Data collecting continues. We've now moved on to soil samples, obtained from coffee farms, cow pastures, and forests, and we HAVE found some nitrates in -- surprise! -- the soil of coffee farms. Here's Tavid having fun sifting soil samples before they're mixed with calcium sulfate, shaken, filtered, mixed with a cadmium compound, and shoved in our nitrate detect-o-matic.
Yesterday, Good Friday, most of us headed to San Vito in the morning, where they had a procession of the Stations of the Cross. And no, I didn't give up anything for Lent, but I can always pull out not watching TV or not sleeping in past 7 am or whatnot for 15 weeks. Aside from the procession, everything was completely closed down in town. It is a very sober holdiay -- literally, because the only times that alcohol is not sold is the day of, before, and during elections, and Semana Santa.
It was a small procession (although the turnout was probably all of San Vito). While we only made it through the first seven stations (it was a lot of slow walking and somber singing), it was cool to think that nearly every town in Costa Rica, and likely in Latin America, was doing a similar thing.
I still prefer Easter baskets.
Finally, a giant moth to end this post!
Hasta luego!
Anya
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