan 15 yr old boy who is apparently the best goalie, a 12 yr old girl who is a very intelligent and diligent student, and a 9 yr old boy who likes to terrorize their seventy-something yr old dog. Dinner was immediately served once we arrived and thankfully our clothes were given to get washed. Kelso and I tried to carry on conversation with Lorena (in spanish of course). We got ready for bed around 8 o clock since we were so tired, but not before we had some rich and sweet hot chocolate out on the porch.
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