Finding adventure in Costa Rica has been nothing short of a piece of "queque", the hardest part is figuring out what to cram in your surprisingly short time here. I've traveled all around this country, almost every weekend, and still have plenty that I wish to see and do. Every weekend for an entire month CEA had the best excursions planned for our group, including ziplining, trekking down to a waterfall, and seeing volcanoes. They were well-organized, many meals were included, and it was a great bonding opportunity with all of the students in the CEA program. I wish I had more time here, and I will truly miss Costa Rica when I have to leave in less than four weeks.
Unlocking ziplining gear
Me jumping, Pocahontas style, off a bridge at Tropical Bungee
Ziplining near La Fortuna
Whitewater rafting on the Pacuare River
Me feeding bananas to white-faced monkeys
at a hostel in Manuel Antonio
A typical Costa Rican dish with rice, beans
pollo (chicken), pasta, y potatoes
Captured my friends walking through the rainforest in
Manuel Antonio National Park
Holding the claw of a sloth while it falls
asleep at the Sloth Sanctuary, 30 minutes from Puerto Viejo
My friend, Rachel Lipscomb, at Cahuita National Park
enjoying the beach as the sunsets
Me at Volcan Irazu
Eating Cacao on the way up to meet the BriBri
indigenous indians of Costa Rica in Talamanca
Until next time... Pura vida.
Brynna Rao, a junior at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA, is the CEA MOJO in San Jose, Costa Rica