MY BIRTHDAY (Day 8)

GUESS WHAT 

I held a machete guys (take that Mom.) Even though that was the most important part of the entire day we did some other pretty cool stuff too!

This morning after breakfast we presented our officially completed science experiments to the group. We got feedback from Dr. Pinto and got to see what our peers had been doing this whole time. We're super excited for you guys to see our work, everyone did incredibly well and really knew their stuff! As soon as we were done with final presentations, taxis came and brought us straight to a place called Sensoria, where we hiked to waterfalls and hot springs! It started pouring rain on the way to the waterfall and we ended up swimming in the rain which was kinda insane (in a good way.) We also climbed up a suspension ladder thing to get to the top of a really high tree house right in the middle of the rain forest.

After getting back from the hike (all of us soaking wet,) we took the taxis back to Finca La Anita and some of us even got to sit in the back of the pickup truck while it was still pouring rain! Dinner was Costa Rican style nachos with crazy good queso and pulled pork. The best part was the chocolate cake at the end made with all-natural, fresh, homemade cacao. I literally cried when I saw it, it was so pretty and tasted so good. 

Now this is the most important part of the day you better get ready to hear this. I. Got. To. Hold. A. Machete. I was knighted by Mr. Crannell (I'd like to be referred to as Lord Sadie now please and thank you) and took a lot of pictures while maniacally laughing. Everyone got to hold it too but don't worry we were super safe and definitely didn't pretend to decapitate one another. 

Today was our last day at Finca La Anita with the leaf cutter ants and we couldn't have had a better experience! Tomorrow we head off to Horizonte to begin our sea turtle leg of this trip. We're all pumped but a little bummed to leave behind Pablo and his fabulous crew (but not necessarily the ants. They bite.) Hope everybody is having a blast back home, we'll see you all in a few days!

-Sadie (the birthday girl who did I mention got to hold a machete)