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Bartoleme – Crossroads of Conservation Group Journal Entry
Today we woke up at 5:30 and everyone was tired, but filled with enthusiasm for the extravagant adventure we had planned for the day. Luis, our trusted companion and fearless leader, greeted us on the bus ride to the boat. Once the group set foot on the boat, the journey commenced. The boat ride was… Read More
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Galapagos Tortoises – Crossroads of Conservation Group Journal Entry
Today we woke up at 7 am to have breakfast, which was great. Simple bananas, peanut butter, bread with cheese, and coffee. Even black, Galapagos coffee is more than amazing. After breakfast we got changed into our bathing suits and headed to see tortoises and snorkel. The tortoises ranged from more than a meter and… Read More
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The Final Day – Seeds of Change Group Journal Entry
The final day of our trip snuck up on all of us I think. We all knew it was coming, but when it arrived at last, it was difficult to soak in. In less than 48 hours we would all be back home in the United States. I kept our imminent departure in the back… Read More
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In The First Moments of 6am – Seeds of Change Group Journal Entry
In the first moments of 6am you feel the pull of the bed strongly. You want nothing more than to pull closer the covers and fall back asleep until the clang of the breakfast bell brings you to consciousness, hungry. However, in those first moments of 6 am you realize there are animals rendered helpless… Read More
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Independence Day – Seeds of Change Group Journal Entry
Even though today was our country’s (minus Marco, who is from Germany) Independence Day, the day was spent celebrating the face that we were in Ecuador and not the United States. After a delicious breakfast of mixed fruits, oats, blackberry juice, and scrambled eggs, we left to participate in the service project. Little did we… Read More
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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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