Yesterday was the last day of semester! Very bittersweet, with the majority of my wonderful friends
leaving to start their lives back in the states. I got to have one last hurrah,
and decided to do a solo trip over out Thanksgiving break and hike the Cerro Chato crater next to the
Arenal volcano. The Arenal volcano is HUGE, and I was staying in the town right
underneath it…however, it poured the entire time, and I never actually saw the
volcano.
My hike to the Cerro Chato crater was a muddy, windy, and wet
event. My reward was being able to jump into the cold lake at the crater, eat
some of my refried beans, and start the way back. It was most definitely one of
my favorite trips I have done.
The hostel I was at was filled with Europeans, and we had a
lot of fun trying to communicate with each other in a mix of Spanish, French, English,
and Dutch. After a lot of hiking, I drank a lot of tea, reread The Alchemist
(wonderful book), and wrote lots of goodbye letters to the good people who are
flying out tomorrow!
Saturday the 6th
of December, my friend Christina and I are Peru bound! Well, first we are taking
an obscenely long bus ride to Panama City, and then flying to Peru. We have
mountains, deserts, art, and lakes on the menu. However, we aren’t very sure of
the order, so stay tuned for Peruvian tidbits and photos.
Pura Vida!
Kate
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