As far as many people are concerned,
Costa Rica is full of wonders. Just one entry is not enough to show them all.
While pursuing my TESOL CERTIFICATE at Centro
Espiral Maná (Mana Spiral Center), I had the chance to explore a little of
its northern rural area. The few things I saw made me want to come back and
continue exploring this magnificent treasure in Central America.
It was the rainy season and
seeing the Volcan El Arenal (The Arenal Volcano) was not that easy
because of the fog. Fortunately, I could
take a picture of this wonder in Costa Rica. This volcano is located in La
Fortuna District, 8 kms away from La Fortuna City.
During that month of hard study, I
could visit Ciudad de la Fortuna (La Fortuna City), which is in San Carlos canton, in Alajuela Province. Fortuna is translated into English as fortune. Before the Arenal Volcano eruption in 1968, El Bohío was a town to the east of the volcano.
The eruption destroyed some towns to the west. Fortunately, El Bohío was not
touched by the eruption. Due to that, the town’s name was changed into La Fortuna.
The wonderful learning experience
at Centro
Espiral Mana helped me improve my English teaching practice. That place is an educational institute in
which mostly English is taught. It is located in EL INVU (Instituto Nacional de Vivienda y Urbanismo), a rural
community in Peñas Blancas. I had the
opportunity to share with students, other English teachers and trainers from other
countries such as Mexico, Chile, England, and Argentina. The experience was
full of professional development and integral growth.
A spiral is the logo of Centro Espiral Mana. This one, made with
plants, is as natural as Costa Rica.
These are my fellows at work.
They are a group of English teachers from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic,
and Chile.
Like in millions of Latin American
and European people, soccer seems to flow through the blood of The Ticos (Costa
Rican people). That is why a plaza -as they call the soccer field- is commonly
seen.
I saw a great natural diversity,
which includes colorful flowers. My lens and I found this one very beautiful.
We could see interesting mammals
such as this sloth, which visited us one morning when my classmates and I were
as busy as always. All of us enjoyed the pleasant interruption and the cute
animal became our pet for a while.
I could see many insects such as this
grasshopper. I saw it when I was taking
a relaxing walk.
Also, during my relaxing walk, I
found this beautiful butterfly getting nectar from a beautiful flower. In fact,
my classmates went on a trip to the Botanical
Garden. When they came back, they told me they had seen a very interesting
butterfly farm. That is one of my places to visit in my next trip to C.R.
Finally, the best way to end any
kind of event is enjoying the hot springs near The Arenal Volcano. They reach
45 Degrees C. However, once you have been in the water for a couple of minutes,
you do not want to get out of the pond.
To explore the Spanish version of this entry, please, go to:
https://maxhumano.blogspot.com/2020/07/un-poquito-de-costa-rica.html
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2020
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