Professor Troy Abel from Huxley College of the Environment and his students share their insights on ecological citizenship, political biogeography, and immersions in one of the most biologically intense places on the planet. Costa Rica is translated as rich coast, a name originating from Spanish conquistadors who mistakenly thought the land was filled with gold. Many now recognize that Costa Rica’s riches are more green than gold with more than 4 percent of the world’s estimated biodiversity. Costa Rica has universal health care, a longer life expectancy than the U.S., and no military. Only by expanding our attention to all of these facets can one begin to see “Ecotopia’s Prism,” or Costa Rica’s intersections of ecology, economy, and culture fostering and inhibiting sustainability.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

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Hola from Costa Rica, So its been over a week and a half and so much has gone on. First of all i learned a valuble lesson that all should heed when coming to Costa Rica. When you buy a new shirt always shake it out before you try it on. I learned this lesson the hard way when i bought a shirt and got stung by a scorpion that was living inside. Real painful sting that made me feel pretty brut but all and all I was ok and was able to do the zipline with the whole class (which was awesome). So yesterday we had a soccer game between Troys team the advacados and Adríans(park ranger) team the Macaws. It was an intense battle which went down to the wire. Skyler scored an early goal for the advacados which was answered by a goal by the Macaws. Sarah from the advacados hit one just by the diving goalkeeper josh. Then i scored one sliding the ball off the fingertips of Troy. Time was running short when baby sarah of the macaws hit one in from midfield which ended the match 3-2. The night ended with a great dinner of vegetarian lasanga made by the famous wilma of carrara national park.
The following day we went to the mangrove forest and saw some wild crocidiles in there natural habitat. Our time at Carrara is running short but it is for sure a time to remember.
Pura vida,
Jason

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