Day One in the Rainforest

Dominique Dutrieuille

Ok, so day one in the rainforest can you say exhausted, but to start from the beginning of the day we got up super early not even Jesus is up that early lol. We load up on the bus and drive for hours, we looked like a package of sardines. We did however see some very lovely scenery as we were coming up a mountain which was the very first time I had ever seen one. Thought that was pretty cool,oh! and poor Des she was so sick the entire time I felt so bad she sat next to me so I let her lay her head on my shoulder .Then her head started to slide down my shoulder which was really uncomfortable, but totally hilarious the look on her face was so funny. We stopped for breakfast, it was really good and we got to buy food as well it was some fruit pastry that was kind of like a Danish in a way I bought two pineapple ones they were really good I was kind of skeptical but to my surprise it was good. Then came more driving which I slept through, then we stopped for lunch and I really like it. The thing I love so much about Costa Rica is that people are so warm and welcoming here unlike the United Stated were you get cussed out for looking at someone the wrong way supposedly. The people at the restaurant were really nice and I fell in love with the view behind the restaurant you could see the river and like rainforest it was so beautiful.

Then came hell in a hand basket having to hike into the rainforest was no joke. but to my surprise it was nothing like the camping trip we did this pass fall. Every time it I started to get tired out and wanted to give up I just thought about that painfully grueling hike, and I said to myself that I did that then I can definitely do this. So I kept pushing myself to kept going also as we were hiking Raven Tajah Julian were in front of me miles and Oliver. Looking forward and seeing Raven in front of me I was so proud of her that girl is a trooper. she kept going and pushing without any fuse she was awesome seeing her I also helped me to keep going. Then right before we made it to the middle mark were the rest stop was, we had to stop and wait for everyone else. Which was something I didn't want to do there were some many people behind and we were just almost there. It was irritating but if I were behind which I never am I would want someone to wait for me. So we waited till everyone was there then we hiked 10 minutes downhill to the rest stop and man was it gorgeous I absolutely loved it.

We finally made it to the camp site and it was really cool the cabin we stayed in were nicer than I expected, and we got to swim it the waterfall that was so wonderfully beautiful. That was so much fun I had never seen a waterfall up close before it was great and I faced my fear of water. I got in and acted like I wasn't scared a bit even though I was nervous the whole time I loved my time, and I kept facing the fear throughout the entire trip and I was really proud of myself. While in the rainforest working with the people , and talking to them I realized that I had never met so genuine people before and such hard worker and closely knit. I most definitely want to go back I think that this place will me my first choice to study aboard once I start college this fall