https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog daily 1.0 2024-07-21 https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/m5dq00mrrehbgyz8s0cptgosu1xd2y monthly 0.5 2024-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/1708273744115-SBDC5F5PWO4DLJIZ9UGE/Untitled+design.png Blog - Prologue - Make it stand out The red pin points to Tres Rios which is where I will be staying. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-1 monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/d21c4b68-14b0-41d3-b6ab-d47d084a8222/73042133082__3F497916-745E-4C81-BD5B-8306F4A0B1DC.jpeg Blog - Chapter 1 - Make it stand out The sunset over Miami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/708355a1-1769-4364-9091-da880c34f1a9/IMG_3971.jpeg Blog - Chapter 1 - Make it stand out At AFS headquarters in San Jose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/b33d8b52-a249-40ed-9612-46bff51b1f3e/WhatsApp+Image+2024-02-25+at+09.57.45.jpeg Blog - Chapter 1 - Make it stand out A tree in San Jose on the drive to Tres Rios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/2ab50f03-ad2e-47ee-aa33-f9f9df92f03b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-02-25+at+14.49.46.jpeg Blog - Chapter 1 - Make it stand out The view from my host family’s house in Tres Rios. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/btis4530z8oelbs1fvvq0pioxez28m monthly 0.5 2024-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/b9296297-bcd6-4b02-918f-f00e0136ca3f/mountainsfromtheroad.jpeg Blog - Chapter 2 - Make it stand out One of the many mountains in and around Tres Rios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/12f2ee54-0710-400e-bf40-a5e07f9ebb3d/mountains1.jpeg Blog - Chapter 2 - Make it stand out Clouds over La Carpintera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/0eefb49c-3325-4d62-a01d-9c109a682011/doggie.jpeg Blog - Chapter 2 - Make it stand out One of my host mom’s sister’s puppies. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-3 monthly 0.5 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/aab27304-277a-422f-b26c-4f1edeb0ea99/D5B703CF-E323-4EB6-A245-9F7F9C2D1C96.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out The view from the car driving up the mountains above Cartago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/a196bb07-c51b-449b-a1e0-46be03d60642/55F3BD44-467E-4AE0-A993-3476BA50BF9F.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out Yeah, I really do love the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/e6a23613-2e1b-4dd2-996f-bc430af4468a/2A6F79B1-91AE-4CB9-9320-89F89C276DD9.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out In the forest which felt reminiscent of the wooded back country on a few islands in Maine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/dacac162-8272-49bc-9983-29b420c664fd/FBD0497E-F8BC-4836-8E9B-4F51C4B01BC6.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out On the other side of that mountain is Irazú. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/c4818ef6-08a5-4173-9524-a6a0753dd496/2067272E-C119-4DA3-87BA-14F47A5F8531.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out More mountain shots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/80eda221-9f0a-4a23-9a33-db89ea8de9b3/8279DF49-6FC4-447C-9B8F-41020D6A621C.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out The pictures do not do the place justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/82c4e35d-6c9b-4279-96c8-a40f9ff47981/30664825-F942-4097-8F76-0538331BD616.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out Proof that I in fact was there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/e8a69c30-c6f6-454e-ae61-b4174dd83520/D1EFF175-8BD9-40BA-98A9-0EE59D05989C.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out This one is for you Grandmom and Beanie, many of the trail signs were painted or etched with tiny birds, I’m not sure what this one is but I thought it was cute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/a9c91737-cdad-4757-b850-25560b6fc276/08FEC941-D9FB-4C85-A3D5-27E94B5C1778.JPG Blog - Chapter 3 - Make it stand out The view that was worth the grueling up hill climb. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-4 monthly 0.5 2024-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/39542413-6eb6-4d10-bfa3-56caa9ab1654/45BCA0F0-9869-4314-9AA0-030F53A9B4CC.JPG Blog - Chapter 4 - Make it stand out More plants around school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/364cdef4-4c36-4bae-b79e-36b12cb5c001/2EBA582E-28FE-4E00-ADA1-F2A8432EBFDE_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 4 - Make it stand out A folder decorated for me by some new friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/ffea51eb-e4e5-4809-bdd3-e51cecbc7f4e/D9CDC5BA-6B62-458C-81FC-339DFB414C71.JPG Blog - Chapter 4 - Make it stand out One of a few campus dogs, Coco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5e0c85ba-d380-4fdf-af63-bcb5722dcc1e/2C619708-08E5-4767-A735-84870434BF8D.JPG Blog - Chapter 4 - Make it stand out Outside my social studies class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/3a9619a5-09ae-45eb-b008-4512df555cf9/807137AA-AD7A-418C-9EA8-E1651285DE4B.JPG Blog - Chapter 4 - Make it stand out One of the “hallways”. