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                The Klong Kheaw Waterfall was nothing like I had expected. Although I’m not too sure what I really had expected, it was so much more. Walking along the trail at first everything appeared the same as any park or hiking trail in America, but when you took a closer look you could see it was much different. The vegetation was so lush as well as beautiful and interesting to see. I think my favorite thing in the woods were the intertwining tree roots all over the ground. Some of them stretched as far as the eye could see. It was so beautiful walking through the paths and looking at all the bamboo trees and exotic plants.

I really loved the part in the vegetation when the path was full of tree limbs and plants over your head like a covered bridge. It looked like something you would see in a romantic movie. The actual waterfalls were amazing. The water felt so refreshing and cooling. At first we walked down into the water and tried to navigate our way through the rocks and water.It was not such a good idea!!

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Last weekend I went on a trip to Monteverde. It was about a 3-hour bus trip from San Ramon. We stayed at a hostel called Monteverde Backpackers. The gentleman who works at that hostel could not have been more accommodating. When we first arrived, we told him that we were going to a restaurant in town. He asked which restaurant and when we told him, he told us how expensive that specific place was. He then told us about a great little buffet-style restaurant close to the hostel. We thanked him for telling us about it, and went to check it out. The food ended up being incredible and we ate like kings (and queens) for about four dollars each.

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