The Trek




The trip was long and tiring from 4 am (Louisville)  to 7 pm (Costa Rica) but it was filled with memories that all ready make it worth while. The bus trip was the most social of leg with everyone talking, singing, and getting to know each other. I do feel sorry for Ella having to sit at the back of the bus with the Trinity guys, but she did survive the 5 hour ride. We're all getting to bed early and will be ready for the first true day tomorrow. 

Mitchell Meyer
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Even though the trip felt very long and tiresome on our first day, I still enjoyed it very deeply. From leaving at the crack of dawn at 4 am Louisville time, to showering and falling asleep in our cabins, we had a lot of fun on our first day of our science research trip. We first flew to Atlanta and then to San Jose. Afterwards we had fun on a long bus ride, watching movies such as Geo-storm. We also had a great dinner and were then preparing for a nice breakfast.

Ryan Clements


Ryan with the largest grasshopper he has ever seen.

Comments

  1. Kim ClementsMay 27, 2019 at 5:43 AM

    Great to see and hear from you! Have a super first full day! ♥️

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  2. UnknownMay 27, 2019 at 3:50 PM

    Mitchell, would you let a spider that big on your shoulder??

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  3. TCJune 2, 2019 at 8:23 AM

    Great post and that grasshopper!

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