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Research and Poster Session
Although it's been a few months since our journey in Costa Rica, one of the many aspects assigned to this course focused on research....
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What was the impact of this course?
So it's been a couple weeks since we've been back home and I, for one, am missing Costa Rica already. Costa Rica was such an enriching...
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Day 11: Goodbye Costa Rica
Wednesday The 10th day is here. We have spent 10 days of adventure-filled and educationally compacted activities in Costa Rica. From...
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Day 10: Rafting and La Selva Biological Reserve
Tuesday It was the last full day for us in Costa Rica and we were making sure to go out with a bang. We started our day off bright and...
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Day 9: Exploration
Monday With some of us beginning the day with a peaceful session of yoga, conducted by our generous tour guide, everyone was excited for...
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Day 8: Arenal and La Fortuna
Sunday Today we left yet another location in beautiful Costa Rica and headed to La Fortuna and the Arenal Volcano. We traveled through...
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Day 7: Trail restoration in Monteverde
Saturday After spending the night in the El Bosque Hotel, we woke up to a windy and rainy morning. We ate a delicious breakfast of...
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Day 6: Cave hike
Friday Today was a very long but adventure-filled day. It was our last morning in Playa Grande and we all had to say goodbye to the...
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Day 5: Ecotourism in Tamarindo
Thursday We were all excited for the day, anticipating the fun we would have in the tourist town of Tamarindo during our free day. Fun...
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Day 4: Continued fieldwork
Wednesday Today was an early day for all, with each group finishing their last field work rotation. These past few days have been filled...