Tag: expedition
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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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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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 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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April 05, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
The Druids were right. Trees are a life form worthy of our adoration and protection. Many feel they are wonderful. They make clean air, take co2 out of the atmosphere. They provide . . . 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 11, 2007 12:50 PM 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.”
Here is the course these citizens have . . . more
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April 30, 2007 06:36 AM EDT --
In The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan looks at American culture through the process of tracing four meals back to their source. While traveling in S.E. Asia, I chose food as a medium for . . . more
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April 30, 2007 02:00 PM EDT --
Native Americans revered the land. They saw themselves as stewards of their environment and treated it with great respect. Contemporary Americans, on the other hand, have chosen . . . 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 09:58 AM EDT --
One day, on a low-slung white building in my neighborhood, these words were scrawled in huge, black spray-painted letters: You Suck Pigs. In the hollowed-out windows of the building, metal appliance parts . . . more
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April 18, 2007 06:37 PM EDT --
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, devoted citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that has." - Margaret Mead
This quote, as inspirational as it is, is more . . . more
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April 30, 2007 09:57 PM EDT --
Something began transforming inside me, causing me much confusion and distress. That something was my passion. I realized that I no longer feel satisfied by the . . . 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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May 03, 2007 12:19 AM EDT --
The state of our environment necessitates immediate action on the part of all of us. In this time of environmental crisis, we need to pull together with each one of us contributing many . . . more
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