Countdown to Costa Rica

 Just a few days until we are on the plane for beautiful Costa Rica!


Check back here each evening, starting June 21, for that day's field research and excursion experiences.




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Day one - travel

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 What is up Gang!! We are writing this the patio outside of the chocolate factory!! You might be wondering how we ended up in this situation.  First we flew to Houston where we the airplane ran out of space so we had to check our bags😾 But it worked out for the best, because we didn't have to lug our luggage. While waiting for our second flight Evie had the (probably) the best bagel of her life. (we think she is bluffing) Then we hopped on our 3ish hour flight where we experienced the most extreme turbulence of all time, and some epic clouds.  Next we embarked on our journey with trusty Gonzalo!! He drove us through some beautiful mountains, grass, rolling hills, a lot of cows, and geothermic vents.  Then around dark we arrived at FINCA LA ANITA!!! We ate dinner and had an amazing mystery dessert.  Once we were settled in our cabin we fell asleep to the sounds of all the bugs and birds! When the sun rose we could see how pretty the farm is! Anyways! We are abou...
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Day Two

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Hello Families. Though we long for sleep, we must appease your worried minds, so we write to you of our travels. First we toured the cacao factory, and learned all about the history of cacao in central and south America. Then we sampled many delicious chocolates with no milk, as milk ruins everything and has no place in chocolate. Instead, we drank ground cacao with warm water and sugar, it was pretty good.  After a tasty lunch we went to the lab for the first time, watched several clips about ants, and where divided into groups. No one knows how, the scientists wrote various symbols next to our names, stared for a few minutes, and poof it was done. We started our first experiment to practice the scientific method, testing different environments for bacteria.  Then we took a bus back to the cabins, hung out with friends for a bit, and enjoyed dinner with caramelized bananas and cacao as dessert. The scientists then divided us into two groups. While half of us braved the danger...
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Day Four

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