Last night we arrived back in San Jose, after spending the last week exploring the Caribbean coast. Leaving the tranquility of Tortuguero was difficult to do, knowing that we would spend the next few days in the large, crowded, noisy city of San Jose. However there are still plenty of adventures to embark on within the city and the surrounding valley.

This week's poll was very close, so we are going to try to learn about coffee and visit the Irazu volcano.

On Saturday we will take a bus to Irazu National Park and visit the Irazu Volcano. Eric and I do not know much about Volcanoes and we are excited to learn about them.

(Left) Frosty wonders if this was the first futbol! Do some research and find out what these large spheres are and why they are important to Costa Rica

Tomorrow we are hoping to go a coffee processing plant to learn about how coffee is grown, harvested, and processed. Coffee is one of Costa Rica's major exports and provides a lot of jobs for Ticos. However, if coffee is grown in an irresponsible manor it can be very bad for the environment. We are excited to learn more about the responsible way of growing coffee!