My Costa Rican Experience

Having spent the last few years feeling very restless and not sure in what direction my life was heading, I started researching voluntary work overseas but found the costs of 'gap year' companies extortionate. Delving deeper I found some superb projects, particularly Rancho Mastatal in Costa Rica, I emailed in an application for voluntary work and very luckily was offered a three month internship starting in January 2010. I am very excited but also feeling rather nervous, as I am sure I will be the oldest intern ever!!.....I will be 51 when I go and even though I am quite fit and strong, I just hope I will be able to keep up with the other interns. This is their web address http://www.ranchomastatal.com
This is my story and hopefully the start of not just one but other new experiences for me.
Philippa x

Monday, 25 January 2010

Noise!!

The noise of the rain forest is constant and at times deafening....The Cicadas make the most noise steady during the day but as night falls the noise builds up to a huge crescendo. When walking under trees I thought that the spits of water landing on me was light rain water, it isn't it is the cicadas peeing!
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