Boston City Singers Costa Rica Tour- 2015 : Cows and Rainforest!

Hello everyone. This post is from August 10th that didn't get uploaded in time.

This is Rose Kearns and Evie Hartenstein. We are both on our first tour with the Boston City Singers Tour Choir. Today we got to visit Freddo Leche farms. Here we got to milk cows, visit a strawberry farm and explore the rainforest. We walked into the barn to see two calfs; one was three days old and the other a week old. There were 5 cows that we got the chance to milk. This was a unique experience that we've never had the chance to have previous to our journey to Costa Rica. Coco, the person who taught us how to milk the cows, made us all experts! Then we got to visit the strawberry fields. It was in a greenhouse, making the environment very warm in order to keep the plants from getting cold over night. The strawberries were delicious: ripe, juicy and fresh. Finally we visited the rainforest. Here we saw many species of plants including a natural anaesthetic used by natives upon reaching Costa Rica for ailments such as toothaches. The plant tasted spicy and made our tongues numb. After visiting the farm, we travelled three hours to be with our host families. These families have volunteered to open their homes to us for four nights while on our trip. Families usually host between 2 and 6 singers. Our family has a baby named Ian Zaid that we absolutely adore! We're very grateful to be able to stay with these families and be welcomed into their family. We can't wait to spend more time with them! ¡Hasta mañana!
- Rose and Evie