Author Archive: Kimberly Olivares

Our days in Costa Rica as a group have come to an end but we sure did end with a great day.  We started our day after a wonderful nights sleep at the Park Inn hotel. Then we went to… (READ MORE)

Today was an amazing day that I will never forget. We stared our day really early in order to make it on time to our beach destination. We had breakfast in the port and right after we set off to… (READ MORE)

Quaking in this Cold Weather Today we started our day by going to the Monteverde Reserve. At the reserve Adrianna told us about the changing weather in this region. This side of Costa Rica is supposed to be colder and… (READ MORE)

Fun in the clouds  Today we had a day of travel and fun. We left Rancho Margot straight after breakfast and had a stop along the way. We stopped at a lovely rest stop with a gorgeous view. I had… (READ MORE)

As one of the few people who actually slept in the bunks I would like to share my experience with the rest of my peers who didn’t. After the initial surprise at seeing our different sleeping arrangements, I quickly got… (READ MORE)

Tirimbina and more travel Today we started our day by separating into the two groups. As part of the environmental science group we went to Tirimbina Rainforest Center. We learned that Tirimbina has won many awards/certification for their preservation of… (READ MORE)

3 Reasons why this day was super fun So today we left the beautiful lodge up in the hills of Turrialba. The descent was so beautiful and gave me time to reflect on the last few days. Of all the… (READ MORE)

If I were to explain this day to a Psychology major, I would say that it was full of small insights. We learned about the CATIE grad school program and honestly it felt nice to be in a class room… (READ MORE)

Today David took us back to the Banana Plantation that we had seen yesterday on our walk to waste disposal. It was interesting to actually see how they transport the bananas from the actual plantation to the place where they… (READ MORE)

In the few days that I have been here in Costa Rica I have been mistaken for a Costa Rican woman three times. All of these times have been by residents of this country but not natives. The first time… (READ MORE)