18 September 2006

Travelin'

Hello Again Friends

A weekend has passed, which means we had our first group trip away from San José. This weekend we traveled to the province of Limón, located on the Caribbean coast. Limón province is the poorest province in Costa Rica and has been a neglected province for almost all of its history, for reasons that are long in explanation!

The purpose of our trip was mainly culture exposure as well as hearing the opinions of people from Limón itself about their opinions of the country, the government, and how they’re treated. It was an eye-opener, including Independence Day craziness, interesting interviews, and a lively English-speaking Baptist church.

On our way to Limón, we stopped at three interesting places: a coffee plantation, a banana plantation, and a pineapple field. So, I thought I’d throw in a picture of each of those for your entertainment. Unfortunately, I didn't get blogger to upload the pictures, so I'm using Flickr instead. Go here

So, there’s your cultural education for the day. I had a decent time in Limón, including a visit to the Caribbean sea, which was amazing!

Hope you are all doing well. More later on life in general. Two weeks from today I head to Nicaragua!

2 comments:

whistler said...

Nikkiiii!! Hi. I hope you're doing amazing. You're not around to call me stupid pants anymore. :-(. But that's ok because you're in a better place. be good! :-)
lainers

Wesley said...

it sounds like you having such fun... am kinda jealous wishing i could be off in some latin american country. i love your stories, but wish there were more awesome pics.