Month: July 2014
Costa Rican Conclusion
After hiking to an overlook of Arenal, Costa Rica’s largest volcano, we concluded our trip with a two-night stay at Rancho Margot. Unlike Rancho Mastatal, whose primary purpose was to educate through communal living, Rancho Margot was a retreat center focused on eco-tourism. We evaluated the differences between these two permaculture systems, primarily highlighting the… Read More
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Our last day together
7/19/14 This morning there was a sense of nastalgia for the beginning of the trip as we all sat down for our last breakfast together. It Was pretty surreal that three weeks could go by so fast. We tried not to think about the fact that the trip was coming to an end and ate… Read More
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Last day in Costa Rica
One quick picture. Our students are sad that their time in beautiful Costa Rica is over but they are also excited to share all that they have learned and start working towards a more sustainable future. We are so proud of our future leaders!
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Sustaining the Amazon Final Post
Greetings from Banos de Agua Santa! Today marks our final full day of the Sustaining the Amazon program. Yesterday was action packed with biking the Ruta de las Cascadas, volunteering at a local literacy foundation, and a night tour up to Bellavista, the lookout point over Banos and the Tungurahua Volcano. Today, we will spend… Read More
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Costa Rica day at Margot
Today we kayaked on lake Arenal and had a tour of the ranch. We engaged in themes of agriculture, reforestation, hydroelectric energy, bio digesters, compost, and much more! Students are all happy and healthy and a little sad to be ending their time in Costa Rica very soon.
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Final Destination
Today we awoke before the sun and ate a delicious breakfast (per usual) at the Black Sheep Inn. We rode the bus with our trusty driver Manuel as he maneuvered expertly around curves down to lower elevations. We passed an automobile accident and the hearty men all contributed massively by preparing to help push the… Read More
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Costa Rica Update
These past few days at Sarapiqui have been magical. We’ve been lodging by the jungle, immersed by a spectrum of bizarrely beautiful insects, frogs, sloths, birds, and howler monkeys. Throughout the past few days, we’ve hiked through the jungle with an ethnobotanist, who taught us how to identify medicinal and sacred plants and explained their… Read More
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Laguna Quilatoa
Greetings Family and Friends! Today was spectacular. Beginning with observing the sunrise in the Andes, our group was at full force. Having acclimated to the altitude, we headed to the rim of Laguna Quilatoa, an active volcano resting (for now) at 12, 400 ft! It was a strenuous hike to the bottom of the crater… Read More
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Leaving La Selva
Tomorrow we’re departing for Banos de Agua Santa and leaving behind our home in the rainforest for the past week. Here are a few excerpts from the group journal to tell the story (pics below): “We headed to the reforestation area and Miguel taught us about a number of different plants along with their uses…. Read More
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