![[Picture]](../../regions/central-america/costa-rica/thumb/15.jpg "Volcán Arenal")
For a week, I have been working as a volunteer at Volcán Arenal National Park, and another week will follow. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Volunteering at Volcán Arenal
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Tagged Costa Rica, Volunteering, Central America, RTW 2008/09
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City amidst Volcanoes, Volcanoes in Clouds
![[Picture]](../../regions/central-america/costa-rica/thumb/14.jpg "Volcán Irazú")
I spent a bit more time in San José than I originally planed to. The "instruction" for my volunteer program only consisted of a one-and-a-half hour long speech about the different projects, and so I had also enough time for exploring the surroundings of the city. Continue reading
Monteverde
![[Picture]](../../regions/central-america/costa-rica/thumb/03.jpg "Zip-Lining in Monteverde")
As I complained about the tourists in Granada, I should complain even more about the tourists in Monteverde where you can hardly find any locals at all. However, for some reason they do not bother me too much here. The cold, though, is much more of a nuisance. Continue reading
Curse and Blessing of San Juan del Sur
![[Picture]](../../regions/central-america/nicaragua/thumb/40.jpg "San Juan del Sur")
Actually, I should already be in Costa Rica. However, my illness in the beginning of the week forced me to stay three more days in San Juan del Sur in order to finish my Spanish course. Luckily, I feel very much at home at my host family, and the decision to extend my stay was hence a rather easy one. Continue reading
Ill again!
Soon I am really getting sick of this: I am ill for the fourth time on this trip! This time, it is a bacterial infection (again). I have no idea, though, how I got it – aside from the fact that this may happen practically everywhere here in Nicaragua. Continue reading