i keep coming across these birds that i think are called agulas - there must be a nest of them between the school and my house. like most birds they hop around in the branches overhead, but they´re humongous - i´m talking turkey big - and are really clumsy up there. then they make this noise that sounds a lot like a sqwawk followed by a fart.
i spent about 7 hours in the santa elena reserve yesterday -- another cloud forest with both primary and seconda
ry growth. after hiking the majority of the trails all afternoon, i went on a night hike that was wonderful. all kind of little critters hidden during the day become active at night - walking sticks, spiders, may beetles, crickets, frogs and toads, and even a kinajou. bats attracted to our torches flew overhead and our guide, memo (guillermo) explained that over 50% of all mam
mal species here are bats (i can´t wait to see more). a collared pecary (looks a little like my power animal, the wild boar) adopted by the biologists at the reserve decided to join us on the hike. the pecary, charlie, would wonder off the trail to find some delicious leaves and then scare the crap out of us by rejoining us without warning. we were careful not to be too surprised - if pecaries get scared the spines on their back raise and they emit a vomitous odor.
the stars were out for the first time during my stay in monteverde, which made the motorcycle ride back even cooler.
generally, i´m having a wonderful time. most of it i spent not thinking about business school -- when i do i find that it stresses me out more than anything. why don´t i just move to the pacific nw and settle down with some fellow tree hugger. ¿do i need this? if anyone has any words of wisdom, please email.
ok, one last comment - don´t come to costa rica if you want your money to last. this place is a haven for american tourists and the prices reflect it. everywhere else in latin america is probably a lot cheaper...
i spent about 7 hours in the santa elena reserve yesterday -- another cloud forest with both primary and seconda
ry growth. after hiking the majority of the trails all afternoon, i went on a night hike that was wonderful. all kind of little critters hidden during the day become active at night - walking sticks, spiders, may beetles, crickets, frogs and toads, and even a kinajou. bats attracted to our torches flew overhead and our guide, memo (guillermo) explained that over 50% of all mam
mal species here are bats (i can´t wait to see more). a collared pecary (looks a little like my power animal, the wild boar) adopted by the biologists at the reserve decided to join us on the hike. the pecary, charlie, would wonder off the trail to find some delicious leaves and then scare the crap out of us by rejoining us without warning. we were careful not to be too surprised - if pecaries get scared the spines on their back raise and they emit a vomitous odor.
the stars were out for the first time during my stay in monteverde, which made the motorcycle ride back even cooler.generally, i´m having a wonderful time. most of it i spent not thinking about business school -- when i do i find that it stresses me out more than anything. why don´t i just move to the pacific nw and settle down with some fellow tree hugger. ¿do i need this? if anyone has any words of wisdom, please email.
ok, one last comment - don´t come to costa rica if you want your money to last. this place is a haven for american tourists and the prices reflect it. everywhere else in latin america is probably a lot cheaper...
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