tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624577057146581242024-03-05T12:48:12.881-06:00HC does Latin AmericaHC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-6566506487291782212010-01-25T21:30:00.003-06:002010-01-26T22:08:24.863-06:00A Secret Revealed/ Our final post.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCBrudHNUQBfGqLp175hqXCk7Ie3Hl9CTjHober0ZKmMvO0lese8xg1Kub7UTzHQu8Svjozc6XpZGMrCehv0D2VGON-s76YyBCzD4xgjZLqf5_s5e9dVuHJLK5sYYE3h_TY8ik-wPTJx6/s1600-h/41++sunrise+on+last+day+of+trip.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431266575565252834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCBrudHNUQBfGqLp175hqXCk7Ie3Hl9CTjHober0ZKmMvO0lese8xg1Kub7UTzHQu8Svjozc6XpZGMrCehv0D2VGON-s76YyBCzD4xgjZLqf5_s5e9dVuHJLK5sYYE3h_TY8ik-wPTJx6/s320/41++sunrise+on+last+day+of+trip.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We had an adventure of a lifetime and we're glad that you were all able to share it with us via our blog. We leave you with this final sunset that we gazed upon on our last day in Belize.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So those of you who have been DYING to know what the "something special" was...we had a proposal. Matt Moore took Stacy Fausset in search of a message in a bottle. When she found the bottle there was a message inside that declared Matt's love for her--when she looked up from the note Matt was on his knee with ring in hand! </div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-67576534743179322812010-01-24T14:00:00.002-06:002010-01-24T14:03:02.103-06:00Home at lastWell we are all finally back in the lovely windy weather of Nebraska. We had a BLAST on our trip, but I think we were all ready to see our families again. Please check back in, we will be posting more pictures--now that we have the means--that we couldn't post down in Central America. Also, we will soon be answering the question of "what happened in Belize". Check back soon!HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-86203103119172194612010-01-22T17:25:00.003-06:002010-01-26T20:18:07.326-06:00Last Day in paradiseThe airport in San Pedro was very small and we took an island hopper (fourteen passenger plane) between the island and the mainland. This is Matt Moore in the co-pilot seat. Scary huh?!?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03GtD-FtsWORdo6H4yxJyOitrqMev_rVDXJYSgM3WDL7si3sNuqr7lfAFtfrcLPaW_hlOuAiXdjgejKF0-wAZeh2JyHT8i-JGOrmIUAnVlauOAmAq5QfQBVJy9jKDe6SWqXES8q7T6oWq/s1600-h/39+Matt+Moore+piloting+plane.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431237657418863970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03GtD-FtsWORdo6H4yxJyOitrqMev_rVDXJYSgM3WDL7si3sNuqr7lfAFtfrcLPaW_hlOuAiXdjgejKF0-wAZeh2JyHT8i-JGOrmIUAnVlauOAmAq5QfQBVJy9jKDe6SWqXES8q7T6oWq/s320/39+Matt+Moore+piloting+plane.jpg" /></a> The girls were scared!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25FAa8rTjZkRzt-tkygxmuam7Do7B7qOQehHLq5uli0ujoBoHimGOK6aJLAnLV_yeGevykpA1XTDroRLKc3vRr4uOL7ShnuTu8iGb1Y78NUsUbhNNrOEVvYlDQ388TUDsXw1_vl7mXeYH/s1600-h/40+Ready+for+our+island+hopper+flight+to+Ambergris+Caye.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431237505101439842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25FAa8rTjZkRzt-tkygxmuam7Do7B7qOQehHLq5uli0ujoBoHimGOK6aJLAnLV_yeGevykpA1XTDroRLKc3vRr4uOL7ShnuTu8iGb1Y78NUsUbhNNrOEVvYlDQ388TUDsXw1_vl7mXeYH/s320/40+Ready+for+our+island+hopper+flight+to+Ambergris+Caye.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>The view outside our hotel!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8vSZO67d_aGQxivXwKGprRsQGXwNc8Im-4uOUJJVpctIfLS7a3-V9XwLSzWEf57CSrHh7nkpr6XqDTKfMQwBXATET8wG6Ha5K-tB3mrEPx_eLPon9FqZtkB9Lehx4dWt5qASxwe8FdDW/s1600-h/DSC00801.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429714990014478210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8vSZO67d_aGQxivXwKGprRsQGXwNc8Im-4uOUJJVpctIfLS7a3-V9XwLSzWEf57CSrHh7nkpr6XqDTKfMQwBXATET8wG6Ha5K-tB3mrEPx_eLPon9FqZtkB9Lehx4dWt5qASxwe8FdDW/s320/DSC00801.JPG" /></a><br />Wet Willy's Catina and Grill by Day and Club by night !<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdth5oFB8CitDJW4peCwX1fHrbVETDZtn_BDBd-SjBGqB_N_9t8szUFx9mp74Nb_Wz5gTplHTTDGe1hKWWGmeHpMjmYIqa8b6ES_XU-_x8WRjohH9bigFCAlSp2N5wIJHtPvyrK8ehx6JN/s1600-h/DSC00802.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429714984398669314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdth5oFB8CitDJW4peCwX1fHrbVETDZtn_BDBd-SjBGqB_N_9t8szUFx9mp74Nb_Wz5gTplHTTDGe1hKWWGmeHpMjmYIqa8b6ES_XU-_x8WRjohH9bigFCAlSp2N5wIJHtPvyrK8ehx6JN/s320/DSC00802.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our snorkeling experience from yesterday! We had a great time on our tour!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfTiNRzLfzQ5f-ZT0hl8CTyAv5aHtCSxL8WXwcRUosqjq6z5rwZ5SAOuaxOgkMaB4W7Tgp18T0O8ck7fxcLpt7uKhgnupP7IF7JuIzFEwKCqU0zTg969-JXrwD7mqTbzyDNpRmiTZztsO/s1600-h/IMG_1629.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429713569211062738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfTiNRzLfzQ5f-ZT0hl8CTyAv5aHtCSxL8WXwcRUosqjq6z5rwZ5SAOuaxOgkMaB4W7Tgp18T0O8ck7fxcLpt7uKhgnupP7IF7JuIzFEwKCqU0zTg969-JXrwD7mqTbzyDNpRmiTZztsO/s320/IMG_1629.JPG" /></a><br />Stacy is stoked about her water in a bag!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWT2P4Xp27QhBpfHQpV971GDHpBIP8qPKqrdzljo7Hn-ycCBwPbg0WFyUkXcv-2cZVtlxHerMwdqQJbipckP7pGLz3yp7IPlj3hGAjWAKTS2NN0zjFzjvwitympBlRNbTk6SE5al77gq6W/s1600-h/IMG_1628.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429713559872152450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWT2P4Xp27QhBpfHQpV971GDHpBIP8qPKqrdzljo7Hn-ycCBwPbg0WFyUkXcv-2cZVtlxHerMwdqQJbipckP7pGLz3yp7IPlj3hGAjWAKTS2NN0zjFzjvwitympBlRNbTk6SE5al77gq6W/s320/IMG_1628.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SO... we discovered internet technicians and have fixed our internet fiasco!<br /><br />Last night we went to Jaguars, which is a bar off of the main street. There was Karaoke there and everyone got a chance to show off their natural talent.<br /><br />Today we had a free day to do whatever we wanted! We got up to have a delicious breakfast provided by the hotel, than spent some of the day out by the pool getting a tan... but a few got sunburnt instead!! Some of us rented a golf cart and explored the island, and everyone spent some of the day in the shops picking up souvenirs. The souvenirs here have by far been the best throughout our trip! Lastly a few went out and rented jet skis to play out in the water. All in all today was a great day.<br /><br />PS We're sorry about not giving you more details about the surprise, we have communication issues and cannot release such detailed information!! Thank you for your patience!!</div></div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-11218916328730886472010-01-21T22:26:00.002-06:002010-01-26T22:25:10.879-06:00Disconnected in Belize<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmLJ_zkRgK0AqB_V5Gim9yLdx85h11gSfxnrMDT7uQPT0c5QlV-VKUdVbpEXJJM-OXkRBrKi9mwPOMyyupnar6HNghDVmQdL4arnep_7qR1KBYM2wnWj526hbCKlfMw3dWZ8jat9QCoWV/s1600-h/35+rural+Belize+home+with+electricity.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431242089811144834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmLJ_zkRgK0AqB_V5Gim9yLdx85h11gSfxnrMDT7uQPT0c5QlV-VKUdVbpEXJJM-OXkRBrKi9mwPOMyyupnar6HNghDVmQdL4arnep_7qR1KBYM2wnWj526hbCKlfMw3dWZ8jat9QCoWV/s320/35+rural+Belize+home+with+electricity.JPG" /></a> Rural home in Belize with electricity.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXEbTpiYzv33igIu9b6PT5YCDlx3fl7YEPmAXs0pk1L_QGPvLPd68GCHAPKyoPuAwsyxwI8YBhwE40C-CaEIC7twH2KvMgjTQlq0qQn-Eu71fku2N_vSfECye19Luv1wggrM3_8xToPMd/s1600-h/36+rural+home+in+Belize.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431241580559229330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXEbTpiYzv33igIu9b6PT5YCDlx3fl7YEPmAXs0pk1L_QGPvLPd68GCHAPKyoPuAwsyxwI8YBhwE40C-CaEIC7twH2KvMgjTQlq0qQn-Eu71fku2N_vSfECye19Luv1wggrM3_8xToPMd/s320/36+rural+home+in+Belize.jpg" /></a> Rural home without electricity.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiF_Yd3YjYemfVawk7TZSchyKcTWv0guEirM23en2I3iPxfLLtrcIu3rGl7g2d5izhB9hAz4mRlS4I-QbHO1-bRS9bW8KIQpjj_wUoaCf9dGLONamBe57yHXYsjhngA2BKERogXsiCAiz/s1600-h/37+acres+in+Belize+recently+burned+to+create+farmland.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431241072272825602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiF_Yd3YjYemfVawk7TZSchyKcTWv0guEirM23en2I3iPxfLLtrcIu3rGl7g2d5izhB9hAz4mRlS4I-QbHO1-bRS9bW8KIQpjj_wUoaCf9dGLONamBe57yHXYsjhngA2BKERogXsiCAiz/s320/37+acres+in+Belize+recently+burned+to+create+farmland.JPG" /></a> This land was recently burned to create more room. I could be used for farming, building, or grazing.</div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-HWVACC7D8NlpgI5NB2GCEBsvSWV5z8QMJWJUJKijcUyUwvC5nU5yPGOCuFIhfBFDqazPv5h90Cq4QtlioijGfszneJ7EbRqqoMtUBkuKVPl7Dc6SusrjwY39tdPntA9cEmBLsGXqwJZ/s1600-h/38+fairly+new+orchard+with+rainforest+behind+in+Belize.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431240664398945922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-HWVACC7D8NlpgI5NB2GCEBsvSWV5z8QMJWJUJKijcUyUwvC5nU5yPGOCuFIhfBFDqazPv5h90Cq4QtlioijGfszneJ7EbRqqoMtUBkuKVPl7Dc6SusrjwY39tdPntA9cEmBLsGXqwJZ/s320/38+fairly+new+orchard+with+rainforest+behind+in+Belize.JPG" /></a> A new orchard with the rainforest in the background. This place was burned off to make room for this orchard. The jungle that you see in the background will probably be "slashed and burned" within the next few months/years.</div><div><br /><br /><div>We lost our internet as of today for the rest of the trip. We are using Grant's phone to at least update a bit before we leave. There will be no more pictures however.<br /><br />Today we went out to the Hol Chan Marine Reserve to snorkel. We saw tons of different fish, sea turtles, rays and sharks. It was an awesome experience swimming next to all of the animals.<br /><br />Tomorrow we have a free day to ourselves. Everyone is using it to relax at the pool, lay on the beach, shop and get some good food. It will be our last day to enjoy the warm weather before we head back to Nebraska on Saturday.</div></div></div></div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-89337379952995454382010-01-20T22:00:00.006-06:002010-01-20T22:23:28.829-06:00A day at the zooToday we were able to sleep in a little bit longer than usual. We had a great breakfast at Pook's Hill and then were on our way to the Belize zoo. It was pretty awesome, we saw all different kinds of jungle cats, birds, tapirs, etc. We saw a jaguar and he actually did tricks on command! After the zoo we headed to the airport and boarded an island hopper which was a small plane that sat exactly the fourteen of us plus the pilot. Chris was lucky enough to sit co-pilot, we were all a little scared at the site of him sitting next to the controls ;) When we landed all we had to do was walk across the street to our hotel--very convenient! Our hotel is right on the beach equipped with a 24/7 pool. Tomorrow we are headed to shark/ray alley to snorkel and swim with sharks and sting rays--don't worry it's completely safe! After that we will probably spend out afternoon with a different kind of ray (on the beach!)<br /><br />Oh and something VERY special happened at the hotel this afternoon but you'll have to check back tomorrow to find out :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OpY1VIZVC9znQF3Rc8AkKYf93Ihz9cVyZdeOhsPLpABOWT-YSPFzMhOVyWXEif6UzpdltOUN2XL_YWRG7qhMu_q84dEGctTYGrSbj3BUUaOgedXIq3jxt0siYAmRR0F6k_Dl_Z7uQoE8/s1600-h/IMG_3723.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OpY1VIZVC9znQF3Rc8AkKYf93Ihz9cVyZdeOhsPLpABOWT-YSPFzMhOVyWXEif6UzpdltOUN2XL_YWRG7qhMu_q84dEGctTYGrSbj3BUUaOgedXIq3jxt0siYAmRR0F6k_Dl_Z7uQoE8/s320/IMG_3723.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429041836062599026" /></a><br />A very friendly tapir.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dfwWpETHxfoZlqCqYu16lrjKR8ShoGyCxPLMB_OGnHs0ukyO7OsZGBqjlpCIehC4JxKVNpF_oiuzx_djZaoHU84gdZ62JCd25bor1riOssyk8ufoAuOeA3I4mECe254tuXoVLOn4PHO4/s1600-h/IMG_3726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dfwWpETHxfoZlqCqYu16lrjKR8ShoGyCxPLMB_OGnHs0ukyO7OsZGBqjlpCIehC4JxKVNpF_oiuzx_djZaoHU84gdZ62JCd25bor1riOssyk8ufoAuOeA3I4mECe254tuXoVLOn4PHO4/s320/IMG_3726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429042225189669810" /></a><br />The bird is the word...