OLIVIA'S ADVENTURE DIARY

Current Quest: Landscape Architecture Internship in Monteverde, Costa Rica

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"oh my god, what do you think it'd look like if Cody and a butterfly had a baby" became this.

left to right: 

Sarah the squirrel cuckoo, Greg the black vulture, Celia the chicken nugget, Cody the butterfly, Sam the tody flycatcher, Caley the yellow throated euphonia, Olivia the yellow bellied elaenia, Kirstie the blue gray tanager, Jen the green spiny lizard, Clair the spectacled owl, Sandy the pelican, Louise the orange billed nightingale thrush, and Kathryn the white tipped dove.

My greatest achievement as an intern thus far!

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WHAT IS THIS

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Future baby Euphonias safe and snug in their lil tree hole nest (at San Luis De Monteverde, Costa Rica)

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rainbow eucalyptus!

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world's biggest brownie sundae (we earned it) (at Heladeria Fantasía en Alajuela)

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at Bar Amigos

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Today Costa Rica beat Greece, making it the first time in history that La Sele will advance to the last eight in the World Cup. Needless to say, everyone's pretty excited. (at Bar Amigos)

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Secret river hideaway

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We accidentally went to the wrong Playa Hermosa but things turned out pretty good, I think. #latergram (at Playa Hermosa Guanacaste)

Apparently there are like, four Playa Hermosas in Costa Rica! We thought we were going to the surfing one and sadly this was not it. The beach was still super pretty (and quiet, which was great) and we got to snorkel and went to our hostel owner's amazing birthday party with his whole family. One older dude played guitar (very very well) and everyone else sang along to famous old Guanacaste songs. Everyone was so nice to the two gringa girls imposing on their family gathering. I ate a taco and a bunch of yucca with the most garlic on it of any food I've ever eaten.

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¡¡Vamos ticos!!!!

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We're watching Costa Rica play England in their third World Cup game right now. They're already leading their group so it's not quite as suspenseful as the last two games, but still pretty exciting--I'm not sure anyone expected them to make it as far as they have.

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lost in SOUVENIR HELL (at Playas Del Coco)

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On Saturday we trekked up La Trocha to Santa Elena to watch Costa Rica's first World Cup game against Uruguay and, perhaps even more importantly, eat lunch at Taco Taco. After almost two hours walking up a mountain, I felt I'd earned three tacos with tempura-fried avocado (so so so so good) and a frozen limeade. After gorging ourselves on our first non-rice and beans meal in days, we headed over to Bar Amigos to watch the game. I hadn't really expected Costa Rica to win, so it was pretty exciting when they kicked Uruguay's ass.

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Confirmation that I'll never be able to eat burgers again (at University of Georgia Costa Rica Ecolodge)

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Another one bc cute face (at San Luis De Monteverde, Costa Rica)

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Coati: like a raccoon but fancy (at San Luis De Monteverde, Costa Rica)

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I've been experiencing some pretty severe withdrawals from my usual candy-and-dessert-fueled lifestyle (here dessert happens only after dinner and only in very small "healthy" portions). When the cravings get too strong, I will sometimes allow myself to purchase a Yipy for 170 Colones (that's like 35¢). They're pretty tasty but never enough, and after they're gone I continue to fantasize wildly about eating an entire cake by myself.

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Cloud forest fungi. (at University of Georgia Costa Rica Ecolodge)