Tag: costa
group name: earthwatch
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August 13, 2007 01:31 AM EDT --
Santo Domingo, 12 August 2007, 9:25 pm.
Already I can tell this trip is going to be full of surprises.
I got to SFO before midnight Friday night and ran into one of my closest friends, Cory, at the airport. . . . more
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April 30, 2007 09:50 PM EDT --
It’s true that it only takes a small group of citizens to change the world. But it’s important that these groups not operate in a vacuum.
It was while working as a store manager for . . . more
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August 13, 2007 12:51 AM EDT --
San Francisco, 10 August 2007, 9:15 pm.
Well, this is it. I’m leaving for Costa Rica in a few hours. I decided to take a red-eye so I could sleep on the plane and get to San José . . . more
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August 29, 2007 07:37 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 13 August 2007, 10:15 pm
This morning marked the beginning of the day for us to head to San Marcos de Tarrazú, the area where we will be spending the next two weeks . . . more
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August 29, 2007 07:57 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 14 August 2007, 6:00 pm
Last night was my first night sleeping in rural San Marcos de Tarrazú. Even though the days are very hot and humid, nighttime is cold . . . more
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August 29, 2007 08:09 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazu, 16 August 2007, 9:15 pm
Today was our first day heading to a coffee farm to work in the field. At 5:00 am, I got up to shower and get ready for the day, do the wake-up calls, . . . more
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August 30, 2007 08:04 PM EDT --
El Marquez de Tarrazú, 16 August 2007, 3:15 pm
Today was our second day in the field. The farmer and owner of the farm Victorino Valverde, who is nicknamed Ninito, was there to welcome us, . . . more
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September 02, 2007 11:55 AM EDT --
El Marquez de Tarrazú, 17 August 2007, 4:00 pm
Last night’s dinner was really fun at La Vaca Flaca. The restaurant was set up like a log cabin with a stuffed cow out front. As . . . more
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August 21, 2007 09:45 AM EDT --
In three days I will be embarking upon the biggest adventure of my life! I will be joining a research team in Costa Rica, where I will spend two weeks learning about sustainable coffee farming. Before . . . more
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September 09, 2007 05:33 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 21 August 2007, 7:05 pm
Today we visited one of the most beautiful farms I’ve seen so far. It was the farm of Rodrigo Solis. His father, Don Jaime, started . . . more
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September 06, 2007 01:04 AM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 19 August 2007, 8:30 pm
Today was our free day so we got to sleep in super late. Till 6 am. We got up and got ready to go to a national park about an hour’s . . . more
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April 23, 2007 03:56 AM EDT --
Margaret Mead said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, devoted citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that has". Just what in the world does Margaret Mead's . . . more
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September 04, 2007 07:30 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 18 August 2007, 10:00 pm
This morning my alarm rang at my usual 5:00 time. We were scheduled to go to another farm today. All told, by the end of next week, we . . . more
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April 30, 2007 10:41 PM EDT --
My motivation for wanting to participate in this trip is simple: to inspire. I have learned in the past six months that the simplest word, the smallest action has the ability to inspire and change someone’s . . . more
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April 12, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
The people who are often afraid of change are the ones who are comfortable with their everyday lives. They don't mind the monotonous drag on from day and day and want everything to remain in that small, . . . more
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April 25, 2007 12:07 AM EDT --
“Living the dream” that is a phrase that was most common to me when I was in college. During my time there I was a member of the Air Force ROTC program and whenever anyone was asked “How . . . more
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April 30, 2007 12:16 AM EDT --
Margaret Mead was right, except here in Littleton Colorado we learned that one deranged person can change the world too. Many of us touched by Columbine are trying to tip the balance back to . . . more
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April 04, 2007 02:26 AM EDT --
I believe that Margaret Mead, a brilliant anthropologist, had profound insight into humanity and how we best function. Her quote encapsolates my live experience and excites me when we look to the . . . more
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April 05, 2007 07:07 PM EDT --
Coffee is kind of like food, isn’t it? I think so, which is why this contest got me thinking that the way to engage many others to be a part of saving the planet is to use an empowerment idea I previously . . . more
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April 30, 2007 04:13 PM EDT --
“ He wakes up in the morning
Does his teeth bite to eat and he’s rolling
Never changes a thing
The week ends the week begins …”
Dave Matthews depicts the idea . . . more
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