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZATJUe9MNbs5XupVyUBlOTCBDV3AW_dXlVdmkcGSECvE07H6MzAsncopzo1DoNzytmxOCrzZWaLLidU4V52WCoIzeJ5u_O11tvAB00iQcMhR_V6bSYIZso-df3Q1eUvjIfc5SaFZx_OY/s1600-h/IMG_3731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZATJUe9MNbs5XupVyUBlOTCBDV3AW_dXlVdmkcGSECvE07H6MzAsncopzo1DoNzytmxOCrzZWaLLidU4V52WCoIzeJ5u_O11tvAB00iQcMhR_V6bSYIZso-df3Q1eUvjIfc5SaFZx_OY/s320/IMG_3731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429042590875434002" /></a><br />Our plane.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF7Nxv_wYx7__w66Hy3TIfCfbT-u9kFXWlutEW3_cuK90kzCj-Wur38hyphenhyphenamzs7arzj7oczTMNZsolI2fxyH7p_bLji_ApCiJjQpINGbAcCa2LPkveHedlvhuNuyIo1WgkwYYcJ3hatQt3/s1600-h/IMG_3748.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF7Nxv_wYx7__w66Hy3TIfCfbT-u9kFXWlutEW3_cuK90kzCj-Wur38hyphenhyphenamzs7arzj7oczTMNZsolI2fxyH7p_bLji_ApCiJjQpINGbAcCa2LPkveHedlvhuNuyIo1WgkwYYcJ3hatQt3/s320/IMG_3748.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429042980450398290" /></a><br />Everyone drives golf carts around here.HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-77441996483892200152010-01-19T21:09:00.008-06:002010-01-26T20:24:24.651-06:00Into the underworld we go!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild3BSdcA2z1vE3AbHvYZ3shI3UN8agfnN7ywPBYpZuNA4Ka_dyF3VEgKsKmt3w3rUgd8DorCyY7Hp1glruHwMmihV8EvV9ld0DmwD3oeSRSJ7uYsQJwsSWWvl4g_dvrwTw2J4fuLWQP3l/s1600-h/34+Pook%27s+Hill.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431239439263511826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild3BSdcA2z1vE3AbHvYZ3shI3UN8agfnN7ywPBYpZuNA4Ka_dyF3VEgKsKmt3w3rUgd8DorCyY7Hp1glruHwMmihV8EvV9ld0DmwD3oeSRSJ7uYsQJwsSWWvl4g_dvrwTw2J4fuLWQP3l/s320/34+Pook%27s+Hill.JPG" /></a>Pooks Hill--we stayed in cabana's and the whole place was built on Mayan ruins.<br /><br /><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Well today was an exciting day! We woke early to be prepared for our day of tubing deep into a cave that is thousands of years old and was once used by the Mayans for religious purposes. Our day was started off right with a good breakfast of eggs, rice, and beans. I must say, Pooks Hill Resort has some of the best food and atmosphere we have experienced from a hotel the whole trip. As soon as breakfast was finished we headed out for the base camp of our cave tubing tour. Within the next two hours we were paddling up a calmly flowing river and into the cave! The entrance to the cave seem daunting at first but once we got in it was amazing!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428679140847693442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiVgeQVMH4RSOJm_1fgzzBMxQD3BI3Tus6eMQv5DX_k44ettRE_Y9eIK2YOvgRsWaE83h6vtphqpuHbRTnlP1253ah4Vl0A4OSNKY4G6p02ywsRczElLK_rST7qvyA79S6dBERt6JspmU/s320/IMG_3644.JPG" /></span></div><br /><div>The group just before entering the cave!</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>It had huge open spaces like rooms in a mansion, with stalagtites (formations hanging from the ceiling) that sparkled like chandeliers.</div><br /><div>Almost as soon as we entered the cave our guide found a spider for us. Oh boy! He let me pick it up and hold it. It happens to be a perfectly harmless and blind spider known as the scorpion spider. It lives in caves in Central America and feasts on the crickets that live in the caves.</div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="WHITE-SPACE: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underlinefont-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16;" class="Apple-style-span" ><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428671458676015202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PKU1rpu-ffM1osRBHrKW9N_ZbGzmbP_cMf3YghknnlqK5ix9zwb_o7A_Xp6pfP_8GlIMqrtcPXD4gdlJ9qfYRU5PgG6V9_b96q188dmhTIoPoVyK9XYuT_XtWBqi2tUiyW1A_ee-kq83/s320/IMG_3658.JPG" /></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap;font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="WHITE-SPACE: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underlinefont-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16;" class="Apple-style-span" ><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428670400819504130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftGogRKovPz_p_avgm3s6C4DkxweZbPgOimqiLRbNf8aJNA1yt9nrjhbU5No2Chd9TaIW5PQbMQNNABdldOAfdnzmChX6YRHchUkwjUq01RIUQKHlA1GdwYL20sz9b88mBY9p0qz24nlV/s320/IMG_3656.JPG" /></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Adam holding the Scorpion Spider!</span></span></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="WHITE-SPACE: normal;font-family:Georgia, serif;" class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">As we tubed/walked deeper into the cave, we came to places where we climbed the rocks and came to smaller chambers. Some of them had to have been 50 feet above the river!</span></span></span></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>We learned that the ancient Mayans would go into these high chambers to perform blood sacrifice rituals and we found ancient fire pits with bits of broken pottery all over the chambers. This is also the only Mayan cave in the world that has a carving of one of their gods. that was cool to see. We ate lunch inside the cave. Then at the end of the tour we came to a deep spot in the river. The guides let us jump off of a 20 foot cliff into the river! That was quite the adrenaline rush. Some people even took it a step further and jumped from about ten feet higher from the tree branches! </div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428677362267196722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_6aRF1P7DE71boY1GzxhDnTSQ4Yo7pUZIMPxcvPPSL-KuTk4DOI-9tPYT6O3BFmRRmupXQ2ay75BipA2orpwQ8MYSyRJoWeuA9i2KnjxOytVPXX-FlNbINFPwjYIC08V36nVu06ZBOMt/s320/IMG_3706.JPG" /></span></div><br /><div>Ben jumping into the river from the tree</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>Now we are back at Pooks Hill chillin in the hammocks, looking for tarantulas, and staring at the wonderful night's stars. It gets so dark here you can practically seen the whole universe shining down upon you. It is just plain beautiful. I never want to leave. </div></div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-33840180456444652672010-01-18T21:03:00.006-06:002010-01-18T22:10:37.909-06:00First Day in Belize!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Hola! Well, actually we can say hello again! English is Belize's official language, a few of us are still using Spanish though. Today we went and visited Tikal National Park where we got to see more Mayan temples. More temples have been uncovered here compared to Yaxha. We were able to climb various temples and see what used to be palaces. We even climbed a 70 meter tall temple. After walking around these beautiful temples we were served a very good lunch. After lunch we left and drove to the Guatemala and Belize boarder. Tonight we are staying at Pook's Hill resort. We literally have our own individual huts that we stay in with only our roommates. Pook's Hill is also in the middle of the rainforest in Belize. Tonight everyone is sitting around playing guitar, talking, and enjoying each other's company. Tomorrow we are doing cave tubing! Also, if you click on the pictures below you can see a larger version.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyZPteikKDSHOjrMdRQcohppC33b4WFC37asnRUtEPzZmpbQQ4QVsJquRebe3A5lkZLfQ4P1ZRuMu6tOlVQPg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4-TPVv6fFFerPIMKIZJs-YSA6fbJXEHMIB6VaDZv-uiba-hc32owH11xDrwatabuwlT4ATLxVASXcMHbUyzx8jUwCyxefg7XiXc6wMhvXr6tASvGCI0fKUnUoFZ-I7eCr1FEet1aEFuF/s1600-h/IMG_1547.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4-TPVv6fFFerPIMKIZJs-YSA6fbJXEHMIB6VaDZv-uiba-hc32owH11xDrwatabuwlT4ATLxVASXcMHbUyzx8jUwCyxefg7XiXc6wMhvXr6tASvGCI0fKUnUoFZ-I7eCr1FEet1aEFuF/s320/IMG_1547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428286262130366226" /></a><br />A temple at Tikal<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0o82448gP4N5w0e6lOokGeYJF70EvXZUGArdADhIVnrF3jqQb5wXVkUVSJXxg7PsFbOEhesAZt8aSX_56JczX5pLw2KZw3qSniKacBwKWDFLchKGhe3CVgLjCnHjoYKNB2NiYie4SIbT/s1600-h/IMG_1553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0o82448gP4N5w0e6lOokGeYJF70EvXZUGArdADhIVnrF3jqQb5wXVkUVSJXxg7PsFbOEhesAZt8aSX_56JczX5pLw2KZw3qSniKacBwKWDFLchKGhe3CVgLjCnHjoYKNB2NiYie4SIbT/s320/IMG_1553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428288871712388562" /></a><br />Melvin (our tour guide) with Meghan pretending to be his Queen in the palace<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxkxGxbPN_H0dGhTEaeTvseU606YotLCzJ2vuv6PsGnUdfsuw8UfxpQJpynmf6aiyX8z68iBVRDburbBhFawbXspIlQe_sazPyJJ6fG-2aARkx0VXNuR7ez8PM4JMmxXVfVeMY9QKRi2c/s1600-h/IMG_1564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxkxGxbPN_H0dGhTEaeTvseU606YotLCzJ2vuv6PsGnUdfsuw8UfxpQJpynmf6aiyX8z68iBVRDburbBhFawbXspIlQe_sazPyJJ6fG-2aARkx0VXNuR7ez8PM4JMmxXVfVeMY9QKRi2c/s320/IMG_1564.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428292917135094770" /></a><br />Austin on top of a temple<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRQ8dS6h4LevqyszHjzHnSeK7SZCqgXqqDpl5Lnm6bczk2oGev-tNHgnubqYp5OsudO-z4n-suANn3T4Jafq9YHMP_kPxQ0kz7zpsiteF5VXq9OPAeR2BxeFqHkpzO261mq03KwnxxKUN/s1600-h/IMG_1565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRQ8dS6h4LevqyszHjzHnSeK7SZCqgXqqDpl5Lnm6bczk2oGev-tNHgnubqYp5OsudO-z4n-suANn3T4Jafq9YHMP_kPxQ0kz7zpsiteF5VXq9OPAeR2BxeFqHkpzO261mq03KwnxxKUN/s320/IMG_1565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428295116319241890" /></a><br />Matt and Stacy<div><br /></div><div>P.S hi mom!!!! I miss you!</div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-67028588795708934462010-01-17T22:03:00.011-06:002010-01-26T22:23:00.806-06:00The only day in Guatemala...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7s1a5uFVxdWHLxWpPbS0WTKtF-cbbCCuBk0Ua0LK6eUTbIRZoiiVH1hvt_3d9cEcSyLII0rjCsppgSC-JWVUYYSTdf_8nT43VwnJPpzyIq3RzvymEA2mZqrjcC6WqZi9AGIlwaJip6Lr/s1600-h/10+Flores,+Guatemala+++notice+all+the+wires+overhead.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431258554183143298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7s1a5uFVxdWHLxWpPbS0WTKtF-cbbCCuBk0Ua0LK6eUTbIRZoiiVH1hvt_3d9cEcSyLII0rjCsppgSC-JWVUYYSTdf_8nT43VwnJPpzyIq3RzvymEA2mZqrjcC6WqZi9AGIlwaJip6Lr/s320/10+Flores,+Guatemala+++notice+all+the+wires+overhead.JPG" /></a> Flores, Guatemala--look at all of those power-lines overhead! These weaving lines were typical in all of the cities in Guatemala and in all three countries for that matter.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhSsIAE8OQRxu5cb1F-MlBY04UqpH0EDvRLQRKl3BQzz2-6rDpcScyr2TVoDTSjCYnQi-6uQNsubV0Y0GW-wUBavto1JHqrkG1bk9Bq5Nz3Cu9TH7AUnjbRVmj4znOEEqHYLNpPPrk2FB/s1600-h/11+Ready+for+Guatemala+Zipline.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431258157424451954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhSsIAE8OQRxu5cb1F-MlBY04UqpH0EDvRLQRKl3BQzz2-6rDpcScyr2TVoDTSjCYnQi-6uQNsubV0Y0GW-wUBavto1JHqrkG1bk9Bq5Nz3Cu9TH7AUnjbRVmj4znOEEqHYLNpPPrk2FB/s320/11+Ready+for+Guatemala+Zipline.JPG" /></a> Getting ready to zipline. While ziplining in Guatemala was a little more primitive and less sophisticated than the other places, we did get much closer to the actual plants--most times even touching them as we zipped by.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7rvmr2ieGEPBRUmy0LRx3ycCGrw2LrOW_NMgFV6XUZH_ruaThZSMjCSDMLhlpOVYADhgA1uC2UZxg6s0uBRKQnVbhzpJFht8c83-UYJsxHhu8ucnuUePwkeQY3nJTOpVDGZa1TcM5Zsj/s1600-h/12+Climbing+to+Zipline+area+in+Guatemala+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431257895696103058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7rvmr2ieGEPBRUmy0LRx3ycCGrw2LrOW_NMgFV6XUZH_ruaThZSMjCSDMLhlpOVYADhgA1uC2UZxg6s0uBRKQnVbhzpJFht8c83-UYJsxHhu8ucnuUePwkeQY3nJTOpVDGZa1TcM5Zsj/s320/12+Climbing+to+Zipline+area+in+Guatemala+2.JPG" /></a> The bottom of a long climb up to the zip platform.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AiqUBtDdv_DJyg_BoXpctYCFADeRh8XL8NVBFDY0c1MoY3TOPheDFpRjMGML9V7_XTFXm8u7cGnqTu9M-9_v9eNFbZY8cz0HNYbOx0rAIdUzzC9bSaU3DEiPhKU4YRm17jTpQejWVQXc/s1600-h/13+Climbing+to+Zipline+area+in+Guatemala.