Cartago y Caribe: Volunteering at CATIE, Cacao Farm, and more!
Volunteering at CATIE There have been lots of opportunities for our group to help out at CATIE. Our first job was to help improve…
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Discover AMIGOS: Mata Oscura
By Neve, Margaret, and Ethan On our second week in Panama, we headed to a place called Mata Oscura, located in the province of…
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Montanas y Mar: Parismina
Hi! This is Alison, Chloe, and Maria from Montañas y Mar Session A. It has been an eventful couple of weeks! We are currently…
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Montanas y Mar: CATIE and Turrialba
Hola! Somos Melany y Jackeline, las ticas en el proyecto Montañas y Mar sesión A. Hello! We are Melany and Jackeline, the ticas from…
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Olas y Cerros: Adventures in Costa Rica
Week One We spent this first week at CATIE, an agricultural research institute in Turrialba, Costa Rica. We helped take care of the goats…
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Discover AMIGOS: The Orchids of Panama
By Kaitlin and Rebecca The orchids of Panama hang from trees, spring from the ground, and flower in the late summer. There are only…
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Nueva Segovia: An Unforgettable Trip
Por Kevin Después de un largo viaje lleno de platicas interesantes y muchas risas, llegamos al lago Cocibolca, el lago de Nicaragua, a partir…
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Cartago y Caribe: Empanadas, School, and Tortuguero
This week was really eventful! We participated in multiple activities, one including a talk about race and ethnicity. We talked about the similarities and…
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La Sierra: La Granja Learnaya
Volunteers have been enjoying an extended stay at La Granja Learnaya where they have learned about farming according to the solar calendar and participated…
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Los Santos: Coffee Week
Hola! Our names are Jonathan, Veronica, and Kyndall. We are excited to give you another blog post from Los Santos, Costa Rica! This past…
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La Costa: Puerto López Adventures
Hola amigos! This week we arrived at our second location, Puerto Lopez. After a bus ride from Rio Muchacho, we made it to Hosteria…
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Nueva Segovia: Living in Comunidad Sabana Grande
By Jonas This last week has been kind of wild, but it’s been a blast. It started, as all good weeks do, with a…
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