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-5 monthly 0.5 2024-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/d6d70b04-02d4-4dc1-84f4-e41a4b6aeb6c/IMG_4406.jpg Blog - Chapter 5 - Make it stand out Another photo of the view, I was able to see San Jose, but I’m not sure it showed up here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/b78e1545-fd8d-48c8-9bb0-64c13149054e/IMG_4467.jpeg Blog - Chapter 5 - Make it stand out The sunrise after midnight mass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/d7cd84fe-c508-42b7-b9c1-9742b8cdcebd/IMG_4386.jpeg Blog - Chapter 5 - Make it stand out The view from the grueling mountain hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/cfb25354-a510-49db-ae72-2e218dfaebd5/IMG_4418.jpeg Blog - Chapter 5 - Make it stand out Angel wings over Cartago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5eaf6c20-2063-4fc4-9d73-622a7336ca90/IMG_4448.jpeg Blog - Chapter 5 - Make it stand out One of the many gorgeous sunsets over Tres Rios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/09cc1003-ca03-40ed-8043-46dc94861059/25BB3CE0-50F7-4E36-8328-03F65B33AD97.jpg Blog - Chapter 5 - Make it stand out The moon over La Carpintera after a parade. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-6 monthly 0.5 2024-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/8d5282e0-cfcf-48c3-88a2-47231009f695/C7B448AF-E67E-4069-965C-0C9148750D76_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 6 - Make it stand out Sloth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/eec4b4dd-9e22-4b3b-b30e-3e628c68d406/7ACA954C-83C1-438E-86DA-3B2C7A39E30A_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 6 - Make it stand out More flowers in Heredia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/c8644cc8-e399-4420-9eb2-2c2b233571a3/AC188553-9A75-4EFC-B07F-9CE0FFD28FE8_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 6 - Make it stand out Flowers in Heredia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/78282861-0fbc-4e55-a4c5-ac0a71950aba/4E97CBE5-EFBA-4CF5-A5D0-59618244B0EA_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 6 - Make it stand out Fog on the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/75e13ed2-dfe2-4209-9bf6-30b1110d88d8/0D5724EB-9133-41BD-B4CD-0F997A8A4804_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 6 - Make it stand out My favorite mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/4dbb4159-1d2f-4f7a-b68c-cbd63d3c4cbe/AA6D41BC-C6F7-4C31-8509-EC6DBF3B3F13_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 6 - Make it stand out Sloth!! https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-7 monthly 0.5 2024-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/e007aca4-7936-476a-8ee2-5aa7a3e256f9/6B295590-ECB1-4402-9DC1-918DD1E7047B.jpeg Blog - Chapter 7 - Make it stand out From day 1 in 2008… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/902e43e4-856e-4895-8575-b55aab06215b/IMG_3919+2.jpeg Blog - Chapter 7 - Make it stand out To the day I left for Costa Rica… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/dc447811-fb0b-4436-9893-fdd4be425d15/IMG_2609.JPG Blog - Chapter 7 - Make it stand out And to the day she graduated, my friends were there as a substitute for my absence as she’s been there for many of them as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/1b2abad9-a34e-449b-b5b3-75a4f439b533/4DFBD0FB-9F62-4B1A-BEC4-7D7BE553324A.jpeg Blog - Chapter 7 - Make it stand out From my first day at Kindergarten… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/e1d5279a-d405-483c-923f-24c79255a90f/9375A330-9C46-41CD-9677-E65B38821DDA.jpeg Blog - Chapter 7 - Make it stand out My sister is just as lucky… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/586b47eb-0c5e-4986-9cf5-3042722af968/9C87DB0E-F94F-4584-82C6-55023BBB726B.jpeg Blog - Chapter 7 - Make it stand out She’s always been there to lift me up…. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-8 monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/2578c3be-2c78-40bf-853e-8218e245624c/50CDE2A7-B6E0-4F89-8D3B-9A8569615D72.JPG Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Morning fog over San Jose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/86cd6135-03a9-4cc4-b611-f83d6acb123c/B71B132E-A92A-43FC-94B8-014B5B2C253D_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Moon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/b43312ec-e2a9-4f4c-a41e-0a6824fde80e/54AED89B-714C-45C5-AD8F-4752D0E91F16.JPG Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Beach. My job is beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/69a06620-23c0-40e0-9d0c-841dd2df1cb8/ECFA383F-F2BF-418F-8B59-A3C85CE23033.JPG Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out More beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/d160e31c-5c94-4271-9360-b0fd9fed4367/F45B9733-1532-4BDB-B6EC-059A48C8B553.JPG Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/83ba680c-c954-4b6d-a1cd-62bce32acec8/B3F67619-599D-45BC-A87F-7B3F74D6E528.JPG Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out One of my favorite things, the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/fdbba230-39e5-4f9a-b9a7-84a822eac34f/B671A63A-04E2-4136-B968-4AACA9A6C65A.JPG Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Crocs!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/a1073250-c4f0-4a77-9e53-c5ffad789584/CD94E5A6-8F8A-49AD-BE6D-00AB08577F4B_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Here comes the rainy season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/ccff6c78-3f65-447a-8a92-c0faf9ba53d8/AF623AF7-6A18-4D42-A2D0-6840DE052EF6_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Flores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/48d27694-ec40-4ad2-8423-0c90613c1d5a/8B5AE0D4-F67E-4F2C-9181-710FD5FCD0AC_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 8 - Make it stand out Mas flores. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-9 monthly 0.5 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/c69ff432-6c92-4f81-8b61-f160c72c14d7/80B6ABDC-F057-466F-81ED-A0FACD3C77E6_4_5005_c.jpg Blog - Chapter 9 - Make it stand out Horses on Jaco beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/7f807c1c-d3cd-4e83-a50c-52f21e9743d5/2084F097-0234-47C5-9E7B-D234448FA947_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 9 - Make it stand out The sunset over Jaco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/86f98d3d-517b-4f6d-9129-64ca879c3989/13D2B0A8-090B-4F0E-A345-996B4DA6C421_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 9 - Make it stand out Painted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5fc935bd-b86e-4fcc-84ae-045221c2828f/50D37EF3-E745-4258-AE53-75D585DE332C_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 9 - Make it stand out Some perspective on just how large the mountains are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/44220ace-ebcf-4ae0-a51c-febc57a902e2/6607436C-5A4B-43D0-BF05-69CA2EB2CB8A_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 9 - Make it stand out Not much to be said here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/3b700735-6650-4ae2-9cde-30ccf19d69cc/396EE611-AC07-402A-907C-D233A6B3E611_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 9 - Make it stand out I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a dragon behind that cloud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5da44b27-37f5-439c-8c18-b74010825e95/34D86D0C-3D63-4ACC-B3AB-048927C6742C_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 9 - Make it stand out Clouds after the storm. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-9-1 monthly 0.5 2024-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/333e5d4a-bdc4-45b6-bd7d-65dcac2430ef/AF623AF7-6A18-4D42-A2D0-6840DE052EF6_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5ff2519f-0b09-49c5-ba32-d79ea290d7b1/12BD8CE3-09B8-4231-ADB6-7580A398F23A.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out I spotted this tree on my way from the AFS offices to my host community, the first glimpse at the wide array of beautiful natural elements I get to see every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/93f97efd-5276-480c-8201-b86f22b98101/DED0000A-484E-46E6-820C-42FD933CE2C1_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out My host mom has been nothing short of amazing. We have bonded over so much, for example this hike that was gruelingly up hill and hot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/ae38d2f6-9b0b-41ad-b9b1-af76661a05b0/B08FE567-CE68-45D6-BED1-5ED1C17C11B8_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out While this was a while before I left the country I thought I’d share one of my favorite photos from my surprise going away party. All of my closest friends were there and it meant a lot that so many people showed up to say they care and will miss me. (Photo credits to Emma and Didgy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/fdf60713-4c62-4a5f-917d-75db05744883/659F6BE4-C1AA-4C8C-9BDF-EB0852F40C6D.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out My first view of the mountains outside my door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/6d62068b-adfe-4122-a784-a313c099566a/B34C6040-2FE0-417B-BD39-F8F6988E305C.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out These wings over Cartago at a wedding venue. Not much more to say and while I haven’t gotten to explore Cartago much I’m hoping I will. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/319d7344-42d2-4d8e-98c1-3d8b5e79cd16/9DBE38D4-0C68-4669-9817-7E77F1A2FEB5_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Sometimes when I’m really missing home I’ll run to my local pulperías (bodega/corner store) and buy some instant mac, an Arizona, peanut butter, and an apple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/e08c8303-01fb-4524-9040-bb9a1e13d13a/7ACA954C-83C1-438E-86DA-3B2C7A39E30A.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/42144a9c-bc1f-48a0-8f23-668ccce4564b/082AE6F5-A086-4F5D-A1A6-CF7596BFEAD7_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Or I’ll run to the closest panadería (bakery) and grab a cinnamon bun, pour myself some coffee, and read a book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5b39ffe4-a273-4eba-a418-37e4600de173/8B5AE0D4-F67E-4F2C-9181-710FD5FCD0AC_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/38f832c3-ad6f-4f26-8898-a73791517d77/C3D12BA4-C9F4-4591-B77F-D718616D666F.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out I love cactuses, and yes that is the moon which was huge and not captured in all its glory through this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/63a3f828-434e-4b02-9337-ff8fc15c528d/41BA9249-4BA1-4F88-88C0-EAAF6B0A8624.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out This time I got to be on the mountain instead of looking up at it. The clouds never cease to amaze me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/4ef229c0-8593-465d-9ce0-d320ff366e91/2C619708-08E5-4767-A735-84870434BF8D.