During this last week of our trip, we got the opportunity to visit multiple ecotourism spots in different parts of Costa Rica. We visited Tortuguero, Arenal, Palo Verde, and Monteverde. Palo Verde was another research station so I won’t really be focusing on it in this blog post, and instead will be focusing on the… Read more »

This past week I’ve spent countless hours in the rainforest, walking or biking, and I’ve come to truly appreciate it (I didn’t think I could do more than I already did). I’ve developed a newfound respect for the tropical rainforest ecosystems and everything it contributes to. These ecosystems have endless functions and home thousands of… Read more »

For this blog post I wanted to focus on small things I noticed that spoke volumes to me personally. I have observed many different perspectives on this trip and have gotten a lot out of them. Not only are these different perspectives coming from the Costa Rican people, but they are also coming from my… Read more »