By Emily Gallagher
March 31, 2023
26 students from DHS took a nine-day trip to Costa Rica over the February break. This trip was highly anticipated, as trips of this kind had been canceled the previous two years due to the COVID pandemic.
Presented here are photos taken by the students and teachers who attended the trip.
Sunset on bus ride from San Jose Airport to Monteverde, Costa Rica.
The coffee fields.
Picking coffee beans.
The Arenal Volcano is an active volcano southwest of the La Fortuna district.
Students enjoying lunch at the coffee farm.
Students helped with various projects around the coffee farm.
A Guava tree.
Learning how different types of coffee are made.
Coffee beans in different stages.
Great Curassows are birds that are part of the turkey family.
A green venomous viper.
Coatis are commonly found in Costa Rica and are a member of the Racoon family.
A white faced monkey.
Blue and yellow macaws.
A 100- year old tree.
An owl butterfly.
Getting ready for white water rafting.
A Blue Morpho butterfly.
The pineapple fields.
Meet the Writer!
Emily Gallagher, class of 2025, is a Feature Editor for the Dedham Mirror. She competes as a Marauder on the tennis team and is a part of the DHS debate team. She enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends.