Arrival at San Jose

 Well, I am happy to report that our travel here was completely uneventful (I am not sure one wants excitement when flying). We arrived with the same number of students we left with, our pilot skillfully avoided (most) storms and turbulences, and everyone cleared customs and immigration.

Flying into San Jose

Our amazing guide Mark met us at the airport with our bus and took us to lunch at a typical restaurant, where we sampled Costa Rian dishes. 

We then were taken to our hotel and assigned rooms (with complimentary cat). 

La Rosa de America

The grounds were absolutely amazing, with plants in bloom one only knows from pictures, such as a Frangipani tree, jasmines, hibiscus, and this angle trumpet tree. We also found a mango tree and some of us sampled the ripe dropped fruit.

Then we got an Intro to Costa Rican history followed by supper for those not too tired or full (which mostly was us adults). 

Most amazing thing list (as per the students)

• none of the luggage got lost
• lunch was soooo good
• the hotel set in all the cool tropical vegetation, WITH cat
• intro to peaceful Costa Rican history
• big angel trumpet tree in full bloom
• driving through and seeing the city
• all the colors and murals
• best food ever, especially the grilled shrimp
• the climate difference, and the moisture
• having a window seat
• all the different vegetation, the different everything environment
• expectation were broken, in a good way

Picture of the day: Student interacting with the local wildlife: