Final Project

Pics from our final project are on my other site...

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Macaw Sighting

We saw this amazing display of feathers on the way to Playa Samara at a restroom/food stop.  We think they were tourist friendly due to a nice perch out back and a seemingly endless trail of dropped snack foods, and left over lunch.  Still, what an amazing sight of majestic birds.  Probably 10 or 12 of them.  We also saw a family of howler monkeys but our little camera fogged up from the difference of a lower elevation and air conditioned bus.  Cute little guys...(though they can rip your face off)

-Sean

Time to Say Good-Bye

As much as we are ready for the comforts of home, we will really miss the UGA Monteverde campus and all the people here. We formed our little routines and got used to a new culture but maybe we will get to come back someday. Our projects finished out strong as we gave them some good options for a birding area in the botanical garden here. Sarah got to make brownies in the kitchen today from scratch which was an experience trying to communication ingredients in Spanish and no measuring utensils anywhere in sight. They turned out well despite all odds and we took them to the fiesta tonight to say good-bye to our friends on campus and some locals. Whitney had a blast dancing one last time and showing everyone the moves she has acquired. Tomorrow morning we will head to Playa Samara to enjoy the beach and the Pacific Ocean as well as some good restaurants hopefully. We don't know what the internet situation will be like there but hopefully we will be able to update. If not we will catch up when we return to the States.

Work Progress

Here is a sneak peek at what we are finishing up and presenting tomorrow.  I've been blessed with an amazing group that is great to work with.

who knew bananagram tiles could be so helpfun in developing a structural model  

Fountain Design

Base Map and planting prelims

The Art of Napping

Saving the Earth (as Whitney says)

We got to offset the carbon we used to travel to Costa Rica and back by planting trees here. The girls were very excited to dig the holes and put the trees in. Whitney was very glad to be green like Fancy Nancy and help the earth by making some shade.

Half Birthday

Sarah's family passed down the tradition of half birthdays and a fun time to celebrate half way until your next birthday with half a cake. Haley turned two and a half July 23 so we got to celebrate in Costa Rica. The kitchen staff here was sweet to make her half a cake to carry on our tradition and she had the biggest half birthday party she will ever have with about a hundred people singing to her. They even obliged to putting sprinkles on it like Whitney asked them to. Haley was a little overwhelmed and almost broke into tears when it was time to blow out the candle but she enjoyed the cake! It was a special time for our family to celebrate our precious Haley Baley.