Last Wednesday (22 August), Carlos and I along with my friend (and former OTS classmate) Arietta traveled to San Jose. The main goal of this trip was to pick up our renewed permits, but we also all wanted to see a much-publicized lecture by the eminent Dr. E. O. Wilson held that afternoon at the Unversity of Costa Rica. Well, when we went to the MINAE office to pick up our permits, they weren't there so we said we would pick them up in the future and next we all went out to lunch. We ate Italian food at a little restaurant near the university called Il Pomodoro. It was pretty good--especially the garlic bread. Next we ran errands until 1:30pm when we wandered over to the auditorium for the talk. E. O. Wilson is a pioneer biologist well-known for his extensive research on ants, sociobiology, and island biogeography. It was really great to see him give a talk. Afterwards, Carlos, Arietta, and I took a bus to the Automercado to pick up some groceries then took the last bus back to Puerto Viejo and called it a night.
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