In: Volunteering
Update
March 2, 2007Looks like we’re long overdue for an update on what’s been going on around here. There is so much news, I’m not sure where to start!
Read MoreRob’s Costa Rican Experience
February 16, 2007Presenting “My Costa Rican Experience” by Robert Lamagno
Mission Statement:
I/we want to help preserve the culture and language of the Bribri and Costa Ricans. We want to empower them with the knowledge to protect their land and the rain forests of Costa Rica. These forests benefit the entire world by providing oxygen and water and therefore life to us all. (I encourage you to watch the movie “An inconvenient Truth” and study www.climatecrisis.net to learn more about global warming.)
A day in the life – Part II
February 16, 2007I am at Scott and Isaac’s ranch just an hour outside of San Jose. We worked a bit yesterday on our ideas for Tropical Adventures and Isaac made us a nice dinner. I went to bed early. Today has been amazing. You know how much I LOVE anything to do with water. Well…
Read MoreA day in the life of a Volunteer
February 15, 2007Hola! I am doing wonderfully. It has been such an amazing experience. I spent two weeks up in the Watsi indigenous reservation in the Talamanca region. My host family is amazing and the land is beyond perfect and beautiful. Rivers, streams, creaks, WATERFALLS and swimming holes…SOO of course I am loving it, being around my serenity source. My family is sooo sweet and SOOO poor. They live in a wood box basically. I bathed in the river and went to the bathroom in the woods!! (There is a toilet accross the street and up a little hill but without water it can not be used) AND I WANT TO GO BACK if you can believe that!
Read MoreKachabri
January 26, 2007Wow. I thought that Uatsi was pretty cool, but Kachabri (“Kachabri Arriba” to be exact) was unbelievable. It’s also located on the Talamanca indigenous reservation in Costa Rica, but much further into the jungle mountain range.
Read MoreUatsi
January 20, 2007As most of you know, I work for a volunteer adventure company, Tropical Adventures, here in Costa Rica. At the moment I’m on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica working with some of our volunteers and organizations. We have two volunteers currently working on the indigenous reservation with a community called Uatsi.
Read MoreMarketing Experience?
December 2, 2006Some of the women in one of our indigenous tribes living in a community called Shiroles took it upon themselves about 17 years ago to generate an income for their families and community. They maintain crops of cacao, process it and turn it into chocolate bars, liquid chocolate, cookies and other delectable delights.
They have a great system down now through production, but they could really use some more help with the post-production process. They don’t have much experience in getting their product to the marketplace. With the right help, these women could be marketing their products to local stores, restaurants and hotels and boosting their income by leaps-and-bounds.
La Flor
October 29, 2006I found this flower in a neighboring town called “La Flor,” which means the flower. They did have some nice flowers there!
We were in La Flor because we’re preparing to send some of our volunteers there. It’s a super small, quiet community set apart from other towns. The community is very focused on helping one another, recycling, education and agriculture. Here is a photo of their community garden. Pictured are (left to right) Allyson (La Flor resident and activist), Jimmy (neighbor and friend of ours), Isaac, Gustavo (La Flor community leader and program Spanish teacher, and Louise (friend).
Help Wanted
August 29, 2006The Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center is a non-profit organization located near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui. We are currently looking for a Youth Program Coordinator to run our high school scholarship program.
Read MoreGail
August 9, 2006I’m happy to say that our newest volunteer, Gail, is doing really well. She’s currently in Puerto Viejo and just arrived back from a night in the mountains where she visited members of the Bribri tribe. She’s been working at the Hone Creek Elementary School teaching kids about first aid and heathcare. She’s also just spending time with the kids and learning what dreams they have for themselves, while she gets them talking about what they want to do when they grow up.
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