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431257353620190802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AiqUBtDdv_DJyg_BoXpctYCFADeRh8XL8NVBFDY0c1MoY3TOPheDFpRjMGML9V7_XTFXm8u7cGnqTu9M-9_v9eNFbZY8cz0HNYbOx0rAIdUzzC9bSaU3DEiPhKU4YRm17jTpQejWVQXc/s320/13+Climbing+to+Zipline+area+in+Guatemala.jpg" /></a><br />Climbing up up up<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiDUdbVFoB504X9UX05ZRJvCP9aiIj8w8rMPXYTK5ojfFOoc4BA4C9yP9bJWsMR0WupXpOd1dhqnQJO93E6A8bbDisJ8p5Nt2bJRA_kOWOhj0p624MCHVu8-L0obpN7ahhhzZ_uQy5ft0/s1600-h/15+Guatemala+Ziplining+midway+up+a+tree+in+jungle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431257199217714226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiDUdbVFoB504X9UX05ZRJvCP9aiIj8w8rMPXYTK5ojfFOoc4BA4C9yP9bJWsMR0WupXpOd1dhqnQJO93E6A8bbDisJ8p5Nt2bJRA_kOWOhj0p624MCHVu8-L0obpN7ahhhzZ_uQy5ft0/s320/15+Guatemala+Ziplining+midway+up+a+tree+in+jungle.jpg" /></a> Hanging out on the platform<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwPGlF9YKWGKsgNDEpx9zHfM5CEJjYHOEhyphenhyphenAt9JaBEW2bjwkqJesOFRMBIwSnoi5vNvfnLaxnQbJmaBozUC5t1UtU_hC5UlHvJeKH5gQ63dfLpIRsyg_tMgscgDvli2Bw1sGTdZLtmz5U/s1600-h/14+Aikins+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431256914721519090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwPGlF9YKWGKsgNDEpx9zHfM5CEJjYHOEhyphenhyphenAt9JaBEW2bjwkqJesOFRMBIwSnoi5vNvfnLaxnQbJmaBozUC5t1UtU_hC5UlHvJeKH5gQ63dfLpIRsyg_tMgscgDvli2Bw1sGTdZLtmz5U/s320/14+Aikins+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG" /></a><br />Aikins zipping through the forest.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfrHC1-MlLm4uEZcVQCCOz6yHG6cX6JpEKj_Furr72Mn9qqLbIl5HnVwhZVt51JuV-fkXzL97TBJOqF74LxrnXKS_oTAxFOiuU3z7JrYM2pvnby2vfrZFpgEwOloHWC4hIThlSM2WY9oA/s1600-h/16+Kern+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431256241494922482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfrHC1-MlLm4uEZcVQCCOz6yHG6cX6JpEKj_Furr72Mn9qqLbIl5HnVwhZVt51JuV-fkXzL97TBJOqF74LxrnXKS_oTAxFOiuU3z7JrYM2pvnby2vfrZFpgEwOloHWC4hIThlSM2WY9oA/s320/16+Kern+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG" /></a><br />Kern ziplining.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3guDqBAhkNIKj2N5zup5_mHRsreMzRWFjnQw1Y1n_pQQBfev2IAkgyL2gRjeLeUHlitxXt2ZThu-a5GIuCioNqe-GBwBO0Arek2titNp-63oFyfei810IzG0us9hFumAHOnEPHokGXrF/s1600-h/18+Moore+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431255667537119762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3guDqBAhkNIKj2N5zup5_mHRsreMzRWFjnQw1Y1n_pQQBfev2IAkgyL2gRjeLeUHlitxXt2ZThu-a5GIuCioNqe-GBwBO0Arek2titNp-63oFyfei810IzG0us9hFumAHOnEPHokGXrF/s320/18+Moore+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG" /></a><br />Moore on his way.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rxSYG09-Hrg3euq2nhqgYt821Zq_-N2ttnjkpf59cRC1q261B7S2_69R8Kj617yOWa40OXXglxsF9bD18cLu06-7Y2ybY7I3hotP0k6uf1fDdsG_Z5WJJHJh0uwq3JUS__H5aAQpxn0O/s1600-h/17+Fausset+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431255021003064626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rxSYG09-Hrg3euq2nhqgYt821Zq_-N2ttnjkpf59cRC1q261B7S2_69R8Kj617yOWa40OXXglxsF9bD18cLu06-7Y2ybY7I3hotP0k6uf1fDdsG_Z5WJJHJh0uwq3JUS__H5aAQpxn0O/s320/17+Fausset+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG" /></a><br />Stacy ziplining.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwyU6NMAXgA95VgVxTSobkrE221jzHXGi8zR8N9QRNi5N4Fup3VksRJTScbv7LXXiwc1DxAJMZXlJBxRUCuTKnfxQC6wEGoC2VF9dIq3EcjuEVxc0V0gkVygakRd_l6rfK4vhBm4LW__l/s1600-h/19+Kraus+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431253724961826738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwyU6NMAXgA95VgVxTSobkrE221jzHXGi8zR8N9QRNi5N4Fup3VksRJTScbv7LXXiwc1DxAJMZXlJBxRUCuTKnfxQC6wEGoC2VF9dIq3EcjuEVxc0V0gkVygakRd_l6rfK4vhBm4LW__l/s320/19+Kraus+Guatemala+Ziplining.JPG" /></a><br />Colt ziplining.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHjIhxaCZreqmi_inHzFDnGL6lp2uq-0wHyH3UBhbmMOOSghe8Wr79IZBHyq-akhUrmGs-GUN5ehr6N7i-l9etVLuCMvzBINDl5pLtDaVgPD9KtrpG-JaNsUF3f1GUd-X_YPMTJZ14cau/s1600-h/20+Waiting+to+ride+horses+in+Guatemala.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431251572649400690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHjIhxaCZreqmi_inHzFDnGL6lp2uq-0wHyH3UBhbmMOOSghe8Wr79IZBHyq-akhUrmGs-GUN5ehr6N7i-l9etVLuCMvzBINDl5pLtDaVgPD9KtrpG-JaNsUF3f1GUd-X_YPMTJZ14cau/s320/20+Waiting+to+ride+horses+in+Guatemala.JPG" /></a> Students chilling in the hammocks waiting to horseback ride.</div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNGfCWC_a2gRAacBlwVD1vczilpqMx3mrDgBfLiS74h_6q1ESUFhJJM5h20EjIOtw-J6pgpSC_wkxLc6FL3McOnx3Ve-bZGh2PCHfjardJqRY8o48m1inuMKNUyfIklmH4UmyvJbYHZOA/s1600-h/21+Some+students+with+Guatemala+horses.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431251093943029378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNGfCWC_a2gRAacBlwVD1vczilpqMx3mrDgBfLiS74h_6q1ESUFhJJM5h20EjIOtw-J6pgpSC_wkxLc6FL3McOnx3Ve-bZGh2PCHfjardJqRY8o48m1inuMKNUyfIklmH4UmyvJbYHZOA/s320/21+Some+students+with+Guatemala+horses.JPG" /></a> Students + one horse at zip lining and horseback riding location.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj_gkxFTdcpw1fMYV4MohM0_LeksW6fVFY875b-qI_xjonzGBIGh_5AxokDU9mvurlREKCf98ICGPnl9WlNj-vtX8FpT4jhhbVNwSQrBhnDT1hpy1AC1huU3E48HAJ8zrEybZqA6gX6li/s1600-h/22+Plummer+and+Duryea+riding+in+Guatemala.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431250496706587586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj_gkxFTdcpw1fMYV4MohM0_LeksW6fVFY875b-qI_xjonzGBIGh_5AxokDU9mvurlREKCf98ICGPnl9WlNj-vtX8FpT4jhhbVNwSQrBhnDT1hpy1AC1huU3E48HAJ8zrEybZqA6gX6li/s320/22+Plummer+and+Duryea+riding+in+Guatemala.JPG" /></a> Plummer and Meghan.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfonKqpI_6duTgfDglP9VFY27_pLqHh1R6MbFcMJI007L3RJNW2yxOj-SHU35wTGZesi98tCUVPNAD4EcdDUHoFm9RJQDjZP9A8J7Nw9TD2mtDYjZzJW7tBedcKh5naQzmX-kKhE1koyM2/s1600-h/23+Bassett+getting+ready+to+ride.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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It was not uncommon to see horses, pigs, dogs, chickens, and many other things on the sides of the roads. Drivers needed to pretty much be prepared for anything! Some Guatemalans would tie their horses on a 10-foot leash on the side of the highway for the day...<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbJ9ZkP1bM-xEjM88xKbMHmMy04-ct8S47EBju1NExEBLyq1wLEkCbBLuq1U_Fs8Xt9qXKtiiBvFUJaN69tMnIxXBzV2K1qDYRFq8LR-u7TMSWPLB0oV-rcDJoRKBU44RjtizXZ6lQCPr/s1600-h/28+people+sitting+on+side+of+Guatemalan+highway.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245741278886930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbJ9ZkP1bM-xEjM88xKbMHmMy04-ct8S47EBju1NExEBLyq1wLEkCbBLuq1U_Fs8Xt9qXKtiiBvFUJaN69tMnIxXBzV2K1qDYRFq8LR-u7TMSWPLB0oV-rcDJoRKBU44RjtizXZ6lQCPr/s320/28+people+sitting+on+side+of+Guatemalan+highway.JPG" /></a> Kids sitting on the side of a Guatemalan highway. This was another frequent site--a lot of their culture was based right around the highway.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI_TwQPXUQKu76h_yes-2kdvFXEpz3bx4EKs2RYPLRe-GITNFazxMS_zOY2OKtGhpkFhTWhSYtUOIw_jDNP0_bDMZCr4hCGsrC8y9LP-KazktPU2rf0gNuAxQgH3fuUv3WqKGx5f97I-d/s1600-h/29+Puma+Crossing+sign+in+Guatemala.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431245347617011090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzI_TwQPXUQKu76h_yes-2kdvFXEpz3bx4EKs2RYPLRe-GITNFazxMS_zOY2OKtGhpkFhTWhSYtUOIw_jDNP0_bDMZCr4hCGsrC8y9LP-KazktPU2rf0gNuAxQgH3fuUv3WqKGx5f97I-d/s320/29+Puma+Crossing+sign+in+Guatemala.JPG" /></a> An actual "puma crossing" sign in Guatemala.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbc9MBL26DXm9LU978N8MhBL5GTK-HPc4rOo8fYvIK2kzyOn3qESBJr5MFVG_fKRqxRrO9hn9kL3K2F753LMesvBeZt_awkDFOjg62ES2pzJxOHGwCh47eQ9secA7JRsSJpROBrODD1rbv/s1600-h/30+Pizza+Hut+++even+in+rural+Guatemala.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244830043535026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbc9MBL26DXm9LU978N8MhBL5GTK-HPc4rOo8fYvIK2kzyOn3qESBJr5MFVG_fKRqxRrO9hn9kL3K2F753LMesvBeZt_awkDFOjg62ES2pzJxOHGwCh47eQ9secA7JRsSJpROBrODD1rbv/s320/30+Pizza+Hut+++even+in+rural+Guatemala.JPG" /></a> They even have pizza hut in Guatemala!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNaxvrxjyWA4dGVD_oS6tnxjOBk_GZXWpaoKV9B3TDs59hmcH67I674oNpDiG-0a8SVZWFqM2ITKDN2MPaDYE1ZLF7dMOgasQOV5eX2kEV-_f0ymJ-2YBP3VWRFNoUm3XBFSL493wxKWf/s1600-h/31+4+people+on+a+motorcycle+in+Guatemala.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431244377109314978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNaxvrxjyWA4dGVD_oS6tnxjOBk_GZXWpaoKV9B3TDs59hmcH67I674oNpDiG-0a8SVZWFqM2ITKDN2MPaDYE1ZLF7dMOgasQOV5eX2kEV-_f0ymJ-2YBP3VWRFNoUm3XBFSL493wxKWf/s320/31+4+people+on+a+motorcycle+in+Guatemala.JPG" /></a><br />Four people on ONE motorcycle (look closely). As you can see the transportation regulations a bit more relaxed in Central America than in the U.S.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiQ80nAjHqecaSmTdOjxWTjHodcdH11rMjStL-mn4stXtV0R0FaUynVtnaz5oaUMZn77Ds3_INjfD5DNcp-IVSwfiLnPy2BqxgPTKGwyZGZt3Dxbd7zJsDtIW8j5u1BoesxN80ezDT2Ws/s1600-h/32+Truck+in+Guatemala.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431243908100368882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiQ80nAjHqecaSmTdOjxWTjHodcdH11rMjStL-mn4stXtV0R0FaUynVtnaz5oaUMZn77Ds3_INjfD5DNcp-IVSwfiLnPy2BqxgPTKGwyZGZt3Dxbd7zJsDtIW8j5u1BoesxN80ezDT2Ws/s320/32+Truck+in+Guatemala.JPG" /></a> The easiest way to get a load of people from point A to point B. This was another frequently seen site on our travels through Central America.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRT-xIlWX7QMk-LfdIxinuztKE8zgGOA-fClBii5F4RP5SaHWM9hxh4522FGT_JBT2e2qcvI3SMkJUB8BAJtcCleNXPWO3spZlbS7uVOqVeDp_I_SLpbSulO4bxG-C8lkSosSIuu50Q3t/s1600-h/33+typical+site+in+Guatemala.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431243492991944962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRT-xIlWX7QMk-LfdIxinuztKE8zgGOA-fClBii5F4RP5SaHWM9hxh4522FGT_JBT2e2qcvI3SMkJUB8BAJtcCleNXPWO3spZlbS7uVOqVeDp_I_SLpbSulO4bxG-C8lkSosSIuu50Q3t/s320/33+typical+site+in+Guatemala.JPG" /></a> A typical site in Guatemala.<br /><br /><br /><div>Today, we woke up and drove about 15 minutes to the Ixpanpajul National Park, to go ziplining. This zip line experience was fairly tame when compared to the other two, and so it didn't take very long. The park also offered horse back riding, and we decided to do that after we finished zip lining. Then we went to lunch, after which we got back on the bus. We drove a little more than an hour to the Yaxha ruins. This complex is an ancient Mayan city-state. There were multiple structures that had been uncovered, but even more that had not. We walked around the park, and then got to climb the actual steps of one of the structures. We also climbed the tallest temple in the park, using a wooden staircase built up the side of the temple. At the top we got to look out over the entire complex, and we would have seen the sunset but it was blocked by clouds. Tomorrow we will be visiting another site of Mayan ruins, and then traveling on to Belize!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_rLBM1RryWWizTb4yvbNOa3cV1Rb5P65SqoU3AZvuxHMVliP7aEo3xxOLvgXUTqzkjSgEvoSCkBt2X3J1RazMzDhAzQSjqoC3cVMIAyn4rk75_DFQi189Lwou2saWws_jAiAsFLl601M/s1600-h/IMG_2131.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427933823559257378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_rLBM1RryWWizTb4yvbNOa3cV1Rb5P65SqoU3AZvuxHMVliP7aEo3xxOLvgXUTqzkjSgEvoSCkBt2X3J1RazMzDhAzQSjqoC3cVMIAyn4rk75_DFQi189Lwou2saWws_jAiAsFLl601M/s320/IMG_2131.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The group of us before zip lining.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZOKjfSOrQBzBvVA6A-TnLz1Pr8tH99sHW4sHTJ5Pf_cm6ogGvrUFqMHbwr5qa4UYjj7wPmAXopzShVRaoyWAU0hKhcvbicDPPwXcWpoDl5rC6gBc9Fo7w1vGYT92qkwLHpI2FSlxOuKD/s1600-h/IMG_2185.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427934648296032034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZOKjfSOrQBzBvVA6A-TnLz1Pr8tH99sHW4sHTJ5Pf_cm6ogGvrUFqMHbwr5qa4UYjj7wPmAXopzShVRaoyWAU0hKhcvbicDPPwXcWpoDl5rC6gBc9Fo7w1vGYT92qkwLHpI2FSlxOuKD/s320/IMG_2185.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Some people on their horses<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gvXwoKDgL4iio5P5gHu6MOGWzaELqu86GDSEmyLGX4UAS7t7L1Y2TR51mQG8Ji7xXGBoxfzPjbhkwJYsXB6sdCpCCWpcXH3FDLD-3Wkgq6veHTMokkqK7ncax0NCYV_I8SlOATY9jTxD/s1600-h/DSCN1918.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427935019281944674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gvXwoKDgL4iio5P5gHu6MOGWzaELqu86GDSEmyLGX4UAS7t7L1Y2TR51mQG8Ji7xXGBoxfzPjbhkwJYsXB6sdCpCCWpcXH3FDLD-3Wkgq6veHTMokkqK7ncax0NCYV_I8SlOATY9jTxD/s320/DSCN1918.