Tico Rules---the lack of

On Friday we went on our first field trip for session two. It was nice to finally spend some time with everyone and get to know the new kids. We went back to Curu where we had gone last semester so we were able to tell the new kids all about the history and the Monkeys.

From there we went Snorkeling! I was a bit skeptical about what I would see but it ended up being amazing. i probably saw 10 different kinds of fish and a star fish . It is not quite intense as the amazing pictures you see in Costa Rica but it is pretty intense in the fact that you pay $5 get some flippers, get in a boat and then they stop in the middle of the ocean by a rock and say "Here is a mask HAVE FUN!" of course that is in Spanish. No formal training no rules, I did however manage to break them though... I wanted to swim out to this other rock but he called us back.

The overall experience reminded me of Horseback riding, they put you on a horse slapped its butt and it started running. You had to figure out the rest.

We spent the rest of the afternoon on a beautiful white sand beach with a bunch of rich ticos. Here is cost $7 for a beach chair and you had to pay to hike in the Jungle. We got lots of free pineapple and watermelon though.

After the trip we hit up the Carnival for its grand opening! The lack of regulations were great here too, Carnival rides have never been SO fun! The atmosphere was great too it was so layed back no bells or whistles it was actually kinda quite.