Six years in the making, as Afrin prepares to graduate medical school and become "Dr." Afrin Kamal, my brother Robin, his wife Fahmeedah, and Jenny and I took our little sister to Costa Rica from April 16 - April 24 to celebrate the wonderful achievement. Four doctors and one future doctor set out to explore the rainforests, cloud forests, volcanoes, and beaches of this wonderful country - and we weren't disappointed. For many of us, the repelling down the 210 foot waterfall, zip lining 1 Km over the cloud forest in Monteverde, white water rafting in Manuel Antonio, snorkeling at Playa Baesanz, hiking at night avoiding the Fer-de-Lance (most poisonous snake in Costa Rica) that we almost stepped on, and horseback riding along Arinal Volcano, were first-ever experiences. Our hunger for red snapper and mango daquiris was fulfilled; a new appreciation for nachos was acquired. And of course, none of us can forget the rocking waves that took our snorkeling equipment, the too-close-for-comfort iguana while sleeping on the beach, Afrin's negotiating prowess in the tourist trap markets, and finding the elusive sloth one of the last days in Costa Rica - without a guide! For Jenny and I, it was our "leopard" (the only animal of the Big Five in Kenya we didn't see) and we were elated to stumble across two (!) on the way down to the beach. Wonderful memories of family, adventure, and food!
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