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Climbing the first building<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eY_RXP9nlOKPPjNMVhBPOOHm3U7QIbXhYZNbGCojmeO-ond0EjWYQl0P1-d1zfjm-WWkU3vr59SJf7QBzK7GA-C_5HXLoJyuM1ciqI8vgMs-xqIRgonBrAgnUbfUOcKwPdaq4jvPxqXf/s1600-h/IMG_1522.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427935710583233186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eY_RXP9nlOKPPjNMVhBPOOHm3U7QIbXhYZNbGCojmeO-ond0EjWYQl0P1-d1zfjm-WWkU3vr59SJf7QBzK7GA-C_5HXLoJyuM1ciqI8vgMs-xqIRgonBrAgnUbfUOcKwPdaq4jvPxqXf/s320/IMG_1522.JPG" /></a><br /><br />On our way back down the first building<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCof0IxtgEz_Uzdkcb_rqMwrOcxvJh-BVFwkV70PwmmiCPf-q-nWo3A__rBGI9bpS_JdTIhKehMECPwafbZ6gwV8ZfKtFed7Tl5itbbQe3UQ2Agy46N2OC_huEdHVnN-883PS8Sx4Kwjps/s1600-h/DSCN1927.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427936115560512514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCof0IxtgEz_Uzdkcb_rqMwrOcxvJh-BVFwkV70PwmmiCPf-q-nWo3A__rBGI9bpS_JdTIhKehMECPwafbZ6gwV8ZfKtFed7Tl5itbbQe3UQ2Agy46N2OC_huEdHVnN-883PS8Sx4Kwjps/s320/DSCN1927.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The view from the top of the temple</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-25666540206852380182010-01-16T20:01:00.006-06:002010-01-16T20:34:02.262-06:00We Made it to Flores Safely......don't worry we are safely guarded by a man with a shot gun at the front entrance to our hotel. We also won't be leaving the hotel tonight :) We just arrived here with welcome drinks of watermelon juice waiting for us. We also had various pretty decorations on our beds made out of towels. Tomorrow we are going to Yaxha, a Mayan City. <br /><br />Fun fact: People may think that the Aztec's predicted the end of the world, but it really was the Mayans.<br />December 21, 2012 :)<br /><br />Here are some more pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlacj3bHrey6mIWqaaUeTc9klHd9aeV5ECxq03xMqKaaTrq41ENePEXgLVc0SF-TI8tUFf9dC7xZV7vaz5e87Vkm5dIFkho_ION6bmbSIKCiXGS8HV1mBDlLq8DNjvqhNf0FITTgeXGQV/s1600-h/IMG_1452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlacj3bHrey6mIWqaaUeTc9klHd9aeV5ECxq03xMqKaaTrq41ENePEXgLVc0SF-TI8tUFf9dC7xZV7vaz5e87Vkm5dIFkho_ION6bmbSIKCiXGS8HV1mBDlLq8DNjvqhNf0FITTgeXGQV/s320/IMG_1452.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427525928791013826" /></a><br />Sunset in Guatemala City from the airplane<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE5O9jUekAf2aVwRPmy1nO8m0DcpD4nCuNYHbyQSSwA_BZ6LgfnxDONPJ7ZEN3KiFEjfmOXgWKW7bQGErY14TSXo0qcqqQYSG3OwmqKTjgtiPTCnttaYQO9Is4S9PsRFexFSp_O-OWlkI/s1600-h/IMG_1359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE5O9jUekAf2aVwRPmy1nO8m0DcpD4nCuNYHbyQSSwA_BZ6LgfnxDONPJ7ZEN3KiFEjfmOXgWKW7bQGErY14TSXo0qcqqQYSG3OwmqKTjgtiPTCnttaYQO9Is4S9PsRFexFSp_O-OWlkI/s320/IMG_1359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427528106409690866" /></a><br />The scorpion made out of towels on one of the beds<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_F912lBqBlt3CX9I_nRo331POTE_WAHcZIXonwrb7BBZrB4M5gRr4NsBnJWN0tHFd-YU27tJsSTwyI7GN9C-5VEisX43WawNSe_em2PTSlsu1RwfSC-cDbc7Fy99A28k5GWxeGvzi5V9/s1600-h/IMG_1357.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_F912lBqBlt3CX9I_nRo331POTE_WAHcZIXonwrb7BBZrB4M5gRr4NsBnJWN0tHFd-YU27tJsSTwyI7GN9C-5VEisX43WawNSe_em2PTSlsu1RwfSC-cDbc7Fy99A28k5GWxeGvzi5V9/s320/IMG_1357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427529538611348274" /></a><br />The elephant made out of towels on another bed<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEISqKDYfiSztjoYBbC_ksg_gvVWS9n9XgwNVPmmPK8X4YdvIZv7bpEHM-4DeWhAjS0KYqB8_1LAPoznsXImgWs2sNDug_w3sb9uDsgBom1dPnoMWh2cpotTj2ObqRUeAjLzSToC4tq9h/s1600-h/IMG_1358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEISqKDYfiSztjoYBbC_ksg_gvVWS9n9XgwNVPmmPK8X4YdvIZv7bpEHM-4DeWhAjS0KYqB8_1LAPoznsXImgWs2sNDug_w3sb9uDsgBom1dPnoMWh2cpotTj2ObqRUeAjLzSToC4tq9h/s320/IMG_1358.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427530604160675010" /></a><br />And lastly, the dog made out of towels on another bed<br /><br />P.S Hi mom!HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-80385985816113877212010-01-16T14:06:00.006-06:002010-01-16T17:07:28.636-06:00Welcome to Guatemala!So we haven't really done anything today except for travel, but since we don't want to keep our fans waiting we have decided to upload some photos from our adventures at the beach yesterday morning. Enjoy!<div><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyM4ObLog0ZJXOyMvpGXRvW25Wei3PwKoVHtAY0rbIGT3KmbQqRB5kzJaCL-qC6ySDTBgjzpTQg44aqim7kzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGo7zzEFZRj8EdiMriM3-Yo4iGPdjev04Olr7p8DXUM-927JgtHatnZchUCqUVclU5ZX0BSI3n4ZRMf9_M-g0CxXchKGT8JQEJCLQmaysYf5jIdfWK58q2A99Pe1YPn3IHaDvyFFuaoXSl/s1600-h/IMG_1444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGo7zzEFZRj8EdiMriM3-Yo4iGPdjev04Olr7p8DXUM-927JgtHatnZchUCqUVclU5ZX0BSI3n4ZRMf9_M-g0CxXchKGT8JQEJCLQmaysYf5jIdfWK58q2A99Pe1YPn3IHaDvyFFuaoXSl/s320/IMG_1444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433138292066850" /></a><br />Colt getting ready to surf<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt1aZdPYNfT9XzUnTcGR6E_JxmP3a84nmPCfuJ16QGUDggDLZ5GisO-cGDqhyphenhyphenFfN1ay5_v3Bn7aHt6vwsPsk9EQWbnVW1V2KmrMhFEORSn4_U73-gTmhieG5srIeYxMMNUbqwEiWbo-YQ/s1600-h/IMG_1425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt1aZdPYNfT9XzUnTcGR6E_JxmP3a84nmPCfuJ16QGUDggDLZ5GisO-cGDqhyphenhyphenFfN1ay5_v3Bn7aHt6vwsPsk9EQWbnVW1V2KmrMhFEORSn4_U73-gTmhieG5srIeYxMMNUbqwEiWbo-YQ/s320/IMG_1425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433868870743970" /></a><br />Adam surfing<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqeGVCz8_VjFhcUpb6tX6Ew5TLVmRv0ESwWRamvXCytghpEhtUzUcl0aE8aN1BSAvUTPQ05VUXaoNpaxTcpa8ZqGcP4uqnRiYif-TKvtSPMFSlPaLJkDuxEwqnxJtrKlrx4CGRmmCCaOk/s1600-h/IMG_1445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqeGVCz8_VjFhcUpb6tX6Ew5TLVmRv0ESwWRamvXCytghpEhtUzUcl0aE8aN1BSAvUTPQ05VUXaoNpaxTcpa8ZqGcP4uqnRiYif-TKvtSPMFSlPaLJkDuxEwqnxJtrKlrx4CGRmmCCaOk/s320/IMG_1445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427434587689302818" /></a><br />Matt Kern boogie boarding<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU6Go-fFgjiAP4FY1uY8-mdlu6_higaXywBp2QnzWIvmQ956acymVye94dU-QaNfSwBuoEhK39LBO2oZRhJs7IoNL35DyuInO7J4kERNK5Xoibbon0cFcU_BcljDY9cGYSo5SHRyGXwOc/s1600-h/IMG_1422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNU6Go-fFgjiAP4FY1uY8-mdlu6_higaXywBp2QnzWIvmQ956acymVye94dU-QaNfSwBuoEhK39LBO2oZRhJs7IoNL35DyuInO7J4kERNK5Xoibbon0cFcU_BcljDY9cGYSo5SHRyGXwOc/s320/IMG_1422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427476770954796754" /></a><br />Chris boogie boarding<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQp9Tnp6NR5cZ2zrvIYVtlkL3QOZHvcx60mUaL1MfiEY5LFVgxdlZS4XM2Fx7O1aBdnnF3sSaI6L0j-q7L7EBo8tZYskTKS1MtlBmzzEAbgjkOmxlLTShU_R6yLe5pUW2kFZJgdnCguvK/s1600-h/IMG_1419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQp9Tnp6NR5cZ2zrvIYVtlkL3QOZHvcx60mUaL1MfiEY5LFVgxdlZS4XM2Fx7O1aBdnnF3sSaI6L0j-q7L7EBo8tZYskTKS1MtlBmzzEAbgjkOmxlLTShU_R6yLe5pUW2kFZJgdnCguvK/s320/IMG_1419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427475949000007810" /></a><br />Matt Moore Surfing<br /><br />P.S hi mom! I made it safely!</div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-37505114647760346382010-01-15T19:57:00.009-06:002010-01-26T22:14:39.992-06:00A Day at the Beach and Kayaking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wayzUvvZ5_z_b6VKXLKGb6ZvtPgSXGfeAU5LLyqJIuW_HhYoC7SchXR_J_24xhQpvO_CfzKEp0ZVgaPqmMGmP13218KH_Q5-ZkIA9tw06MouT7jLd-aBVBX_GU9RlxY_7ZNaiCNq3M7F/s1600-h/7+Plummer+and+Aikins+kayaking.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431262848715849554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wayzUvvZ5_z_b6VKXLKGb6ZvtPgSXGfeAU5LLyqJIuW_HhYoC7SchXR_J_24xhQpvO_CfzKEp0ZVgaPqmMGmP13218KH_Q5-ZkIA9tw06MouT7jLd-aBVBX_GU9RlxY_7ZNaiCNq3M7F/s320/7+Plummer+and+Aikins+kayaking.jpg" /></a> Plummer and Akins Kayaking.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGxDboxBD0PGdGciuTZlAOAJcYkhw8uSk1IWmnDN-hxiXpz01wcs2X0sJN7Vcl1zm628lxBaTfVH1JEHG1O0jAUqxeIw8LRku0Guuh7-JeP3ukFix53kRbehpiLcOpOxXozWj-NajnkV2/s1600-h/6+mangroves+growing+in+a+mix+of+salt+and+fresh+water.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431262552359217058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGxDboxBD0PGdGciuTZlAOAJcYkhw8uSk1IWmnDN-hxiXpz01wcs2X0sJN7Vcl1zm628lxBaTfVH1JEHG1O0jAUqxeIw8LRku0Guuh7-JeP3ukFix53kRbehpiLcOpOxXozWj-NajnkV2/s320/6+mangroves+growing+in+a+mix+of+salt+and+fresh+water.JPG" /></a> These are some of the Mangroves growing in a mix of salt and fresh water. Monkeys and boa constrictors are very common in these trees--we were lucky enough to see a monkey and I guess you could say that we were lucky enough to not see a boa :)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW9vGeaInsnIjZoCj7gg2-Yz_egHOf8-C3oGBZLWKKzaxewZTXUbBZLjZNFP1TSF_NEpD4u1RI5R-nzMtJCcIvYOIgEVvgJDJciY3KuLsmUCsgT0B9D_VswDsdnx5nU1nZghS8LiwbSih/s1600-h/8+Jones+and+Bassett+kayaking.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431261851302185138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW9vGeaInsnIjZoCj7gg2-Yz_egHOf8-C3oGBZLWKKzaxewZTXUbBZLjZNFP1TSF_NEpD4u1RI5R-nzMtJCcIvYOIgEVvgJDJciY3KuLsmUCsgT0B9D_VswDsdnx5nU1nZghS8LiwbSih/s320/8+Jones+and+Bassett+kayaking.JPG" /></a><br />Jones and Bassett kayaking.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a30GK_1Vg-jjwt4YE3550nPud3djEQ9GZdCh89aGWoUuv4mCbyTsnxu0EpocZ_OaGL5glgXIC9c8AQWLb_2T12akqA80qAtGMGAPqirKdKOklOCy2lBDqVM4JXYBvnZDGwFriD3z1-9d/s1600-h/9+capuchin+monkey+we+passed+when+kayaking+in+mangroves.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431261447296160338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0a30GK_1Vg-jjwt4YE3550nPud3djEQ9GZdCh89aGWoUuv4mCbyTsnxu0EpocZ_OaGL5glgXIC9c8AQWLb_2T12akqA80qAtGMGAPqirKdKOklOCy2lBDqVM4JXYBvnZDGwFriD3z1-9d/s320/9+capuchin+monkey+we+passed+when+kayaking+in+mangroves.JPG" /></a><br />We saw this Capuchin monkey on our kayaking adventure!<br /><br /><br /><div>Today, we got up around 7:00 and went to the beach! It was fun to finally get to spend a day in the warm weather, the water even felt amazing too. Most people went swimming and a few even tried their hand at surfing. We stayed there from 8 am until 11:30 am, and then came back to the hotel for a quick shower before heading to lunch. We had lunch at the same place as our next activity, which was a mangrove kayak tour. For lunch we ate traditional Costa Rican food again, it was very good and everyone was so friendly. We were in double kayaks and worked our way through canals, where we saw wildlife like birds, iguanas, lizards, crabs, and monkeys. It was hard work to do all that paddling! We have a VERY early morning tomorrow because we have to leave at 5:15 am to head to Guatemala! Adios Costa Rica and Hola Guatemala tomorrow! Next time we post we will be in a new country.<br /><br />Here are some pictures:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprOsukJQOOJ4YDC9bBtDhrDY4PnUox08OCcDEYyMi0lEzfb5F_PFWAY7TBKYTRpzyKZVenptf6Lymm_T3_uMNrLL_8AEuknxJRX7qLJxppxNV9npOhvliSXfiAc29A_X9ihtNVhL9KBBA/s1600-h/IMG_2835.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427154814846233586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprOsukJQOOJ4YDC9bBtDhrDY4PnUox08OCcDEYyMi0lEzfb5F_PFWAY7TBKYTRpzyKZVenptf6Lymm_T3_uMNrLL_8AEuknxJRX7qLJxppxNV9npOhvliSXfiAc29A_X9ihtNVhL9KBBA/s320/IMG_2835.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is Matt and Stacy in their kayak<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWZqD14lxVzlDJujll76lybCCuzWhyphenhyphenY_b6LwDDJgoBlxhxnATlEdn8Gk6tmHL3vb4Yntk0qK490ki6IUiiqMpTBZ3GCqo0R8SSKRJBXniLs-FactMSHv3ou4XrBXpNC5nC_rIvpem0pZ9/s1600-h/IMG_2836.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427155500782476690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWZqD14lxVzlDJujll76lybCCuzWhyphenhyphenY_b6LwDDJgoBlxhxnATlEdn8Gk6tmHL3vb4Yntk0qK490ki6IUiiqMpTBZ3GCqo0R8SSKRJBXniLs-FactMSHv3ou4XrBXpNC5nC_rIvpem0pZ9/s320/IMG_2836.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is a general idea of where we were in the kayaks<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLl363XTK3P6OKoNgjCU4zRLHN_svgB25rMtPhaNQKFpq1iSmNl0nE6CPW6XE-_32pV0HlylTC00XqyJ4ja8JZa97UQ39BIYRT5xsV-6z1q0CWbGNCe1kd7qZGqyfFfoOrP1ZAyuzmZmzd/s1600-h/IMG_2844.