Debatably the coolest day of my mom's visit.
Dia de la Independencia — In honor of Costa Rica turning 190, we went to Sarita's school and watched traditional dances, dresses and ate traditional food! Sara represented San José in a gorgeous dress. This is extra cool, because most of Costa Rica's independence day activities are in the form of parades and celebration put on by the schools of the country.
Volcán Irazú — My host fam surprised my mom and I with a visit to the volcano! It was way up on my list, and a lot easier and more fun as a car ride with all parts of your family than on a bumpy city bus. It was chilly and beautiful and I love volcano crater and the plants that only grow at high altitudes.
Exploring Cartago — We stopped by a couple family houses and ate lunch in the mountains, overlooking the city. Cartago is as-of-now my favorite province and a great contrast from a touring perspective to the hot beaches and steamy forests.
Harvesting chayote and guyaba — One of my mama tica's sisters lives across from a chayote farm and they let us go play and pick chayote, a tuber sort of like a potato! Also we picked guayabas from a tree and ate them right there. It was like a big food tasting party. I was so full but I still had the chayote in soup form for dinner.
It was a wonderful day. We even got in a good Yahtzee game (mom vs. me vs. Sara) when we got home.
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