Almost...

finished with Quarter 1 at school!  I can't believe it!  The past week and a half I've felt somewhat like a chicken with my head cut off.  I've had lots to do and not much time to do it, so it's been interesting.  But I did take last weekend to rest and relax on the beach.  This was my first beach trip, and it definitely won't be my last!

 

 

A few of my coworkers and I drove to the coast right after school on Friday.  We went to Manuel Antonio, which was about 3 and a half hours away.  Of course it was raining, with traffic, so it took a little longer.  Nevertheless, we arrived and found a hostel for the weekend. 

 

I'd heard such great things about Manuel Antonio, because they have a national park as well.  Therefore, we were able to wake up and go to the national park, walk a little bit, see some wildlife, and go to a more "private" beach inside the park.  My goal was to see monkeys... and all I saw on the beach were some iguanas, and lovely raccoons that were trying to open our bags and steal our things.  They were sneaky, even after we moved our bags... twice.  Besides the raccoons and iguanas, we didn't see much on the way in, or at the beach.  However, on the way out we were able to experience the capuchin monkeys swinging and running across the street, while a howler monkey climbed as far away as he could from the flock of humans staring at him.  We also spotted a snake, some birds, a frog, and a deer.  So overall, I'd say it was a success :)

 

Wildlife in Manuel Antonio National Park

 

 

 

 

 

And praise the Lord Almighty because we get 2 days off of school the week after next :)  They normally have a week off after the end of the quarter, but they took that out.  Luckily, they decided to add a 2 day break for us, so I'm looking forward to that weekend so we can take another trip... somewhere!  Stay tuned :)