La Paz and Poas Volcano

This weekend we went to La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Poas Volcano. I saw a lot of indigenous animals in La Paz that I had never seen up close before. We saw Maccaw parrots, tucans, jaugers, panthers, and many different species of hummingbirds, just to name a few. Poas Volcano was amazing! When we first got to the volcano it was cloudy but it cleared up after about a minute of waiting; I never thought I would see a volcano in person. We walked to a lake after the volcano but the clouds had come back so we were unable to see the lake. After we left Poas Volcano we went to CPI for a little bit and took placement tests for our classes tomorrow and then met our host families. I was so nervous to meet mine and was terrified I would not be able to communicate with them. I was, and still am, really surprised at how easy it was to talk to my mama tica. I understood about 80% of what she said to me and was able to respond back in a sufficient manner. I did not realize I had learned so much Spanish in high school. Buenas noches for now!