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427156302823437234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLl363XTK3P6OKoNgjCU4zRLHN_svgB25rMtPhaNQKFpq1iSmNl0nE6CPW6XE-_32pV0HlylTC00XqyJ4ja8JZa97UQ39BIYRT5xsV-6z1q0CWbGNCe1kd7qZGqyfFfoOrP1ZAyuzmZmzd/s320/IMG_2844.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And finally, the sunset over the ocean, as seen from our hotel.</div></div></div></div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-811537110836952522010-01-14T22:45:00.003-06:002010-01-26T20:12:03.004-06:00Crikey that's a Croc!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFew-SrNAJMJOR7mfFUHzFdrP3GY_bSfcyhUcLzl8cAXTBSmwtEvmG-tlZ0avkIoGdgXZW1WCxrIvtpWTUznzuY5vqLm2DwZ87RUlcxRiSoJIdDLd1VoZvY781qzRgWlqdD_gsrPj9L10/s1600-h/3+crocodiles+under+the+bridge+we+crossed.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431213126633887410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFew-SrNAJMJOR7mfFUHzFdrP3GY_bSfcyhUcLzl8cAXTBSmwtEvmG-tlZ0avkIoGdgXZW1WCxrIvtpWTUznzuY5vqLm2DwZ87RUlcxRiSoJIdDLd1VoZvY781qzRgWlqdD_gsrPj9L10/s320/3+crocodiles+under+the+bridge+we+crossed.JPG" /></a> Crocs under the bridge that we crossed.<br /><br />Today We got up early and traveled from La Fortuna all the way to Quepos. A long drive but very worth it in the end.<br />We made a quick pit stop at the river with the most crocodiles in Latin America.(over 3 million throughout the whole river) We were all hoping to see a dugong fall into the river and be a nice feast for all the crocodiles but no such luck.<br />When we arrived in Quepos we ate lunch at a local restaraunt and got a taste of real Costa Rican cuisine. We then started our journey towards Manuel Antonio National Park to enjoy some time at a private beach. Along the way, we saw some interesting animals, such as a howler monkey and a squirrel monkey. We have now seen every type of monkey in Costa Rica up close and personal. We also saw a sloth, a few iguanas, and a deer that walked within 6 inches of us. The beach was beautiful and the perfect remedy for the hot weather. All of us enjoyed our time relaxing and swimming in the Pacific Ocean. We then traveled back to Quepos to check into our amazing hotel overlooking the ocean. We spent the next hour enjoying our tropical drinks in the hot tub until dinner. Tomorrow should be an exciting day full of fun activities, many of us are planning on surfing in the morning and then kayaking in the afternoon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoLXu6cg6_KkxtWXd2Xk0tElLqeAN2WSuku-DZadmyLBVRdTVRxrh-VbXiCKmhGo-975o2YxJoyjDPFSuQitl57KxG7wekmN9dNRfJiGC3hwA5g3Zn2tnGw4rYpTsr8tokUm-B3mtwD5u/s1600-h/croc.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426828338145827282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoLXu6cg6_KkxtWXd2Xk0tElLqeAN2WSuku-DZadmyLBVRdTVRxrh-VbXiCKmhGo-975o2YxJoyjDPFSuQitl57KxG7wekmN9dNRfJiGC3hwA5g3Zn2tnGw4rYpTsr8tokUm-B3mtwD5u/s320/croc.jpg" /></a><br />Pit stop for Crocodiles<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFc3DKJjFwUSo06GuBEpjHTuw-CuLc8N-40VngQPqtGxIB5k3zU0IrLAf5UDoC0nSp_fBt2ae2HwM64S5TWryzxprucUbXTA_CYjYm5Ng_MbPasTqowCJMfyA8-ssB8mPkJqdUVgS4lURr/s1600-h/IMG_2795.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426825349823357378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFc3DKJjFwUSo06GuBEpjHTuw-CuLc8N-40VngQPqtGxIB5k3zU0IrLAf5UDoC0nSp_fBt2ae2HwM64S5TWryzxprucUbXTA_CYjYm5Ng_MbPasTqowCJMfyA8-ssB8mPkJqdUVgS4lURr/s320/IMG_2795.JPG" /></a><br />At the Private Beach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4DYj8xw5BJBFdkDtqtJUfO39B8lzbtExbbfMcCdhvz-wMQFGv-mWLBZhuhlGRN3fl8H5bFh9XxCuFVhdFYQVri9kmS18b3QU3toelp6M8LRCMNwysT4RmKa96z7oEd3-6U2NG4IBxab5/s1600-h/IMG_2823.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426824663352747970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4DYj8xw5BJBFdkDtqtJUfO39B8lzbtExbbfMcCdhvz-wMQFGv-mWLBZhuhlGRN3fl8H5bFh9XxCuFVhdFYQVri9kmS18b3QU3toelp6M8LRCMNwysT4RmKa96z7oEd3-6U2NG4IBxab5/s320/IMG_2823.JPG" /></a><br />Deer in Manuel Antonio National Park<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDfPmkmn8fFxaAANSMj5iSUsnWeUI588kr6yDMcjto1Dz526SCUeiZtVctGcV1THN8QqHgsCyh-ZnFrbqJ0njYCLtnqS7MaluAk2JDZUPozdBFky0kWej452rCzJ5b5v1AN8xAkesovpH/s1600-h/sunset2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426830296137579666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDfPmkmn8fFxaAANSMj5iSUsnWeUI588kr6yDMcjto1Dz526SCUeiZtVctGcV1THN8QqHgsCyh-ZnFrbqJ0njYCLtnqS7MaluAk2JDZUPozdBFky0kWej452rCzJ5b5v1AN8xAkesovpH/s320/sunset2.jpg" /></a><br />Sunset at the HotelHC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-30455382914016413782010-01-14T21:21:00.015-06:002010-01-26T22:26:12.405-06:00Canyoning, Ziplining, Humming birds...oh my!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovEy4IwT-dtKZWZFVb5t2jJzViAQgDVp1o7glgHC8NWIxsvvUrGNySYC0TBj6jCu6jJspveOQJ47CKfTIgC_vqQoytkPO4yskazYOff0UHDo6vSLw1SXgK1tglTN57C6nl60Ui0CfRX44/s1600-h/5+Boat+we+took+across+Arenal+Lake.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431264457588980962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovEy4IwT-dtKZWZFVb5t2jJzViAQgDVp1o7glgHC8NWIxsvvUrGNySYC0TBj6jCu6jJspveOQJ47CKfTIgC_vqQoytkPO4yskazYOff0UHDo6vSLw1SXgK1tglTN57C6nl60Ui0CfRX44/s320/5+Boat+we+took+across+Arenal+Lake.JPG" /></a> Boat we took across Arenal Lake.<br /><br /><br /><div>Pictures from Waterfall Repelling. We repelled down rock faces with rushing water and hiked through a flowing stream.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPmMVwXqqLXSqwTR8JjL4FxxjMwwzw-Bv-yCOvUZMSbxsCmWp04M1rclYhlyciLU4Xxt48y53ezOD51mFemCvmo182ekdZM5fjNv0JRTp_TNMvrI2v9USVqPI-hXCQC7nWVoeUjEA3d8R/s1600-h/42+DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431233000233553810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPmMVwXqqLXSqwTR8JjL4FxxjMwwzw-Bv-yCOvUZMSbxsCmWp04M1rclYhlyciLU4Xxt48y53ezOD51mFemCvmo182ekdZM5fjNv0JRTp_TNMvrI2v9USVqPI-hXCQC7nWVoeUjEA3d8R/s320/42+DSC_0001.JPG" /></a> Getting ready to take the plunge.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMNFdtcv1Ni3WWf05BJWngjVJEoqH_uikhfouqfENGMI269lyDVqcXMn9yKDJCA98VlMmh2ef4TuXdcFaRRsFvzXerQSxXuwKP-hQAEwMz9pKv7kRWWQyH_-r1_cual0scJkenPJbSCX2/s1600-h/42+ff+(6).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431232558642369970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMNFdtcv1Ni3WWf05BJWngjVJEoqH_uikhfouqfENGMI269lyDVqcXMn9yKDJCA98VlMmh2ef4TuXdcFaRRsFvzXerQSxXuwKP-hQAEwMz9pKv7kRWWQyH_-r1_cual0scJkenPJbSCX2/s320/42+ff+(6).JPG" /></a> Bassett going down down down.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zZaTrGVbx4D84LpGCk1itiCQGo4fAfBmLzvIj7x7A0qNv5r7daBQhzAiAUsLwJxgaldW8PB8t4UTGCgTFQfzxtwRe9EMxb1LA3miPgBBRxpPmEr-ccxq1h5zNcWUX15H3XxHKBSbr6T9/s1600-h/42+ff+(19).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431232250081946034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zZaTrGVbx4D84LpGCk1itiCQGo4fAfBmLzvIj7x7A0qNv5r7daBQhzAiAUsLwJxgaldW8PB8t4UTGCgTFQfzxtwRe9EMxb1LA3miPgBBRxpPmEr-ccxq1h5zNcWUX15H3XxHKBSbr6T9/s320/42+ff+(19).JPG" /></a> Is Jones a bit nervous?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDT7WgoSYBViGoo4A2tFr5bCbySCMLPJuMFOICfIeoophHiQdeoAOeRn7dbRfKrR20ieAPPBBKu9mXdYrwkzljUPDidguTggVtdV5vcQSzDNYcCqXqJHX-NtgOWeOPxgKFFAGOJGA5nOU4/s1600-h/42+ff+(95).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431231972915022322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDT7WgoSYBViGoo4A2tFr5bCbySCMLPJuMFOICfIeoophHiQdeoAOeRn7dbRfKrR20ieAPPBBKu9mXdYrwkzljUPDidguTggVtdV5vcQSzDNYcCqXqJHX-NtgOWeOPxgKFFAGOJGA5nOU4/s320/42+ff+(95).JPG" /></a><br />Kern's almost at the bottom.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo5zwkoXYdDbPKGhJNTKGEyOn9zn_hyo3zUGFaU6jvON2dVtBrQJmgCxgGr2SZmCGih6tEPkttJWIasuGcRjcBhO010iYKAnHMJ14WOhDCET4a5LtqR1g4Fvl5RIp4m4c7p4PyZMH5QzX/s1600-h/42+IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431231688598170098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo5zwkoXYdDbPKGhJNTKGEyOn9zn_hyo3zUGFaU6jvON2dVtBrQJmgCxgGr2SZmCGih6tEPkttJWIasuGcRjcBhO010iYKAnHMJ14WOhDCET4a5LtqR1g4Fvl5RIp4m4c7p4PyZMH5QzX/s320/42+IMG_0030.JPG" /></a><br />Scott repelling.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOvWMSzxV7UK-J2NrI3SGcX8yP6xHyyzvZRw4jpVo2s8y6WSokOi4hAUkpRCS2AkQ2QTkfBv_wAxdbiAnkBQCEmXpKnp0RLDUR2Tp1KFyQwRHcKaH_02OKsiTjQA9t2knSU355g6j1Y4P/s1600-h/42+IMG_0036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431231314220984578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOvWMSzxV7UK-J2NrI3SGcX8yP6xHyyzvZRw4jpVo2s8y6WSokOi4hAUkpRCS2AkQ2QTkfBv_wAxdbiAnkBQCEmXpKnp0RLDUR2Tp1KFyQwRHcKaH_02OKsiTjQA9t2knSU355g6j1Y4P/s320/42+IMG_0036.JPG" /></a><br />Colt headed down.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfW5ISdFkSgMakWzUGzVZNf0OJvMLqdHyXAkcvfFsNnxqEwbRQQ634ejDe2RAFmr0DvOMP0rrjtXVhryC8lYrekMjZeleUMYUkSGR4q4DyMn006OAvnEQUpfQgoQ9UJI0Ot2bypy7PdBk/s1600-h/42+IMG_0060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431230950904805442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfW5ISdFkSgMakWzUGzVZNf0OJvMLqdHyXAkcvfFsNnxqEwbRQQ634ejDe2RAFmr0DvOMP0rrjtXVhryC8lYrekMjZeleUMYUkSGR4q4DyMn006OAvnEQUpfQgoQ9UJI0Ot2bypy7PdBk/s320/42+IMG_0060.JPG" /></a>Kern again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryVH8ZFMY8eGIy_QcjAwX-9wcUXanXgmSTL3gquw7X1p9kizg9Zsm9INbGXp9ME04lX4F3AxZU9KfgWNbr7lRY8DXYgNcfdQkKGdrDAPci30g8l_CdMVDweCv38G4DJJv17lxliZKm24_/s1600-h/42+IMG_0149.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431230548163611474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryVH8ZFMY8eGIy_QcjAwX-9wcUXanXgmSTL3gquw7X1p9kizg9Zsm9INbGXp9ME04lX4F3AxZU9KfgWNbr7lRY8DXYgNcfdQkKGdrDAPci30g8l_CdMVDweCv38G4DJJv17lxliZKm24_/s320/42+IMG_0149.JPG" /></a><br />The guides stopped the water flow and made us sit in the crack then...well you can see!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgaYhfprP9pY7ueAXHAutCHTojZlHMZZ8E439WAEHtXEAHo_C9R2l_UJLOZnNEUytEh1Vn8KF7C1SSo1qqO_WcHQ2f5PTHiAcmtlXaLF35aCyLmwHwXc9tl36l-MM3cqgggvok4sxgRHv/s1600-h/42+IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431230217960407106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgaYhfprP9pY7ueAXHAutCHTojZlHMZZ8E439WAEHtXEAHo_C9R2l_UJLOZnNEUytEh1Vn8KF7C1SSo1qqO_WcHQ2f5PTHiAcmtlXaLF35aCyLmwHwXc9tl36l-MM3cqgggvok4sxgRHv/s320/42+IMG_0152.JPG" /></a> And again...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vW7Va8tuiK-ITzwndYjlE-yovpi4YgZrZKgUsZ04hD0hGDtx7GwMrA_kL1dK5fFcMGh7nPkLPjsiPQc3i1XpmgN7YD44Con_PxfmoFdh5a-p2urE6k-5YZS3sdsXKNe-9-siCI48dRy6/s1600-h/42+IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431229942823374482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vW7Va8tuiK-ITzwndYjlE-yovpi4YgZrZKgUsZ04hD0hGDtx7GwMrA_kL1dK5fFcMGh7nPkLPjsiPQc3i1XpmgN7YD44Con_PxfmoFdh5a-p2urE6k-5YZS3sdsXKNe-9-siCI48dRy6/s320/42+IMG_0165.JPG" /></a> Yep, they got it too.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHW87awtku6rULntwXNCtP9eYin0yjzNr1_ZZr_Vv4O1Uu1IfHADFttQ5v5lrjXcD8vKRhbEfbjyvUIF0c8YNpslRcRodIJbygS__mqsjDHmUqHUeah5_jP27TWmGcOURv2oZ5cwMpgnr/s1600-h/42+IMG_0177.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431229719619648066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHW87awtku6rULntwXNCtP9eYin0yjzNr1_ZZr_Vv4O1Uu1IfHADFttQ5v5lrjXcD8vKRhbEfbjyvUIF0c8YNpslRcRodIJbygS__mqsjDHmUqHUeah5_jP27TWmGcOURv2oZ5cwMpgnr/s320/42+IMG_0177.JPG" /></a>Yep, again.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw_UAx51LAE49O_kYvkG3ZUagTqdnj-IUsntu_HgcMTjITbv1veGrG75ZvNmGS0uZcjacs7lD_CLpZ3HgrcAL3_KYChQU0XB4W7HplojB9jziq8frdAwArpUJOoKRmKRNFveaTP8iOjFV/s1600-h/42+IMG_0212.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431229081483276690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZw_UAx51LAE49O_kYvkG3ZUagTqdnj-IUsntu_HgcMTjITbv1veGrG75ZvNmGS0uZcjacs7lD_CLpZ3HgrcAL3_KYChQU0XB4W7HplojB9jziq8frdAwArpUJOoKRmKRNFveaTP8iOjFV/s320/42+IMG_0212.JPG" /></a><br />Scott Repelling<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbdG0H_UyVInXNs4gtspQaFM040QwPDBc4m2NvF95En6R-VnohT4mWSbp8K36vGMfCOAZBRf_rBuqTUwyIFbRuo3BLbZWLAEQLDJr9t0M_3k_LtOxvP0_SE7s8a3I0hnfY2-wYQ4jKA7E/s1600-h/42+ss+(25).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431228810890292562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbdG0H_UyVInXNs4gtspQaFM040QwPDBc4m2NvF95En6R-VnohT4mWSbp8K36vGMfCOAZBRf_rBuqTUwyIFbRuo3BLbZWLAEQLDJr9t0M_3k_LtOxvP0_SE7s8a3I0hnfY2-wYQ4jKA7E/s320/42+ss+(25).