First night at Hotel Valle Escondido Taking a walk into Santa Elena Tour of the Monteverde Cloud Forest with Mark Wainwright and Ricky Guindon One of many trips for ice cream at La Lecheria Climbing a strangler fig in the Cloud Forest Preparing a “cena tipica” at the Monteverde Institute Identifying wildlife at CIEE with Luisa Weekly Frisbee game at the Friends School Gathering data at Finca Rodriguez Planting outfits Prepping the July 4th dinner Learning the Bachata dance style Birdwatching in the Lowlands Relaxing by the Gulf of Nicoya Milking cows at the CIEE farm Rainbow! Las Carreras de Cinta at the San Luis Festival