Whitewater rafting!!

I wish I had more time to blog so that I could write immediately following an activity, but the rooms don't have internet access and we are just BUSY all time.

Let's see, Monday morning we had a lesson on water around the world with an emphasis on fresh water.  The instructor at Sarapiqui gave a lesson on PH/acid and other elements in the water and then the students actually tested the water in the Sarapiqui River to see how healthy it is.  They also collected living organisms and catagorized them as those that are pollution tolerant or not.  Turns out the river is very healthy!

After lunch we went whitewater rafting.  It is so fun!  Some notes to myself:  1)  Don't forget the students' signed waivers, 2) Keep student room keys in my room and SAFETY PIN my room key to my shorts, 3) Wear a bathing suit and wet shoes - EVERYTHING will be soaking wet, 4) Take up money in Oklahoma for those wanting to pitch in to buy a CD of photographs that their photographer takes.  There is no way to take our own pictures while we're busy rowing, 5) Pozo Azul Adventures provides a towel to dry off with before boarding their bus back to the hotel.

In the evening we had a cooking class.  Dona Hilda demonstrated how to make pataconas (fried plantains) and empanadas.  It was great.  Abe, one of our guides, found a couple of tree frogs and surprised the kids with them after we ate.  One frog immediately jumped on a girl's head and of course everyone screamed.  They loved it!