100% Aventura

This weekend I went to Monte Verde , our last excursion with ISA. It was by far the most different of all the places we visited. Monte verde is a mountain locale with a spin-filled, nauseating  drive up the mountain. There were plenty of hills and dirt roads, our walk into town was a rough 10 minutes lol . It definitely had a country side- mountain- town feel to it. Which I liked because I despise being in really touristy locations. We stayed at the El Establo mountain hotel it was a beautiful place.  The hotel is so big and it is much colder up there. no bathing suits or sunglasses needed! It was a race against the sun every evening, because I could never manage to see the entire sun set. #BUMMER  I love sun sets in costa rica.. its something we always take for granted back home. The sun setting means the end of a day, and the sky transforms in to various colors, it's really just the greatest.

We went ziplining ! which was really the greatest part about the trip. Ziplining above and through the trees was incredible. We went on the longest zipline in Latin america, as well as the grand finale , the Mega Tarzan bungee swing! Once we finished the 12 lines we reached a long wobbly wire bridge , at the end were two men waiting to strap us up to the bungee swing. once your all strapped up at the waist they tell you to hold on, open the small gate door and basically push you off lol. you free fall for 148 feet until the bungee catches and your swinging around like Tarzan. It was awesome... I'd definitely do it again. Im very sore but  this was well preparation for  my bungee jumping experience , that I plan on doing before I leave here. just the thought of it gives me goose bumps, but I want to be able to say that I did it so it's on my to do list!

Me and Anabel also took advantage of our free time and went on a coffee tour in Monte Verde. It was very interesting , I learned more than I anticipated.  We went to el Trapiche, where they showed us how coffee is grown and processed, I learned so much about coffee, its actually incredible.. did you know that its a fruit? and that it gets all its flavor from the roasting process? I learned about dark roast and light roast, and how coffee is a huge source of income for countries that mass produce coffee. We also learned about sugar cane and cocoa beans. It was an enriching experience, the farm is family owned and our guide was knowledgable and awesome.

Now that morning classes are over, I find myself with a very large amount of spare time. I have class at 1pm everyday which can be a blessing and a curse. Today me and Anabel took an adventurous walk , to no where specific.. but we found many interesting locations. So thats our new thing... exploring San jose. When were bored indoors, it feels so guilty! not taking advantage of  the weather and time here.