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Karen Masters
Karen is a tropical ecologist who has 30+ years working and living in the cloud forests of Costa Rica. She and her husband (Alan Masters) met and married in Monteverde, Costa Rica and raised their sons (twins) here as well. Karen is the director of the CIEE programs in Monteverde.
Posts
Sustainability and the Environment: "The Last Lecture"
Well okay, hold on, it's only the last lecture before the adventurers leave for their field trip, not the last lecture of all time, so don't get all excited. But... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "Invade the Block!"
I bet you're thinking that this whole semester has been tragically lacking in studies on invasive species, aren't you? Well I would first respond by telling you to scroll back... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "Water You Doing in my Home?"
Wednesday, February 24th, was the much-anticipiated sequel to Tuesday's water lab. On Tuesday, the adventurers had gone out tracing a stream and sampling the aquatic life that lived inside of... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "To Trace a River"
It was Tuesday, February 23rd, and every time it is Tuesday, February 23rd, you really ought to go out and trace a river. That's what Adam decided on this Tuesday... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "Plant Day!"
I bet you're feeling like you could really use a good dose of Costa Rican Natural History, aren't you? Well you got lucky this time, that's for sure, because Saturday... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "Morning Walkabout"
It was Friday, February 22nd, and it was time to study freshwater ecosystems in Tropical Conservation Biology with Adam! But first, you know, it was time to reveal which internships... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "Revenge of the Internships"
Wednesday, February 17th, will forever be known as "Internship Day 2: The Revenge of the Internships." At least to me. On this day the adventurers woke up, rubbed their eyes... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "The Internship"
On Tuesday, the 16th of February, Karen came in all stoked and jazzed because it was the first day that the students were going to be hearing from the folks... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Arthropod Day"
Saturday, the 16th of February, was Arthropod Day! That basically meant that it was a day that the students were going to get to play around with all sort of... keep reading
Sustainability and the Environment: "I am Trying to Find a Place to Live"
On Friday morning, February 12th, the adventurers woke up bright and early in Alajuela and loaded all their heavy bags onto the bus, and then they lit out up the... keep reading