Hola Amigos! “Policy Sara” here. Sara Hall to m
y friends and family back home. In a group of 25 students there are 4 Sara(h)s , so seeing as I am a member of the policy team that is what I am now called. Welcome to my first blog ever. So much to tell! This weekend was a whirlwind adventure. The highlight was most definitely seeing 30 scarlet macaws at once on our Saturday afternoon lagoon hike. It was a beautiful and rare sight to behold. Many of us stood in awe for a half hour unable to turn away as the birds flew from the food tree to their perching tree. On the same hike I saw my first monkey of the trip which Shanley and I were quite excited about, let me tell you. I think the hike itself was a short preview of what is to come on the Sirena trek—lots and lots and lots of mud. Imagine getting back to the station with only 30 minutes until leaving for a fancy happy hour and a night at the disco. What are 20 girls, sweaty and covered in mud to do with only two showers? Answer: out door sink shower. It was quite entertaining as well as environmentally friendly. Once we all finally smelled well enough to reenter the real world (read: no longer smelling like a zoo mixed with a gym
locker) , we hoped in the lovely air conditioned vans and drove to a beautiful resort on the top of a cliff overlooking the ocean for happy hour. A mojito has never tasted so good.
y friends and family back home. In a group of 25 students there are 4 Sara(h)s , so seeing as I am a member of the policy team that is what I am now called. Welcome to my first blog ever. So much to tell! This weekend was a whirlwind adventure. The highlight was most definitely seeing 30 scarlet macaws at once on our Saturday afternoon lagoon hike. It was a beautiful and rare sight to behold. Many of us stood in awe for a half hour unable to turn away as the birds flew from the food tree to their perching tree. On the same hike I saw my first monkey of the trip which Shanley and I were quite excited about, let me tell you. I think the hike itself was a short preview of what is to come on the Sirena trek—lots and lots and lots of mud. Imagine getting back to the station with only 30 minutes until leaving for a fancy happy hour and a night at the disco. What are 20 girls, sweaty and covered in mud to do with only two showers? Answer: out door sink shower. It was quite entertaining as well as environmentally friendly. Once we all finally smelled well enough to reenter the real world (read: no longer smelling like a zoo mixed with a gym locker) , we hoped in the lovely air conditioned vans and drove to a beautiful resort on the top of a cliff overlooking the ocean for happy hour. A mojito has never tasted so good. The night progress to dinner at an authentic Costa Rican restaurant and dancing at, Lucille’s, la discoteque, where we were the only patrons for a good hour, as it was only about 9:30. Once the locals showed up they were quite amused by the dancing gringos and gringas, watching from the outskirts, waiting for us to leave to have their dance floor back.
Despite partying, the ziplining, and the movie night, I am learning a ton.(Mom and Dad, this is for your benefit...) Being on the policy team, we have interviewed numerous locals about Carara National Park and gotten their views on how to
get the comminty and the local schools more involved in the Scarlet Macaw Conservation Project. I love being immersed in the rainforest and the local community. Today's highlight was definitely going to the school, although I'm sure the teacher's were not as pleased to see us. As soon as we pulled out our cameras the kids came running out of the classrooms jabbering rapidly in Spanish, all wanting to have their photo taken. All in all it has been a great trip so far.
get the comminty and the local schools more involved in the Scarlet Macaw Conservation Project. I love being immersed in the rainforest and the local community. Today's highlight was definitely going to the school, although I'm sure the teacher's were not as pleased to see us. As soon as we pulled out our cameras the kids came running out of the classrooms jabbering rapidly in Spanish, all wanting to have their photo taken. All in all it has been a great trip so far. 
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