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Karen Masters

January in Monteverde Open Campus Block Summer Tropical Ecology + Conservation Tropical Ecology + Conservation Sustainability + the Environment Summer Sustainability + The Environment Costa Rica

Karen's Programs

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.

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Sustainability and the Environment: "La Carpio and the River of Dreams"

By Karen Masters at CIEE

It was only a few days in, and already the adventurers were learning that the new world they'd come to was a land of contrast. They learned about a small... keep reading

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Sustainability and the Environment: "The Adventurers Go to the Market"

By Karen Masters at CIEE

On Wednesday morning, the 10th of February, the adventurers woke up, rubbed their eyes, and remembered they were in Costa Rica. At first they thought they were dreaming, but then... keep reading

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Sustainability and the Environment: "Over the Back Fence"

By Karen Masters at CIEE

It is Sunday; two days until the adventurers arrive. The professors are busy coordinating their curriculum, and the TAs are busy doing inventories and fixing printers, and all that kind... keep reading

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Spring 2016 Sustainability and the Environment: "A New Hope"

By Karen Masters at CIEE

Congratulations! You found the blog for the Spring 2016 "Sustainability and the Environment" program in Monteverde, Costa Rica! In just a few days, seventeen USA gringos will fly across oceans... keep reading

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My experience working with environmental landscaping, by CIEE intern Maya Montoya.jpgmolwatana (University of North Carolina at Wilmington)

By Karen Masters at CIEE

Preparing the pathway. For my internship I was honored to work with Ana Ovares preparing her medicinal garden. This included creating a pathway out of sustainable materials, an irrigation system... keep reading

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Repurposing Organic Waste in the Monteverde Community, by Aaron Spencer (CIEE Intern, University of Colorado-Boulder)

By Karen Masters at CIEE

When implementing strategies that promote sustainability, the concept of recycle and reuse is bound to play an important role in pursuing this goal. Building a community that fosters sustainability starts... keep reading

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Growing and Changing, Monteverde and I, by Rick Moyer (CIEE Intern; Albright College)

By Karen Masters at CIEE

The past four weeks of my life have been some of the most formative in my time as a sustainability advocate. After being assigned the role of developing solutions for... keep reading

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CIEE Internship at the Monteverde Friends School: Environmental education reaching all ages, by Emily Bourke (University of North Carolina at Wilmington)

By Karen Masters at CIEE

For the past month, I have been interning with the Monteverde Friends School, MFS, as the Environmental Education Assistant. The Monteverde Friends School is a school founded by Quakers back... keep reading

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CIEE Sustainability Internship on Carbon Neutrality, by Hailey Brown (University of Colorado-Boulder)

By Karen Masters at CIEE

While studying abroad in Costa Rica through CIEE, I participated in a sustainability internship. This internship was with the Monteverde Friends School and focused on the sustainability challenge of achieving... keep reading

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Heritage Crops and Garden, by Sasha Lopez (Intern, CIEE Program in Sustainability and the Environment)

By Karen Masters at CIEE

For the past three weeks, I’ve spent countless hours researching, planning and constructing a heritage garden at the CIEE Center of Sustainability in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The garden will serve... keep reading

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