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Update from Mastatal Costa Rica

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Hi all! We have been having a jam packed time at Mastatal. With two short days left we still have soap making, and a chocolate farm tour left! As well as having a talent show with everyone at the rancho and presenting our sustainability action plans! We learned how to weave baskets from dried vines… Read More

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Pura Vida from Costa Rica

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Pura Vida from Costa Rica! Since our last blog post we: -hiked to a waterfall -toured a cooperatively owned wind farm -made the long journey to rancho mastatal – swam under a small waterfall – toured the rancho and learned about food forests and natural building – got to try some locally made chocolate – fell asleep… Read More

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Fourth of July in the Cloud Forest

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Hi all! Since we last checked in we have gone from humid jungle to high, cool cloud forest! It is a nice break from the heat to break out our sweaters and long pants! We celebrated “Interdependence Day” last night by reading the UN Declaration of Interdependence from the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and reflecting… Read More

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Onward from Chilamate

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Hey all! We have finished up a fantastic and packed five days at Chilamate Rainforest Eco-Retreat! Since our last blog post we have done a design thinking workshop, had an ethnobotany class, went on a guided night hike, and spent a day with a frog researcher learning about the role biology can play in sustainability. We also… Read More

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Chilamate

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This week’s blog post is written by Chantz, Natalie, and Mallory. Two days ago, we arrived at our second destination: Chilamate. Yesterday, we white water rafted in the Sarapiqui River. It was super fun; a couple people fell off, but there were no injuries. At night, we cooked dinner at a local couple’s house. They had been married for… Read More

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Rancho Margot

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We left Rancho Margot today and drove east to Chilamate. Here are a few highlights from our time at Rancho Margot. – we kayaked across Lake Arenal towards a volcano – we learned how to milk a cow – we developed and shared our definitions of leadership – we went to three yoga classes –… Read More

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Bridge to the Future Day 2

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It has been just 24 hours since our entire group convened in San Jose, but it feels like everyone has known each other for much longer. After some evening orientation activities, we had breakfast at our hotel in Alajuela and started the 3-hour drive to Rancho Margot. The drive was a great chance to keeping… Read More

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Welcome Bridge to the Future 2016

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Hey Bridge to the Future participants! Kiska and Remy here – your super stoked sustainable summer (s)program (s)facilitators. We both just landed in New York for staff training, having finished up our respective first years of grad school. Remy is studying renewable energy politics in a Geography program at the University of Arizona, and Kiska… Read More

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Welcome to Sustainable Summer 2016

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Hello students, parents, educators, and friends! I’m excited to officially kick off Sustainable Summer 2016 with the launch of our Amazon Adventure program tomorrow, followed by our Seeds of Change program in Ecuador and our Bridge to the Future program in Costa Rica, which are launching on Sunday. We’ll also be welcoming a group of… Read More

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Summer 2015 Costa Rica Photos

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Here are some more photos from our Costa Rica program. To download or add your own, go to the group page on Flickr. [flickr_group id=”2906275@N23″]

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