Day 3 Nature walk

Hi friends and family,
                Today half of our group started the day by learning how to milk the cows that provide all of our dairy products for meals. Then the other joined for breakfast, which was rice and beans (as usual), cheese, fresh water melon and cantaloupe, and this bread thing (we don’t know the name). Then we spent our morning in the classroom working on refining our driving question for our projects. We took a quick mental/coffee break then continued our hard work on our project. Then we had lunch, which consisted of rice and beans (shocker, right?), beef stew, fresh salad, and steamed veggies. It’s been really cool to see all the different groups and organizations gathering together for meal time, learning about each other’s studies. We then headed off to the Monte Verde cloud forest reserve for a hike. Our experience guides pointed out all sorts of birds, mammals, insects, and plants that are native to Costa Rica. Some of our favorites included Spider Monkeys, Sloths, and every color bird you could imagine.




 Some of our guides could makes just about every bird call possible, we found our self-searching for the nearby bird then realizing it was just our guide.   Then we enjoyed some tasty treats while sitting in the hummingbird gallery.    

  
 Then we headed back to UGA for a little down time before dinner. For dinner, we had rice and beans, a ground beef dish, fresh salad, steamed veggies, and the famous hot cocoa that causes chaos every time it is brought out. It is so delicious that we all sprint to the counter so we can get a sip before it’s all gone. We headed back to the classroom after dinner to get some more work done on our projects and round out a day’s work. We’re looking forward to more fun and adventures, we love and miss you all!
Love,
Gabby and Maggie


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