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Hola again from Costa Rica!!! We FINALLY have internet again so I will try to catch everyone up on the past two days. January 12th we left Arenal and drove to Monteverde to go Canyoning (repelling down waterfalls). The first waterfall was 20 feet long, the second was 160 feet long, the third was 20 feet again, and the fourth for the grand finale was 200 feet long! After going canyoning we had a nice lunch at the place where we ate traditional Costa Rican food. We were also given a DVD with pictures on it, but it won't work in any of the computers we have here :(. Everyone had a blast canyoning and afterwards we drove to our hotel in Monteverde.<br /><br />It was still raining the next morning on the 13th so we decided not to go to the cloud forest because we wouldn't be able to see much anyway. Instead, we were fortunate enough to not leave the hotel until 10:30 to go zip lining and on the hanging bridges at Monteverde. This meant sleeping in! Before going zip lining we got to go to the Hummingbird observatory, we even got to hold them on our fingers! This time when we went zip lining it was a different style than the first time, more of sitting and watching the scenery and we also got to go on 14 different zip lines and one Tarzan swing. After all of this we got to go up on the hanging bridges in the canopy. After all of the excitement we went back to our hotel to relax and play darts and cards. The wind was so bad at Monteverde that at one point we lost power for about 20 minutes where we were given candles and got to play cards by candlelight.<br /><br />P.S Hi Mom!<br /><br />Here are some pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhtZKMcfqLgT8u9kc3MiXdmCwo1jmWPfn5zck2d1cV53LPsJBxWsaeHRhXgwpOsEIQmXwDeJ0dsDXpJVbCCgEN_cOWZQgWPYEL9P2qGIMSLn200PEAiyjKphl-6HeX_MjmCwI1uYTVQfo/s1600-h/IMG_6543.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426806038196969938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhtZKMcfqLgT8u9kc3MiXdmCwo1jmWPfn5zck2d1cV53LPsJBxWsaeHRhXgwpOsEIQmXwDeJ0dsDXpJVbCCgEN_cOWZQgWPYEL9P2qGIMSLn200PEAiyjKphl-6HeX_MjmCwI1uYTVQfo/s320/IMG_6543.jpg" /></a><br />Austin Zip Lining<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApvKtibX3112dCi1CmHFdB3MFJL7D44-Xqxfbr_aH8_-zFzYd_P_mM6f9o8KY_aLE6z9XVEbgbA_nEwKum05ej6_I-SOY0NUqC2EWxZ2Fahxm8_Jm9lb5ImUlnq33G-0FIrEpx_669VO0/s1600-h/IMG_6544.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426806754311910370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApvKtibX3112dCi1CmHFdB3MFJL7D44-Xqxfbr_aH8_-zFzYd_P_mM6f9o8KY_aLE6z9XVEbgbA_nEwKum05ej6_I-SOY0NUqC2EWxZ2Fahxm8_Jm9lb5ImUlnq33G-0FIrEpx_669VO0/s320/IMG_6544.jpg" /></a><br />Chris Zip Lining<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3gCkIgxwwKf3NWNQOBOzONCwqEr6d7681uXarE9g6uVyODZHQTZZvPVHuCvZM7QQBtuqAOQyUbuyfYNOg8FkCCpQMHZbuis5xWOINgmGaMxbZNA-3LQS1LHkSC8QeutnxI-kzAU9y5vU/s1600-h/IMG_6547.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426807660670243458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3gCkIgxwwKf3NWNQOBOzONCwqEr6d7681uXarE9g6uVyODZHQTZZvPVHuCvZM7QQBtuqAOQyUbuyfYNOg8FkCCpQMHZbuis5xWOINgmGaMxbZNA-3LQS1LHkSC8QeutnxI-kzAU9y5vU/s320/IMG_6547.jpg" /></a><br />Scott Zip Lining<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8eEyGWsy_bp47KCAhiaqlGaPJ0f5gtFgCmKlLHH2O_gCHr11ddSvjHDoCsayXcPdUF2pXPpOAJLrzP-8lw4s2DuWWhv8MxgwSn0qWbtEuUQxc4j9vYTM3LkN91-t3R2T-5lfVAxF7Ewg/s1600-h/IMG_6551.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426808207950134066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8eEyGWsy_bp47KCAhiaqlGaPJ0f5gtFgCmKlLHH2O_gCHr11ddSvjHDoCsayXcPdUF2pXPpOAJLrzP-8lw4s2DuWWhv8MxgwSn0qWbtEuUQxc4j9vYTM3LkN91-t3R2T-5lfVAxF7Ewg/s320/IMG_6551.jpg" /></a><br />Adam Zip Lining<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRt_oPkGE77WQD56j-yS16BzZ2LmWPDXxuD5yAvt9wVbwM-YsCdo6k4KC0UYu3-GzAgAMrB9ppJdBnLulKaPjO4m3xdWP0YsK6i_kfV5Iz95MXdioXTBHBDYQCVg7TcW3XZGDl4s_GpHO/s1600-h/IMG_6550.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426808891336911890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRt_oPkGE77WQD56j-yS16BzZ2LmWPDXxuD5yAvt9wVbwM-YsCdo6k4KC0UYu3-GzAgAMrB9ppJdBnLulKaPjO4m3xdWP0YsK6i_kfV5Iz95MXdioXTBHBDYQCVg7TcW3XZGDl4s_GpHO/s320/IMG_6550.jpg" /></a><br />Ben Zip Lining<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TrQLFeFBxoNzmEF-thQEmnLWPHSUwp8B8H8hLJa4riU8v5sCjp15MXhHQcR-ue4bazcVZlKhYlLYGAOtkv6qpTXMWCnaYqs85KEzAG2n5mcXjUdJCGHFsygj8fVqxOjl2bvTypVNH6RH/s1600-h/IMG_6549.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426809689820843970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TrQLFeFBxoNzmEF-thQEmnLWPHSUwp8B8H8hLJa4riU8v5sCjp15MXhHQcR-ue4bazcVZlKhYlLYGAOtkv6qpTXMWCnaYqs85KEzAG2n5mcXjUdJCGHFsygj8fVqxOjl2bvTypVNH6RH/s320/IMG_6549.jpg" /></a><br />Matt Kern Zip Lining<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjCx7Ny-CHb5xWw21FfvUNU9ja52K6_oNiikWQ3ri6AqyiZth_WY2Jai3AdplfCkw7PbByXqJSD0YBTQiizAIxS8fVHxgu-0W0yaF7jIHkVcF_CN6rb9fYnZ_8pvls4TLEn1eUP-ghdS9/s1600-h/IMG_1362.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426812153898795106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjCx7Ny-CHb5xWw21FfvUNU9ja52K6_oNiikWQ3ri6AqyiZth_WY2Jai3AdplfCkw7PbByXqJSD0YBTQiizAIxS8fVHxgu-0W0yaF7jIHkVcF_CN6rb9fYnZ_8pvls4TLEn1eUP-ghdS9/s320/IMG_1362.JPG" /></a><br />Stacy holding a hummingbird<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpdz4jr4lLaIiSZMCt6RvY9FDIWg92Py6lj2zrI-cJNeMnVq_wXyyN0Lx3TIC5cl9MOhwSNl6i716QSVpwN8GKzADsYcQg05y_i-g4B2rLvN3K3OnmFPFPRXQHxxCN53HBN7vF6P7x9IZ/s1600-h/IMG_1316.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426813386260155906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpdz4jr4lLaIiSZMCt6RvY9FDIWg92Py6lj2zrI-cJNeMnVq_wXyyN0Lx3TIC5cl9MOhwSNl6i716QSVpwN8GKzADsYcQg05y_i-g4B2rLvN3K3OnmFPFPRXQHxxCN53HBN7vF6P7x9IZ/s320/IMG_1316.JPG" /></a><br />Matt Moore holding a hummingbird<br /><br />We highly recommend that you leave comments, they are fun for us to read! Also if you are reading our blog, make sure to become a follower by clicking on the right side! :)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-43556793915744623442010-01-11T21:02:00.008-06:002010-01-26T22:12:08.539-06:00A Rainy Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6TgA-KtPi_h_CH7a7ln45N0cbeq-bSRerT0bmGMKqZ1ikZ3Cf7abQzlj2g-bXAWZeIDyHcMEj2Jkk9L0p1_vQRXKlxdnP6-ncq_pmSEwsl7oFedQK1JYF-l6T2xCMtDtd6SMOA3m-5ZT/s1600-h/3A+Major+roadway+to+cloudforest.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431265824007687442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6TgA-KtPi_h_CH7a7ln45N0cbeq-bSRerT0bmGMKqZ1ikZ3Cf7abQzlj2g-bXAWZeIDyHcMEj2Jkk9L0p1_vQRXKlxdnP6-ncq_pmSEwsl7oFedQK1JYF-l6T2xCMtDtd6SMOA3m-5ZT/s320/3A+Major+roadway+to+cloudforest.JPG" /></a>This was a major roadway to the cloud forest. The roads and forms of transportation in Costa Rica were very reflective of a 3rd world country. There were few roads, major roads were unmarked and they were always full of pot-holes, winding, and typically one-lane.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgr1ktKIRuDzrUU0NuzUXsNqoLy9pukeSAreBgqQskMfpFyWfB3Er9g7aQv1vfv_HbrCGQaCTtxKydYIONwLO4C9_BiRYboJYujWaH4_2jvInhmYmwa52gPzjteMSi8K3x_esV_wLYrq8/s1600-h/4+Getting+ready+to+zipline+in+a+cloudforest+on+a+RAINY+day.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431265339474199986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgr1ktKIRuDzrUU0NuzUXsNqoLy9pukeSAreBgqQskMfpFyWfB3Er9g7aQv1vfv_HbrCGQaCTtxKydYIONwLO4C9_BiRYboJYujWaH4_2jvInhmYmwa52gPzjteMSi8K3x_esV_wLYrq8/s320/4+Getting+ready+to+zipline+in+a+cloudforest+on+a+RAINY+day.JPG" /></a> Getting ready for a wet zip line adventure.<br /><br /><div>Not too much to blog about today, we were still in La Fortuna and are staying the night here again. This morning was early, we had to be at the bus ready to go by 7:30 am to go zip lining around Arenal Volcano. However, because of the rain and clouds we still haven't had a chance to see this volcano. Zip lining was a lot of fun except we all got extremely wet, thankfully they had ponchos we could borrow and wear. After zip lining we were supposed to go ride horses and hike up to a waterfall, but this didn't end up happening. We came back and ate lunch at the hotel, afterwards it was raining so much that we all decided not to go. Everyone was worn out from this morning, tired of being wet, and didn't want to get our new dry clothes soaked again. Instead, many of us decided that this was the perfect time to catch up on sleep and take long naps. Meghan and Stacy decided to take advantage of the spa at the resort and get a massage instead. After naps everyone went to dinner at the hotel again. Tomorrow we are hoping the rain clears off a little so we can see Arenal Volcano before we have to head out to Monteverde.<br /><br />P.S. Hi mom :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGL_dKSOuDR_MPmbtCu16kh6ibTZ5awccFD7S99ESc5hJXMX3jIdleoACZuEtudJff7Zg4UgG5cCPck5d7WE5V2PiIVFpmBtpdf44itAskAi09H-vCHpg_xOWeqitt0khfR2_Q3pV2PTp/s1600-h/IMG_1738.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425686719722449650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGL_dKSOuDR_MPmbtCu16kh6ibTZ5awccFD7S99ESc5hJXMX3jIdleoACZuEtudJff7Zg4UgG5cCPck5d7WE5V2PiIVFpmBtpdf44itAskAi09H-vCHpg_xOWeqitt0khfR2_Q3pV2PTp/s320/IMG_1738.JPG" /></a><br />Everyone getting ready to go zip lining<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbdZBG3rP84Gn-d1ndU9M_1gKK_9zmy4eFNnjPVfkMyUH2G3zsrGDOho7PrHXVXbYyH-5wan7DH_SA_2HK1dgs_zN0tZytJy01azqtlFNmRIeEpwJArOQhYlrVkTZsY_48kJymkvNh7Aa/s1600-h/IMG_1739.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425689069640084514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbdZBG3rP84Gn-d1ndU9M_1gKK_9zmy4eFNnjPVfkMyUH2G3zsrGDOho7PrHXVXbYyH-5wan7DH_SA_2HK1dgs_zN0tZytJy01azqtlFNmRIeEpwJArOQhYlrVkTZsY_48kJymkvNh7Aa/s320/IMG_1739.JPG" /></a><br />Getting ready to go up in the Sky Tram<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr84DWSbuCGb6UypZVDHy_d_rpfMPNJz4F3AXULSidiYr5z9acJpAu1TkJNfx13wIMHcoFH1ASCz8fHoa95tfoddPd3qHKoyYdLGGlkYIz-8SCT1XkFhqf8W51V6B106s-Ql5u1GJfNkOy/s1600-h/IMG_1772.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425693143522540866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr84DWSbuCGb6UypZVDHy_d_rpfMPNJz4F3AXULSidiYr5z9acJpAu1TkJNfx13wIMHcoFH1ASCz8fHoa95tfoddPd3qHKoyYdLGGlkYIz-8SCT1XkFhqf8W51V6B106s-Ql5u1GJfNkOy/s320/IMG_1772.JPG" /></a><br />Matt zip lining<br /><br />Sorry, not many pictures today, the internet connection is really slow at this hotel. We will try and add more tomorrow</div></div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-67729532064753483872010-01-10T20:45:00.005-06:002010-01-10T21:18:20.226-06:00Saturday: A Day of Driving !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9chDe_fLAQM-0yp_MB7gvX7M7Q6I_1kiW-OPX90pBU3ttIyp9p_fQqvScS9yqTsmRccarTwunRnc4ROCGKuQEPC1B8sd_Q8c-NhBq3aUDE939vtBTOHSOyStzHHcD1l99627mLjG28l8/s1600-h/P1100041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9chDe_fLAQM-0yp_MB7gvX7M7Q6I_1kiW-OPX90pBU3ttIyp9p_fQqvScS9yqTsmRccarTwunRnc4ROCGKuQEPC1B8sd_Q8c-NhBq3aUDE939vtBTOHSOyStzHHcD1l99627mLjG28l8/s320/P1100041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425316325115905474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe95bonl2q1_Dn4TGz0ujOAuEA3p207vtd0hlDJ9OzXvh13IggKEyVKywE07AFsVdfpQiwLDTBEcE4W22ff8SHgOuKPfX9VRTSiW8CkaJAXz0_9ofEQ5t6_zTPqyFn0jLZoHYpec91dBOl/s1600-h/P1100043.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjAPUXFE7orU-zrg-ejpGyhwBQfutvNPqF2M3KXyztkxnyUb7LNuZT66VpF_y96oKAhvI-qyCNCqP6OpkzgWX9AUIXJ9GSU9OW6rV-nSlFlli-2Uw5FbOHo-3_J3avWRw2FncJr_le5v7/s320/IMG_8997.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425314464186615138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUqR3OWrEKEoqYGE03iVLeDDrt5wbG94a_blsXtbgl-4tyHcsTIS2inhYFW1rtY0pCHS-bVPjFJTY1Cp50D5rsbCRVAUqleYzxv5QIDo6UUOIQGEYLMxrNNaTwmX4jP3k2CT-PvKL2VcK/s1600-h/IMG_8987.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUqR3OWrEKEoqYGE03iVLeDDrt5wbG94a_blsXtbgl-4tyHcsTIS2inhYFW1rtY0pCHS-bVPjFJTY1Cp50D5rsbCRVAUqleYzxv5QIDo6UUOIQGEYLMxrNNaTwmX4jP3k2CT-PvKL2VcK/s320/IMG_8987.