Más y más

(More and more)

The more I do, the less time I have to blog! Bear with me, as I will try to continue sharing my stories and pictures. =)

Green/black poison frog (center of picture)

Un natillera (bread with butter and sour cream)

Last Tuesday I went to Museo del Oro (Museum of Gold)

They had a feline exhibit with different pre-historic statues of felines.

Interactive Game!

Most of the gold had influence from the nature around - here are some frogs (ranas)

Crocodile

Frog with a moustache?

Ceramic Crocodiles!

And now onto interesting foods! Or at the very least, delicious foods!

Interesting candy

Watermelon smoothie!

Arroz con pollo

My roommate Barbara and the cooking teacher - who brought cake and ice cream for her birthday.

It seems as though Costa Ricans celebrate birthdays the same way we do. =)

Oh, you want to know how to sing "Happy Birthday" in Spanish? Well here goes (to the same tune):

♪♫ Feliz cumpleaños a ti, feliz cumpleaños a ti, feliz cumpleaños a (name), feliz cumpleaños a ti ♪♫

And now, off to the wood factory!

These pieces are from a Guanacaste, the national tree of Costa Rica. It is illegal to cut down trees anywhere in Costa Rica without a permit - and for every tree you cut down, you have to plant seven more. The Guanacaste can't even be cut down with a permit - you can only obtain its wood if it falls on its own.

Bead-making machine

Cool wood statue

Step-by-step process of making a mug

Aren't these fun?

Wood chips in a spinner

Finished product

Walking tree! It's roots are above the ground and they move too



That's it for today! Stay tuned for adventures at Costa Rican soccer games and Panama!