Day: September 1, 2015
Costa Rican Transformation
Before leaving for Costa Rica my friends and I were talking, they joked that I wouldn’t be able to survive. I’m a picky eater who is used to city life. I’ve lived in New York my entire life and go to a boarding school right outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The only “jungles” I had ever… Read More
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Costa Rica Student Essay
I have never been on a trip like Sustainable Summer: going to another country by myself and learning all about sustainability while hiking and seeing the rainforest. I can honestly say it was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had in my life. I went on the 21 day Costa Rica trip… Read More
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Sustaining the Amazon Student Essay
Walking through the Miami airport, stuck somewhere in between concourse H and J, I scouted for the forest green t-shirts the Sustainable Summer participants were supposed to be wearing and confused a multitude of old men (who seemed to also be a big fan of the forest green) for the people who I would spend… Read More
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The Amazon, The Andes
At home with the desert now, I am not the same person I was when I left. Never would I have ever thought that I could change in such a short amount of time. Since returning home, my bike has seen me more often, along with the books in the conservation and plant science section… Read More
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Sustainability in Practice
Why and how was a small community service project going to change or add to the sustainability of the Galapagos? This is what I thought to myself as music floated through the semi-warm air, indistinct words and heavy electronic rap beats—the typical selection for the group to listen to while doing activities around the Galapagos…. Read More
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Sustaining the Amazon Student Essay
Hiking through Ecuador’s terrain was quite literally breathtaking. Thin air meant we had to drink plenty of water, so we were familiar with whose water bottle was whose. I had my Klean Kanteen water bottle, Sara G kept and used her complimentary water bottle from Huasquila, and Maclaine and Sandra had very similar water bottles,… Read More
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Dartmouth Student Essay
My Sustainable Summer experience was not only a good preview of what it feels like to be in college but also a stepping stone to becoming a more independent and responsible person. In addition, I was able to meet different people from different places and learn about sustainability in a fun and interactive way. I… Read More
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Costa Rica Student Essay
Some time between 4 and 5 in the morning I am awoken by a loud bang. Toucans couldn’t be to blame. While I chopped fire wood later that morning I learned that the sound that I heard was a large fruit or gored that had landed on the steel roof of the shack in which… Read More
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Galapagos Student Essay
I was in my living room when my mother showed me the email of the Sustainable Summer Program. When she urged me to sign up, I figured why not, no harm in at least applying for it. In that simple decision it took me to the Galapagos Islands for 10 days with the most amazing… Read More
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Sustaining the Amazon Student Essay
Think of a time when someone was talking to you about a Third World country. What thoughts did this term bring to mind, thoughts of a place that was probably very filthy and unpleasant right. I used to think that as well before I visited Ecuador. After I visited Ecuador I have come to the… Read More
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