Hello All! The Second Years are taking over the blog writing for
tonight since the First Years are working hard to finish their projects and we
have already finished our presentations. We started off the day with the six
second year presentations. We feel that we have learned a lot about
bioinformatics and were excited and a bit nervous to present our findings.
Although we all used the database IMG, the presentations ended up being very
different because we each focused on different tools offered by it. The
presentations went smoothly other than a brief intermission caused by heavy
rains on the tin roof. When they were over, we were all relieved and ready to
relax.
For lunch we had hamburgers which many
students had been looking forward to for a while. Then, we had to say goodbye
to Gabriel. He has been extremely helpful to us in explaining the basics of
bioinformatics, and we wish him the best of luck in his future scientific
endeavors.
Our afternoon activity was the community service project and
soccer game. The service project was weeding a garden that had been developed
by local women as a source of food, income, and independence. The second year
students had helped on the garden last year, and it was wonderful for us to see
the progress of the garden and the building where they cook and create jewelry
to sell.
After the community service project, we walked to the soccer field. We started by just passing the ball around until other local kids showed
up. The game started during a downpour and the field became very muddy. This
allowed for some humorous slips and a more entertaining game for the
spectators. Some people took their shoes off and braved the biting ants to play
in their socks or barefoot in order to gain more traction. We all had a great
time and played for over an hour and a half.
Once the game ended, many of us bought ice cream and visited the Poparia
with one of the Costa Rican players, which gave us a chance to practice our Spanish
and, occasionally, drawing skills. We all took a much-needed shower and then
were treated to a delicious taco dinner.
Next up is our visit to El Horizontes, which is on the beach. We will
have unreliable internet, therefore do not assume that we were all stung by
bullet ants if there are no new blog posts.
(Meghan teaching the first year students how to rap.)
Meghan, Anna, The Claudster
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