1. The Rainforest Experience Costa Rica March 28 – April 5, 2014 Field School GEMS

2. Students Attending: Abbie, Annika, Chandler, Marie, Sophie, Isabella, Lauren, Emma, Lucy, Gwen, Lily, Elin, Ally, Emma, Aurora, Maya, Anna, Kal Chaperones: Mary Hill, Mary Trandem, Jeanne Yanish Travelers

3. Traveling to Costa Rica Hotel Robledal in Alajuela Costa Rica Breakfast at Hotel Robledal MSP Airport Volcano from plane

4. Dining Delicacies

5. A Typical Costa Rican Meal  Rice and beans  Salad  A vegetable  Your choice of meat  Plantains  Juice or water Casados

6.  Vulcan Poas has an elevation of 8,885 ft.  It has expolded 39 times since the 1800s  Located in a cloud Forest  Laguna Botos is a crater filled with rainwater  Botos means boots in Spanish Poas Volcano Botos Lagoon

7. Life at the Field Station

8. Tirimbina

9. Nature Hike Rainforest path Hog nosed pit viper Two-toed Sloth Blue Morph Butterfly “Hot Lips” flower

10. Nature Hike Tirimbina River Poison Dart Frog Woodpecker Up to the Canopy Leaf Frog Walking Palm

11. Studying Bats

12. White Water Rafting

13. Pura Vida

14. Coffee Cooperative

15. El Uno School

16. Games Across Cultures

17. Ant Farm

18. Sarapiqui River Boat Trip Jesus Christ Lizard Anhinga Caiman Iguana

19. Making Chocolate Cacao Tree Cacao pod

20. Chocolate Helpers

21. Elevation 5,479 ft Last major eruption 7/29/68 Volcano Arenal

22. Volcano Hike Great Curassow White Throated Magpie Jay “Giraffe Tree” Kapok Tree El Ceibo 400 years old Lava Rocks

23. Mentors and Guides

24. Costa Rican Beauty