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Program Guide to Costa Rica: A Student Perspective

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Hi, I’m Hannah! I spent last summer with Sustainable Summer, both in Brooklyn, NY and Costa Rica. I chose these two programs for the incredibly different learning opportunities they offer. Here are my thoughts on Costa Rica! What is special about the Costa Rica program? Traveling to Costa Rica with Sustainable Summer was different than… Read More

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Amazon Update: Gran Canyon, Community Stay, and Rafting

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7/1: Setting out for our last full day at Huasquila, we got into cars to go out to the famous Gran Canon hike. The hike was just 4km, but descended a muddy jungle trail through primary and secondary forests. We arrived at our first destination: a bridge along a beautiful river, decorated with walls of… Read More

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Amazon Update: Community and Cooperativos

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There is something so healing in listening to someone express how they connect to nature. Yesterday, we had the great fortune of talking with and learning from an Ecuadorian organic farmer, Javier. Javier carries a very humbling presence. He spreads an optimistic energy that instantly becomes contagious. The knowledge he shared with us about the… Read More

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Amazon Update: Huasquila!

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Day 4: Today we traveled from Banos to Huasquila, just outside of Tena. Upon arrival we ate (and laughed) a lot then headed out, gauchos and all into the Amazon. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen! After a short walk, the forest opened up to reveal a pond below us. Trees, vines, and moss… Read More

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Amazon Update: Banos!

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Our main goal this past Monday was to go to a waterfall near the town of Banos. So, after breakfast, a fun team building game, and a short bus ride we arrived to the devils cauldron. The big waterfall we came to see instantly amazed us by its beauty. I remember as we were headed… Read More

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Amazon Update: Day 2

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Hi everyone! We started our morning with a breakfast of fruit, eggs and bread along with a juice we had never tried before – tree tomato! We spent some time learning each other’s names with a quirky little activity right before our opening ceremony for the trip. The pictures are from the rooftop of our… Read More

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Welcome to Sustaining the Amazon 2018

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Hi everyone! Hope you are all packed and excited for this two week adventure in the Amazon! We are your facilitators, Allie and Demaceo, and we’ve just finished up a great week of staff training – can’t wait to meet you all! We’ll be immersing ourselves in Ecuadorian culture while hiking throughout the jungle and… Read More

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Final Days of Seeds of Change 2017

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Last few days here with the Seeds of Change crew, and it’s been a blast. Our last night at Rio Muchacho was spent with a latin dance party — all of us gathered in the classroom and all ages hitting the dance floor. We warmed up with a quick round of zumba, which got the… Read More

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Update from Rio Muchacho

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It’s Sunday night and I am sitting on my bed under my mosquito net writing this entry by the light of Maddie’s head lamp. The sound of crickets are ringing outside of our little cottage. The final murmurs of conversations are dying out as people settle into their beds for a night of rest in… Read More

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Update from Mashpi
Update from Mashpi

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As I write the blog post, we are riding the bus 5 hours down to the coast at Rio Muchacho. We are all excited to get there and jump into life on the farm! Since our last check-in, we have had quite a busy schedule! The last two nights were spent in the community of… Read More

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