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Rancho Mastatal
We arrived at Rancho Mastatal on Wednesday night and have been having a great time here ever since. Mastatal is an amazing permaculture farm and educational community. We received a tour of the farm the first day and got to try lots of interesting fruits that grow here on the property. Later we hiked through… Read More
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Cloud Forests and Quetzals
Two days ago we arrived at Paraiso Quetzal, a cloud forest lodge high in the Costa Rican mountains. On our way we stopped at a flower export company to see an example of a less sustainable company and think critically about their economic, social, and environmental incentives and effects. Everyone was happy to arrive at… Read More
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Scientist for the Day in Costa Rica
Here’s a blog post from the Costa Rica crew: 7/4 – Happy 4th of July! Today we were researcher for a day. We studied the biodiversity of the rainforest. We broke up into three groups to study the plant life in plots we marked out. We gave them cool names like Lou Ellen or Hong… Read More
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Welcome to Chilamate
Welcome to Chilamate! The Bridge to the Future crew has been thoroughly enjoying their time at the Chilamate Rainforest Ecological Retreat. Each experience-rich day begins as we wake to the cries of the nearby howler monkeys. Every day brings new adventures for all of the students, and our time together is filled with learning as… Read More
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Rancho Margot
The Costa Rica crew spent the day at Rancho Margot! Some of the crew started the day off with some rainforest yoga. After a pinto de gallo breakfast we kayaked in the Lago Arenal. Later in the day we returned to the ranch and milked the cows. The crew then took a tour of the… Read More
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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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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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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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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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