August 3rd:
We woke up this morning to meet Peggy, Steve, Jimmy and the rest of the teams in the lobby of Adventure Inn for breakfast... I can already tell that the fruit on this trip is going to be amazing! (Piña! Yum!!) As tired as we were, we were so excited to begin our first full day in Costa Rica!!
We all packed our bags and boarded a tour bus to make our way to La Selva Biological Station. Everyone introduced themselves, and we started to get to know the members of the other three teams:
The Frogger Loggers: Einstein Fellows from all over the east coast - Melissa (Indiana), Rhonda (Florida), Sam (North Carolina) and Mark (Michigan).
Team Erie: (All from Erie, Pennsylvania) Cindy, Laura, Lindsey, and Calvin.
Space Coast Eco Geeks: (All from Florida) Ryan, Angela, Sarah, and Ellen.
Our first stop along the tour was amazingly beautiful - Volcán Poás, one of Costa Rica's major volcanos. We hiked around the park, experiencing first hand some of the thickest fog I've ever seen! At such high altitude we were hot, sticky, and out of breath! Definitely going to have to get used to this weather (and never feeling dry again)
We stopped for a delicious lunch, did a bit more sight seeing, and eventually made it to our home for the next two weeks - La Selva Biological Station... Organización para Estudios Tropicales, and home to the TEAM network that sponsors ECO Classroom. We were greeted by Kenneth, who works at the station, given a safety protocol discussion, assigned rooms for the week, and let off for dinner and a free night! Megan, Nicole and I were assigned room "Iguana 2" each with our own bunk bed and closet segment. We're right next door to the other ladies of the trip, and down the road the boys were assigned a nice little cabin complete with a dining table (which we'd make great use of for game nights).
At this point I can't believe that our first day here is already over - but there's so much ahead of us I can't wait to get started!!
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