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425314455888844290" /></a><br />Today we left we the Hotel at 9:00, we were all late as usual, and Akins got to do 10 push ups for being late! :) We then drove to "The Dirty River" to go river rafting. The drive there was probably THIRTY min, the shortest of our rides for the day. The rapids on the river were a class III, they were life-threatening mountains of water.... hmmm cheesy? Our guides stopped us about half way down the river and cut up fresh pineapple and watermelon, it was delicious and re-energized us for the remaining ride down. WE finally made it to the end and fought for the bus to change into warm clothes as it was pouring rain on us! We then all climbed into the bus for a THREE hour ride to La Fortuna to our hotel. After settling into the hotel we left for the Hot Springs for another THRITY minute drive! Needless to say, the Hot Springs were Hot! The various pools were any where ranging from 85-100 degrees F. The Buffet later at the Hot Springs was amazing with a variety of dishes.HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-55893585598592756512010-01-09T21:16:00.020-06:002010-01-26T18:36:03.036-06:00The Day of One-thousand Activities<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO6j4ORhLAvmQ4C8a80Z2LcBoYpMzvYNiVRICteZ-yk2rFk-xS43Xyh6AwGHb8jT7T9LWhqlgMlKR_zm81QFTADY2xdxmW3bvEP8NE2GzPd4xZyz_oskQDpAQquN-TrLSKXX1jspS_L_I/s1600-h/2+Students+up+close+at+Poas+Volcano.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431211466917220274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDO6j4ORhLAvmQ4C8a80Z2LcBoYpMzvYNiVRICteZ-yk2rFk-xS43Xyh6AwGHb8jT7T9LWhqlgMlKR_zm81QFTADY2xdxmW3bvEP8NE2GzPd4xZyz_oskQDpAQquN-TrLSKXX1jspS_L_I/s320/2+Students+up+close+at+Poas+Volcano.JPG" /></a> Students up close at Poas Volcano.<br /><br /><div>Today we woke up at 6:30am and had breakfast of fresh fruit. We loaded up the van and headed to the Poas volcano. After a short walk, we reached the crater of the volcano. On the way, there were tons of different plant species. At the volcano, we could see one of the two lakes that fill the craters of the volcano. It was really interesting and didn't even smell that bad! Because we had so much to do today, we had to hurry back to the bus and get on our way to the next destination, the Doka coffee plantation. We had a tour that walked us through the entire process of making coffee, from the seed that grows the plant to the roasting of the beans. After the tour, we got to taste some of the different varieties of coffee produced at Doka. We then had lunch at the plantation, and got back on the bus. We drove an hour and a half to the tropical rainforest on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. We took a walk through the rainforest, where we saw lots of wildlife, including plants and a few animals. The highlight of the walk was the spider monkey in the trees. After our walk, we got back on the bus (again) and drove a little more than an hour to our new hotel. We had time for a quick swim and dinner at the hotel before we drove to a wildlife reserve. At the reserve, we learned about how they catch bats, the different kinds of bats, and how beneficial bats are to the environment. Unfortunately, there was a shortage of bats tonight, and we didn't get to hold one as planned. Then it was back to the hotel and getting ready for tomorrow! We'll be river rafting and visiting another volcano. Here are some pictures of our busy day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tS3yMDB52TZYqRKtWrIbQ8hH5OZ6cGUKTtXCjR5GPVonoww8IHs_YqeyPPK2rKWPSuE3AcXg5d2Z_j_fAhjTdMlSZppClsDKUdeOCTxmHQbvTj6hW_13wDh8M75HoMv56GD4pKA2IKug/s1600-h/IMG_1285.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424953587311736514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tS3yMDB52TZYqRKtWrIbQ8hH5OZ6cGUKTtXCjR5GPVonoww8IHs_YqeyPPK2rKWPSuE3AcXg5d2Z_j_fAhjTdMlSZppClsDKUdeOCTxmHQbvTj6hW_13wDh8M75HoMv56GD4pKA2IKug/s320/IMG_1285.JPG" /></a><br />Poas Volcano<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-Y5COpmCCaxfmLvKAUggrX86c8M920yr7ux3_i1y2vHKsfdrO1AsbCrhcDXLeCMGXqHRrnP6h1oLiKTmSYZnq4RffkoaZX5Xei8EgQ518nHLsoEMu49fpxnQ4Zp5vWKvcSaqtNTuEwYC/s1600-h/DSCN1735.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424956643967760658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-Y5COpmCCaxfmLvKAUggrX86c8M920yr7ux3_i1y2vHKsfdrO1AsbCrhcDXLeCMGXqHRrnP6h1oLiKTmSYZnq4RffkoaZX5Xei8EgQ518nHLsoEMu49fpxnQ4Zp5vWKvcSaqtNTuEwYC/s320/DSCN1735.JPG" /></a><br />The Dirty River in the rainforest<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7nzGkmS64gvmjiRyToGxEADS_JEXD2YC86NEQUIUb8wRCoWEXTbFoBl2n3i2fvTS_rvpfmfiF1AoLMkz-FlJk6GsoeJd6gLQdSKugKBRyJENMG1-YX3B3ADzgjN-55AbKTh0ZQymvc7K/s1600-h/IMG_1613.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424957569245575826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7nzGkmS64gvmjiRyToGxEADS_JEXD2YC86NEQUIUb8wRCoWEXTbFoBl2n3i2fvTS_rvpfmfiF1AoLMkz-FlJk6GsoeJd6gLQdSKugKBRyJENMG1-YX3B3ADzgjN-55AbKTh0ZQymvc7K/s320/IMG_1613.JPG" /></a><br />Class at Poas Volcano<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYL6t9Va2tvrs24KI_hPbIJIrnOjAt8jmkyqj8-caGrhzYBD6M07AnUHaqzQ6zCOFOL2mMOJMRwQ_ssKQFLqNuqx4H5nXsEuLTLEJWCdtar0QySmJJMtHt9iGRw6lEZFJ5xJ-2Fldd8Nm/s1600-h/IMG_1290.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424958471470973778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYL6t9Va2tvrs24KI_hPbIJIrnOjAt8jmkyqj8-caGrhzYBD6M07AnUHaqzQ6zCOFOL2mMOJMRwQ_ssKQFLqNuqx4H5nXsEuLTLEJWCdtar0QySmJJMtHt9iGRw6lEZFJ5xJ-2Fldd8Nm/s320/IMG_1290.JPG" /></a><br />Coffee Beans<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWViRQJ-cI19L7eaHUL0RaqQm2_HyWekubPFyK5_m4orUYOG4xqJnlTDggn72AAZBomFeaCY5ktFTcMDz_hw3UzW4qJYS0ZSICod2jHBU_SilIqHrNk-9I2WBpGt_9o5GtLAoyQITMr59/s1600-h/IMG_1624.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424959699899431186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWViRQJ-cI19L7eaHUL0RaqQm2_HyWekubPFyK5_m4orUYOG4xqJnlTDggn72AAZBomFeaCY5ktFTcMDz_hw3UzW4qJYS0ZSICod2jHBU_SilIqHrNk-9I2WBpGt_9o5GtLAoyQITMr59/s320/IMG_1624.JPG" /></a><br />Colt picking coffee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWAYmehIsoBzqMDuVQa930vAL_2-TMsMBu5xbFdxD5lUPnhHam4PFnveLM91SXe5Hx6Eb8M77d4RlMd-0613ycdNhxaVbCxd6C2-hA2hKAADaz8rtgsl_AFQfysVpPFAtSkzM9D2iwOQ-/s1600-h/IMG_1287.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424960932490358850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWAYmehIsoBzqMDuVQa930vAL_2-TMsMBu5xbFdxD5lUPnhHam4PFnveLM91SXe5Hx6Eb8M77d4RlMd-0613ycdNhxaVbCxd6C2-hA2hKAADaz8rtgsl_AFQfysVpPFAtSkzM9D2iwOQ-/s320/IMG_1287.JPG" /></a><br />Bassett Hound eating lunch after the Coffee Tour<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_0pIXqP0lZ4g1mjA7x-DXEtPuKY7CJzqxSxSRK5uMge9ksRdTguLherRbFmkb-dJIB9aFz-lyKyMfJki7e8yfog96nkOtCncCvBKSMuKbLFManaS2E40n-TNGUeuMJs_f5fwX-oraHo1/s1600-h/IMG_1652.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424961332186601874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_0pIXqP0lZ4g1mjA7x-DXEtPuKY7CJzqxSxSRK5uMge9ksRdTguLherRbFmkb-dJIB9aFz-lyKyMfJki7e8yfog96nkOtCncCvBKSMuKbLFManaS2E40n-TNGUeuMJs_f5fwX-oraHo1/s320/IMG_1652.JPG" /></a><br />Scary Spider during Rainforest Hike<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdd8cy-Ek6N9sOtQlaeNxhGEAC83leJ-YIur5L-eHkeIOpPQGrbQX_CpYRoUSWkX0WNmD95MjUATSwvr9vfN7fzBdqPbgUJQF6X2-uNdCfBNMVLul_s746eKgHxyp7-2Dr_h7S43CN92t/s1600-h/IMG_1681.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424961726313870610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdd8cy-Ek6N9sOtQlaeNxhGEAC83leJ-YIur5L-eHkeIOpPQGrbQX_CpYRoUSWkX0WNmD95MjUATSwvr9vfN7fzBdqPbgUJQF6X2-uNdCfBNMVLul_s746eKgHxyp7-2Dr_h7S43CN92t/s320/IMG_1681.JPG" /></a><br />Grant and Megan petting a bat</div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-73405476777858655242010-01-08T22:16:00.010-06:002010-01-08T23:55:43.034-06:00Evening Cuisine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I9siqYXLpYHpb6FHLJ2Pj1ovszCJdhLJeuACkQyQgNEuIySQj7VW1R9nvIcIab3YcVvY_o9LsbIMXngzqdCL2hlfHuuufTwrJGclpVNNCdle25EZXDyCFeguRo3G5XeCfqzUF-aXleyW/s1600-h/IMG_2634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I9siqYXLpYHpb6FHLJ2Pj1ovszCJdhLJeuACkQyQgNEuIySQj7VW1R9nvIcIab3YcVvY_o9LsbIMXngzqdCL2hlfHuuufTwrJGclpVNNCdle25EZXDyCFeguRo3G5XeCfqzUF-aXleyW/s320/IMG_2634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424594686296225650" /></a><br />We already posted today, but after our amazing dinner we just couldn't resist to share some more of our experience with you. This evening we took a bus up to the top of mountain (that was intense!) to a lookout restaurant that had a breathtaking view of San Jose. We had a traditional Costa Rican meal consisting of an appetizer of whole made salsa and chips, then this was followed by our main meal which was chicken, beef, rice, beans, vegetables, and hashed potatoes. Following this we witnessed some traditional Costa Rican dances performed by the locals (and a few students were able to participate as well).<br /><br />We don't know the next time that we will have internet access, so keep checking back for new posts!<br /><br />Here are some pictures from our evening!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46XL1wAYjsVIzKwreElROj_Dn2eYlBt-AuhidjRBCed5Y5WV-JOfLJcGacKiTZywBzHeRtIGpyyNczjI5pNPrUo-SBmiwz2qu0QrBF1LstwoykyIuPPbdy98bvJTzMZxxoDFRPJcDPrxm/s1600-h/IMG_1232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46XL1wAYjsVIzKwreElROj_Dn2eYlBt-AuhidjRBCed5Y5WV-JOfLJcGacKiTZywBzHeRtIGpyyNczjI5pNPrUo-SBmiwz2qu0QrBF1LstwoykyIuPPbdy98bvJTzMZxxoDFRPJcDPrxm/s320/IMG_1232.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424593362136362802" /></a><br /><br />The AMAZING view from our restaurant.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kxxnld_7pKwZ8XxSY_RwZa0MMa85Nu1VGg2jVrY-xXgZKaleliaSFYU2pJJVyEZpfRcfDoyuZLiA2N9Holuscc1zwgR0pbjgSkRDMqkLQVgaPt_HrObcaRvZIlnuLhfwcQ_25om179j2/s1600-h/IMG_2635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kxxnld_7pKwZ8XxSY_RwZa0MMa85Nu1VGg2jVrY-xXgZKaleliaSFYU2pJJVyEZpfRcfDoyuZLiA2N9Holuscc1zwgR0pbjgSkRDMqkLQVgaPt_HrObcaRvZIlnuLhfwcQ_25om179j2/s320/IMG_2635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424594466212242658" /></a><br />A picture of our meal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0CFMxORfM4xn73oOLN8qv1Q_6mjsJzWVwtqauRuXjvJN75eMxG3T-eilZK90mgKr-SP2E9hz8ACK-x2Dc_CLQ4TWnpHCb-lzuKtNZTVZpHN0yOk1i4txgWqh1LOHXsI0fWPcaeSpafM3/s1600-h/IMG_1251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0CFMxORfM4xn73oOLN8qv1Q_6mjsJzWVwtqauRuXjvJN75eMxG3T-eilZK90mgKr-SP2E9hz8ACK-x2Dc_CLQ4TWnpHCb-lzuKtNZTVZpHN0yOk1i4txgWqh1LOHXsI0fWPcaeSpafM3/s320/IMG_1251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424595080962186642" /></a><br />Laurel shakin what her momma gave her.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOj8SWHTWW821uD4lOlcSyGM6Pz3W0-sA50dcY8zHvoi0ol_HscMLYpESAgAvjaM5mvcrTLKYmt-InI0s21XHvT4J6NplGZ82Mw89KTm6YkVMlOksQcoMZ0HPZ8Avzp4udWZewkmKZg4O/s1600-h/IMG_1250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQOj8SWHTWW821uD4lOlcSyGM6Pz3W0-sA50dcY8zHvoi0ol_HscMLYpESAgAvjaM5mvcrTLKYmt-InI0s21XHvT4J6NplGZ82Mw89KTm6YkVMlOksQcoMZ0HPZ8Avzp4udWZewkmKZg4O/s320/IMG_1250.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424595554942527794" /></a><br />Kern dancing with the locals :)<br /><br />Copy and paste the following link into your browser to view a video of some of the students dancing with the locals:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_hC2VaHqUsHC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-44993151855536130612010-01-08T15:55:00.009-06:002010-01-08T22:49:08.445-06:00Finally in Costa Rica! January 8, 2010Hola! We have finally arrived in Costa Rica! The weather here is about 80 degrees and sunny, quite a change from the cold Nebraska weather. The hotel we are staying in tonight has a nature path that we walked around on and learned about different types of plants. Our hotel is extremely beautiful with flowers everywhere and balconies with beautiful views. On the way to our hotel our tour guide taught us to say Pura Vida, which means the pure life. He told us to use it instead of saying cool or sweet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3XjIeZcGTOpsg1aqdHeV10UoHXMrpxW1BVVuiu7ncMXv0LNG5DXJOMgllapf6aRHQIpNJ_UqtOPTfCFs3zJ24HuJHbHxyO25aTRVzq3xa72T5Ualyz1uuBQxhCTi7pVG8f7_Jo7MHxG5/s1600-h/IMG_1347.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3XjIeZcGTOpsg1aqdHeV10UoHXMrpxW1BVVuiu7ncMXv0LNG5DXJOMgllapf6aRHQIpNJ_UqtOPTfCFs3zJ24HuJHbHxyO25aTRVzq3xa72T5Ualyz1uuBQxhCTi7pVG8f7_Jo7MHxG5/s320/IMG_1347.