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out I was taken by surprise at the amount of my school that is outside. I love it and will miss being able to walk outside of my social studies class and there be a creek or leave physics and be greeted by a lemon tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/e6e379a9-1a36-4ceb-b3a1-609f553ca609/9B326176-52BF-443A-A2FD-743878109E6D_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out My host mom’s sister has puppies, frenchie puppies. They’re some of the cutest little smushy dogs I’ve ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/dc22795d-84dd-49da-8a6a-2c5790b1ae7d/9072F1F8-3D04-4A17-8518-6C27E06A52F2_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out And this one if the first of Costa Rica right before landing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/6c9bf004-3e32-4bbd-97b0-a98afa033199/6607436C-5A4B-43D0-BF05-69CA2EB2CB8A_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Just another gorgeous, guapa, linda, perfecto photo of the sun and the clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/23c9b3bf-e567-40bb-8284-775b3961f94d/E23CDDA3-FF8A-448C-AF24-F8E12495E53A.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/b285197c-39ee-4a82-ba48-1d63c329a6d3/3CFBB94E-71B1-4CE8-A601-91B646B9CFE7.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Pretty much without fail everyday the sunsets and golden hour are immaculate. This one was just especially gorgeous, but I guarantee at least half my camera roll is sunset photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/b175c41b-c289-4578-938a-04ef4720662b/EB694F1D-EC3D-42CB-BBD5-3F88E8EDE8FF_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out On mother’s day this year I sent my mom in the states flowers, it was hard not being there with her to celebrate however brunch with my host mom made it ok. In Costa Rica mother’s day is August 15th, but I decided to celebrate anyways with the woman who calls me her daughter for the year and I couldn’t be more grateful. We got Costa Rican pour over coffee and tortas with plantains and cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/3d43e092-155e-4a87-aa25-d2d36816f739/6B56DA7D-B7FB-4FE9-96C5-4573D3BF21AD_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5326f8a4-0037-4e3e-a82a-c2b7464c5628/8EBA9FF0-4AAB-45F6-A3BA-36EEF5CE2390_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out My favorite part of my school day is walking from my bus stop to the house with the mountains behind me everything feels alright in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/61a57bee-5a81-4975-b537-f5a0e001ba6f/9B95AAC4-444D-4CBC-9DDE-C1525899DEE0_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out My closest friends here have been life savers, they are always there and willing to talk or go out for ice cream. They are proof language is only another tool that forms bonds and that even without it I would miss them greatly if I left today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/a2ed24c3-a710-4501-a258-e244d76feb2c/40C2B685-2770-4AC2-8BA7-323D8F6DB93B_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out The three other girls I traveled with from the states and I have become shockingly close over the course of our programs. Getting to spend time with them is always so beautiful and relaxing. (Shoutout to Savi and Lucy who aren’t pictured here but just as special.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/0f7001cf-ae6d-4749-afd4-45077e2d0bdf/50CDE2A7-B6E0-4F89-8D3B-9A8569615D72.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Morning breaking over San Jose, I don’t spend much time there but have seen it from above many times and it is always breathtaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/fa1e1d4b-7026-44c8-8a96-c64e1e6443e6/92FACBDD-7DF6-420D-BD1C-93C57FDA7017_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Not much to say however this is last photo I have from US soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/caa93aad-e049-471c-b1cf-cf978470be01/56D83664-A06C-44C5-86E7-DB6C3A2786C0_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/f067345c-5587-4c14-8b8e-b4d40dbe63e3/EFA2A4DF-2BB6-4C39-9F10-5ACCE94BA31B_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out On my way to Costa Rica I got to spend some time in Miami with my mom. It was a nice moment to relax before the adrenaline and nervousness kicked in the next day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/637a291e-6d7c-40fa-84c5-da6d1011aa40/C7B448AF-E67E-4069-965C-0C9148750D76.JPG Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out SLOTH!!!!!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/0b9ddced-2758-4ba9-bbdf-ad9e2ec0d2a1/EEEFBDF0-7E4B-43CB-A07B-C94AF8551633_4_5005_c.jpeg Blog - Chapter 10 - Make it stand out I said goodbye to my family (I don’t have any photos from that since it was complicated and there were many many tears), however this was my last long walk with my best friend practically my sister. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-11 monthly 0.5 2024-06-06 https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-12 monthly 0.5 2024-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/cd0bc9ea-4d34-4981-bf11-4374df7cdcd0/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.22+%282%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out Hiking behind our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/6b113514-9fd0-4288-bb96-d6620ad27c33/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.22+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out Manuel Antonio beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/f87aa503-a846-45af-bf4a-f7c896cbe4ad/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.16+%282%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out Irazú crater. You could just barely see the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/4084d774-1823-41ef-8202-4f4b5c216959/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.19+%285%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out With the kids I got to meet from the school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/8043ab20-f1b4-4da3-8a18-ba5e0c961d95/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.18.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out More Irazú. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/723a449f-08ac-4379-acc4-c95fe9fdbc58/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.19+%283%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out The view from my window in Guacimo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/3ab4b148-56ca-4bea-8b70-445e3b8aa29d/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.19+%284%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out One of the small creeks in Guacimo. There were many monkeys and toucans as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/75eacee4-348f-40fc-866e-131721d5f5da/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.16+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out Next to the crater, the brown dirt is ash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/fa2dfaaa-e5fb-4037-884c-0e55ba076d18/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.16.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out On our way to Irazú. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/521b9961-a949-4a9d-bfc1-2df8411674c6/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.19+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out The view of my town from my friends house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/c6145ebf-56bf-4f29-82dd-af3f7b630a88/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.19+%282%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out On the way from San Jose to Guacimo Limon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/ea81f693-1429-4e98-a781-79c818f59aa5/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.18+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out Bagels!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/721e5c7b-7f7f-498d-b957-8e9a48cc79a6/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.18+%282%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out Yes thats my cake in front of me. It was very very good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/62c139c9-fed0-47d9-959b-d0ca8eb36732/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.18+%283%29.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out There was a lot of confetti and while I wasn’t exactly keen on a big party it ended up being a lot of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5abe211b-08c8-4e67-b956-6bf39ec70ba8/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.22.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out At least the view was good while we were stuck in traffic on a mountain for two hours with out cell service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/5fa031f3-c889-420a-89ed-0db116a81e5b/WhatsApp+Image+2024-06-24+at+11.06.19.jpeg Blog - Chapter 12 - Make it stand out Jungle near my house. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/blog/chapter-13 monthly 0.5 2024-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/617685da-7209-4299-8e86-10a0d988e96e/IMG_7125.jpeg Blog - Chapter 13 - Make it stand out Playa Bonita, Guanacaste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/b1e73958-d173-4943-9c8a-7b64d3c64b6c/IMG_7278+4.jpeg Blog - Chapter 13 - Make it stand out Just a pretty resort shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/0ef89c36-00dd-4a4c-94e6-3ad7beb01205/IMG_7343.jpeg Blog - Chapter 13 - Make it stand out Coffee plants on the mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/4c6c4052-96e9-45e9-b0c7-855c1b9e7d68/82b70670-d340-49b1-ab8e-7b6c0ca702ec.jpeg Blog - Chapter 13 - Make it stand out Making tortillas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/bf0685a3-3352-45af-a47c-f9a600be1fc5/IMG_7341.jpeg Blog - Chapter 13 - Make it stand out Tortillas, pinto, eggs, and avocado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/d053d0e0-41dc-4e8b-8565-c64b95d03c0a/IMG_7121.jpeg Blog - Chapter 13 - Make it stand out First views of the beach. https://www.cartasdecartago.blog/about daily 0.75 2024-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/bcdb5794-f565-4281-b006-ceda3d5184fa/800F90C7-7097-4040-80C2-52FCAD95D419_4_5005_c.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/6a332ec7-b2b9-432d-8286-6b8c602d59e1/54AED89B-714C-45C5-AD8F-4752D0E91F16.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/67beef94-af3e-4d51-b8c7-6926a5719f8e/AC188553-9A75-4EFC-B07F-9CE0FFD28FE8.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d2081a69983e7baa7ab513/217f68f2-6202-4685-8e61-a770e7da5e34/IMG_4170.jpeg