Day 9 by Mariah, Sydney, and Eliana

As of this morning, we departed from the lovely Finca la Anita. Let's just say that Finca la Anita is very beautiful. We took a long road trip to Horizontes (our next destination) and it is less beautiful than Finca.  On our way there we stopped at a super market in Liberia to pick up some goodies. Before we left the market, a man approached us with a cart full of fresh coconuts for $1 so some of us decided to enjoy fresh coconut water (YUMMMM). Lucky for us, Eddie, our favorite driver allowed us to listen to our music the whole way there; so we danced it out and screamed at  the top of our lungs while playing a competitive game of Uno. When we arrived, we saw the Horizontes Research Station and saw that it is.... VERY rustic. When we got to our rooms we had to check underneath our beds and mattresses for scorpions (SCARY). Forever a gallant hero, Liz courageously slayed a scorpion from one of the seniors beds.  Following the scorpion incident, we decided to check around and found a unisex shared bathroom covered in ants. We are definitely doing some character building here!  Much to our relief, it was soon lunch time so we happily dove into some chicken and rice. Then we attended a presentation on turtles given by Veronica, a marine biologist. She taught us about the different kinds of sea turtles, and the ones that come to nest on the beach near by. We are all excited to patrol the beach for turtles tonight from 8:30-midnight. During Veronica's presentation on turtles, a rescued toucan names Luis flew in. He is very beautiful and made us laugh when he hopped around on the table. Unfortunately, Ana had to shoo him out so we could finish the presentation. Despite our "rustic" circumstances, we are all looking forward to spending time at the beach tomorrow and tonight. We will be home in T-2 days, we miss you all!

Adios,

Mariah, Sydney, and Eliana
(Here are some pictures from yesterday and today)