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424499671987020914" /></a><br />We just got off the plane in San Jose on the airport shuttle<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7ddMecEhg6pGY0IZuZ0uL-6hDCIPqwnSbw3bw0PSeIyNLQit0XzWoTk9QB7YZaIF8KqSecG5o0ea167CianRFI4uCHmohst-xcjZU8HsGhBOSbWk51cu7fBFA_YJc2SN0tecKFOnZPFJ/s1600-h/IMG_1349.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7ddMecEhg6pGY0IZuZ0uL-6hDCIPqwnSbw3bw0PSeIyNLQit0XzWoTk9QB7YZaIF8KqSecG5o0ea167CianRFI4uCHmohst-xcjZU8HsGhBOSbWk51cu7fBFA_YJc2SN0tecKFOnZPFJ/s320/IMG_1349.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424500258903779938" /></a><br />Waiting for our tour guide to pick us up<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PLwtTTLvMaK4P3vqMk4EBGhQNhJ_z2zV84kGxPengxFNnYDRljBvnUo8FPi1w6-K2wgfvfE53z-CytyY5mUFaROP_RCGSon9bAz5TZNgqjDabcQmilC4cu7nJtVv3n0VGy3lnkGoBB8o/s1600-h/IMG_2614.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PLwtTTLvMaK4P3vqMk4EBGhQNhJ_z2zV84kGxPengxFNnYDRljBvnUo8FPi1w6-K2wgfvfE53z-CytyY5mUFaROP_RCGSon9bAz5TZNgqjDabcQmilC4cu7nJtVv3n0VGy3lnkGoBB8o/s320/IMG_2614.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424597177714072530" /></a><br />Our hotel!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajX1S0YctfYvsY1Luv-EvgD6LiuPc1dK16lb9_PAXVrQ7lp0vV5KoOVRtkND63I68oVpHUtE4TXCkg9WS6n2iQ1KvJpeeQO2hESdvn7d7rdmkwP2cQfajwhovt3Gxr6zUqG6ZfMJNx4Qm/s1600-h/IMG_1357.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajX1S0YctfYvsY1Luv-EvgD6LiuPc1dK16lb9_PAXVrQ7lp0vV5KoOVRtkND63I68oVpHUtE4TXCkg9WS6n2iQ1KvJpeeQO2hESdvn7d7rdmkwP2cQfajwhovt3Gxr6zUqG6ZfMJNx4Qm/s320/IMG_1357.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424500647574827778" /></a><br />The pool at our hotel<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOtKwi2GJXUWQjVI18IvwcHShQvcifKYJ_bocj02B-pJGI7jrkes3HHsTyWXuvZTmVkGuA_unwDjFBDCsnTTXM2EWp_qd5GB6yrdO2gxlF6fT3TgfGkzxF92HLf8ApFm0_z5knmLiBPoG/s1600-h/IMG_1359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOtKwi2GJXUWQjVI18IvwcHShQvcifKYJ_bocj02B-pJGI7jrkes3HHsTyWXuvZTmVkGuA_unwDjFBDCsnTTXM2EWp_qd5GB6yrdO2gxlF6fT3TgfGkzxF92HLf8ApFm0_z5knmLiBPoG/s320/IMG_1359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424500976197676610" /></a><br />The nature path at the hotel<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zkDRAxVl2pimjO-DycDircfZQQXl1AsrNNffaJXS2fpbJx8-imTUuSqXQ05tVkimNwpqQefICZtahpgf4OeIde33fXRFxHPkrgCjZ2yFKBZLybXVwHtW59Kf-U0RQtwBa0Fogk-CAvx_/s1600-h/IMG_2630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zkDRAxVl2pimjO-DycDircfZQQXl1AsrNNffaJXS2fpbJx8-imTUuSqXQ05tVkimNwpqQefICZtahpgf4OeIde33fXRFxHPkrgCjZ2yFKBZLybXVwHtW59Kf-U0RQtwBa0Fogk-CAvx_/s320/IMG_2630.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424597418518481330" /></a><br />Meghan and Grant and a crocodile!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTmeHjJv11ygj2NhzHy20iBKXpR2bazalEHGNX8enflN8tyR8apX7Yi8ThTJklaLEbbccK7C9NDcoDzuiY10CfwLitkTxwISarcPnM-bo6YVgRGCBivgBp3AkW54GwpGd-VWbsm6SpSRd/s1600-h/IMG_1360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTmeHjJv11ygj2NhzHy20iBKXpR2bazalEHGNX8enflN8tyR8apX7Yi8ThTJklaLEbbccK7C9NDcoDzuiY10CfwLitkTxwISarcPnM-bo6YVgRGCBivgBp3AkW54GwpGd-VWbsm6SpSRd/s320/IMG_1360.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424501351518588802" /></a><br />More on the nature walk<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjc4oir8vnE05lUOECiBJOOMfqoK_CDqci_rZuHbh479V9HNNZhHZM-P3U0BSXgjFYp7s-CRhj3bTuw6kLCXEpclbQD29cilPCukJ8zDThYj-mvwPQPYlE_iiDsZBg_kykOQwcwgqtXEj/s1600-h/IMG_1354.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjc4oir8vnE05lUOECiBJOOMfqoK_CDqci_rZuHbh479V9HNNZhHZM-P3U0BSXgjFYp7s-CRhj3bTuw6kLCXEpclbQD29cilPCukJ8zDThYj-mvwPQPYlE_iiDsZBg_kykOQwcwgqtXEj/s320/IMG_1354.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424501777374970210" /></a><br />View from the hotel<br /><br /><br /><br />Tonight we are getting excited to go to a dinner where we will eat Costa Rican food and watch different Costa Rican cultural dances. Check back tomorrow to read more about what we have been up to! <br /><br />P.S. Hi Mom :)HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-47780410790833593782010-01-06T16:32:00.003-06:002010-01-06T16:39:30.381-06:00One More Day!There is now only one day standing between us and Costa Rica! We are done with our "in-class" activities and ready to start our hands-on adventure portion! We had an impressive array of power points presented by each of the students and now we are knowledgeable and prepared to tackle anything. The snow is blowing, but luckily it should be done and clear by our departure time. Soon we will be blogging to you from the picture below. Try to stay warm in the states and think sunny thoughts :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBOmByqKyWYDBHnLwrw4sa6g_9vAcbddHFnUObuAvHwzMQ0hno6ws9K4OpDsQZ_miRHaoyNSNerIRrzXuU51TLNDd4Nx_gKKBPgcGAQosEWsMi2qHbaO3M5Y_tIkIbXmoRvoDaFDZ4ONG/s1600-h/Costa%2520Rica.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBOmByqKyWYDBHnLwrw4sa6g_9vAcbddHFnUObuAvHwzMQ0hno6ws9K4OpDsQZ_miRHaoyNSNerIRrzXuU51TLNDd4Nx_gKKBPgcGAQosEWsMi2qHbaO3M5Y_tIkIbXmoRvoDaFDZ4ONG/s320/Costa%2520Rica.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423760057667320562" /></a>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-63895040285990106112010-01-05T20:44:00.002-06:002010-01-26T18:27:22.646-06:00Raring to Go!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxbVSyBZvS-qZRtNKNKhkoAqP3dtMSJDIVCzlqk9tq3VCYHinPJ67PM0TLri0GEZTnIyGez5LAl7odQ_CpORc888tt9UhaJjNxB7u_rLOqMJc653vdFIkpTLdcanVEFVrT09vQPrC3NVi/s1600-h/1+Peterson+presenting+his+research.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxbVSyBZvS-qZRtNKNKhkoAqP3dtMSJDIVCzlqk9tq3VCYHinPJ67PM0TLri0GEZTnIyGez5LAl7odQ_CpORc888tt9UhaJjNxB7u_rLOqMJc653vdFIkpTLdcanVEFVrT09vQPrC3NVi/s320/1+Peterson+presenting+his+research.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431209506808864066" /></a><br />Scott Peterson presenting his research.<br /><br />Another day down and two presentations closer to being out of the U.S. The weather is beginning to turn and they're predicting 3-6in. of snow by tomorrow night. Hopefully the predictions are incorrect, but if they aren't it should be done and the snow should be cleared by the time we start our trecks to the airport.HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-48101085605726579592010-01-05T20:38:00.001-06:002010-01-05T20:38:28.955-06:00Building Anticipation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQXauSv9KpSWf91t2d_i_yLD7g_-0xXwp70d8dh1NRx9Oe8_ZxxNprfyh0lM4k3vVxqFOcVO5hvZRUUiVHEE4c4jt8Ea55_egTg3YBF3XQ4TWBgNHphv6V8PN0kbrRTkYt2bZokt4zjem/s1600-h/P1040003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQXauSv9KpSWf91t2d_i_yLD7g_-0xXwp70d8dh1NRx9Oe8_ZxxNprfyh0lM4k3vVxqFOcVO5hvZRUUiVHEE4c4jt8Ea55_egTg3YBF3XQ4TWBgNHphv6V8PN0kbrRTkYt2bZokt4zjem/s320/P1040003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423127600203377714" /></a><br />The excitement builds as we get closer to our departure from the U.S. The students are currently presenting about their individual topics which range from plane etiquette to animals we'll encounter on our excursions. Only three more days until we get to kiss this cold weather goodbye!HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-862457705714658124.post-87122765489519305532010-01-05T20:03:00.016-06:002010-07-22T11:10:08.034-06:00Student Profiles<div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenQWm0UXCYwN9mi_MxlBy5N8UfaqSUBpcbvBpGvkjT0Jn60VisCtib2n9ojyiD4OoPPvZMoIHcorwdcxn3eV2Rde-HxbWUh2KXYunHoR7yqKNNFUJCWShJE63nxTVd1dCglUR5V-9mbqY/s1600-h/austin.JPG"></a></p><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenQWm0UXCYwN9mi_MxlBy5N8UfaqSUBpcbvBpGvkjT0Jn60VisCtib2n9ojyiD4OoPPvZMoIHcorwdcxn3eV2Rde-HxbWUh2KXYunHoR7yqKNNFUJCWShJE63nxTVd1dCglUR5V-9mbqY/s1600-h/austin.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenQWm0UXCYwN9mi_MxlBy5N8UfaqSUBpcbvBpGvkjT0Jn60VisCtib2n9ojyiD4OoPPvZMoIHcorwdcxn3eV2Rde-HxbWUh2KXYunHoR7yqKNNFUJCWShJE63nxTVd1dCglUR5V-9mbqY/s1600-h/austin.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenQWm0UXCYwN9mi_MxlBy5N8UfaqSUBpcbvBpGvkjT0Jn60VisCtib2n9ojyiD4OoPPvZMoIHcorwdcxn3eV2Rde-HxbWUh2KXYunHoR7yqKNNFUJCWShJE63nxTVd1dCglUR5V-9mbqY/s1600-h/austin.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenQWm0UXCYwN9mi_MxlBy5N8UfaqSUBpcbvBpGvkjT0Jn60VisCtib2n9ojyiD4OoPPvZMoIHcorwdcxn3eV2Rde-HxbWUh2KXYunHoR7yqKNNFUJCWShJE63nxTVd1dCglUR5V-9mbqY/s1600-h/austin.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 208px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423444674905735026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenQWm0UXCYwN9mi_MxlBy5N8UfaqSUBpcbvBpGvkjT0Jn60VisCtib2n9ojyiD4OoPPvZMoIHcorwdcxn3eV2Rde-HxbWUh2KXYunHoR7yqKNNFUJCWShJE63nxTVd1dCglUR5V-9mbqY/s320/austin.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="right">Austin Akins<br />Year: Junior<br />Major: English Lit<br />Hometown: Holliday, TX<br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aCbxVW7fgm6zJFTWrvNXzFDqG8nSMRDRi-rOR7h3hwwXz04_1V_rBGINaqpUSB54tUrbzRmZCITyDq3S4AgC-1EcosA-YxuyGP9V0Fn8EYGU40mkVV_ms10M_Xp87P1hlTKlHQ9JWvBF/s1600-h/adam.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 196px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423461394427812770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMV__FbMlb2ARDRxi1sW8Nn0jb71114lVKdAQiIXygQn4v_6iQ7anUt5_Q5XZx5sY97mM3Hchrlxw_y6_8j6YdskUl-ABaBHkvbEvcVKiP5ZjpFvr2TYmwEBoQ26S4Ea7lZWLFvp0Ak5b/s320/ben.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ben Jones<br />Year: Junior<br />Major: Business Administration<br />Hometown: Hastings, NE </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqa256CJOGDDHdjctTS1i0QdMqKo5Vi43sHks_grJUoh4n0AN4SLIChJZGJ1OIbaMH6f3pTtrXlv_ntpQ20ISJuu5B4iLwwF7c0_tcb0_ELOwliaN0d7rZiW15d6biR-Xa6gX9WBF97Yza/s1600-h/mattk.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 159px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423446606429795522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq3BqnClv065C1mWoVLF07Ol9ZiPg650-OviYWdUVrnlczWTuB-44jn-sjrKuuNe3GXf2CZF_ABjUDoth0YSS7cO3NJt-fmXQlnqaU84XJE3REt_hcEC88M4fLupwdz-Wf5NkkvjsUwHe/s320/mattm.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right">Matt Moore<br />Year: Senior<br />Major: Business<br />Hometown: Chattanooga, TN<br /></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8VnTF-cR1o_7uxxhInYDYTaZoHmIdOKqyZIP34inIA7wK88bMUInwry29ehuUxLAIdQLtRyh8ungbdN1g3DdQkWiCbBLtAwt52kuGud62HO2phyB5M6baITuSmSJ9SLaJtHE7rXht7Hi/s1600-h/grant.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 176px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423446790445457074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8VnTF-cR1o_7uxxhInYDYTaZoHmIdOKqyZIP34inIA7wK88bMUInwry29ehuUxLAIdQLtRyh8ungbdN1g3DdQkWiCbBLtAwt52kuGud62HO2phyB5M6baITuSmSJ9SLaJtHE7rXht7Hi/s320/grant.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Grant Nagaki<br />Year: Sophomore<br />Major: Health Systems<br />Hometown: Scottsbluff, NE </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzu_wdzvKn2oqMBu6Nb5ko-rz0A-N72H5Dt-6W30-cKEiVhK4BcEptpSuIMkog0bzgsTU8YT8ri-P8V_E5W4ki0yTpfyoaof9sZ4qIQNt-v68U72AlU-vy6qUkJa5YE8HgLS2pTvWJ4tvu/s1600-h/scott.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 201px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423446994515864754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzu_wdzvKn2oqMBu6Nb5ko-rz0A-N72H5Dt-6W30-cKEiVhK4BcEptpSuIMkog0bzgsTU8YT8ri-P8V_E5W4ki0yTpfyoaof9sZ4qIQNt-v68U72AlU-vy6qUkJa5YE8HgLS2pTvWJ4tvu/s320/scott.JPG" /></a><br />Scott Peterson<br />Year: Senior<br />Major: Economics/Business Administration<br />Hometown: Broken Bow, NE </div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"></div><div align="right"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrms9Oj24aReZPx-rSv5-dQX4Xt8FN8jCeQSTyLrIMN_efSE8dd140R9PLO-WScTYXbidHSb4c8Cx5A2s47PgyjIoOQPwARmPGwBixsHqTQUwI5zg6rdUMvttBpdwZLy5DhvFVMpkRKwZ/s1600-h/chris.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 192px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423447233162316818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrms9Oj24aReZPx-rSv5-dQX4Xt8FN8jCeQSTyLrIMN_efSE8dd140R9PLO-WScTYXbidHSb4c8Cx5A2s47PgyjIoOQPwARmPGwBixsHqTQUwI5zg6rdUMvttBpdwZLy5DhvFVMpkRKwZ/s320/chris.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Christopher Plummer<br />Year: Junior<br />Major: Marketing<br />Hometown: Bridgeport, NE</div>HC Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455330431423511343noreply@blogger.com0