DAY 1: Once we arrived in Costa Rica we took a van to a restaurant where the students ate fish, chicken, or beef as the main course and as sides there was salad, rice, plantains, black beans, and corn tortillas. One thing that was shocking to me was the drink we were served. It resembled a root beer float but as I took a sip I tasted a familiar flavor that I commonly drink in Lexington. It was iced tea. However, it had a white frothy mixture at the top which threw us off. After we finished our meal we hopped back on the bus and drove 90 minutes on a very slim dirt road. We drove past trees and livestock through the heavy rain with a volcano on each side of us. We arrived at our cabins and were treated by many fam dogs. Next was dinner, the cooks prepared seabass, cooked carrots, broccoli, potatoes and a delicious pesto sauce. After we finished we ate an amazing dessert and discussed why leaf cutter ants are so important to society due to their ability to make antibiotics that are ...
Zander I just heard about your trip and I am so jealous. I like your idea of trying to stop the ants and It made me start wondering if there is a way to reroute the ants. If I were there I would consider trying to make a new path for them to follow.
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