My final days in beautiful Costa Rica!

On Friday June 1^st, we had a free morning to enjoy our last day in Monteverde.  I spent my morning with Catherine and Kristin shopping for souvenirs and enjoying one of our last days together.  That evening, we returned early to finish working on blogs and inquiry projects.  During this time, I interviewed our chaperon Joe for my inquiry project.  He helped me make sure my translations were correct from the day before and he gave me a lot of insight into Costa Rican pop culture.  After our free morning, everyone was gathered back at CPI for a presentation by Joe.  Because Joe was with us during most of our activities, he had taken pictures and created a little video for us.  I am so sad tomorrow will be my last morning seeing Joe.  He has been such a great mentor and friend through this experience and I will be eager to come back to Costa Rica and see him again!  After our video, I went home and spent my last night enjoying time with my family.  I also interviewed my mama Tica for my inquiry project.  These past 3 weeks have gone by so fast and I am amazed at all the adventures we have had in such a short period of time.

On Saturday morning, we left Monteverde early and made our way to San Jose.  I couldn’t help but to cry when leaving my family and Joe.  I am going to miss them all so much!  When we arrived in San Jose, we picked up Javier to guide us around town.  In downtown we got to see an old theater, visit an open market, and experience our last bit of Costa Rican culture.  That night, we went to dinner at a restaurant we visited our 2^nd night in Costa Rica.  It was a great way to end the trip enjoying good food, reflecting on our experiences, spending our last bit of quality time together, and celebrating Dr. Crawford’s birthday. 

On Sunday June 2^nd, we left our hotel in the morning to go to the airport.  I still cannot believe this trip is over and I cannot wait to get back on a plan and come back to this wonderful country!  I arrived back to Wilmington around midnight Sunday night to great my dad and make my way back home the next day.

Pura Vida!