Inspiring us to enjoy the moment!

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Climate Change Mitigation

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Fabiola Chirino
We welcomed our final week in the program with energy  and excitment for the activities ahead!

The program's opportunities for students to volunteer and participate in practical activities are their favorites. On Monday, we traveled to the plant nursery to collaborate with the local staff on projects like soil preparation, soil bagging, and tree maintenance for the future trees we will plant on the campus.

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Grace ready to water the plants.
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Indigo giving her best.
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The group working with the soil.

Due to the efforts of the students, we were able to forward tasks for the local employees that occasionally take time but can be effectively completed with more aid. 

Hands to work with our final projects! The students are working incredibly hard on their capstone projects. 

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Kay with a smile in her face working in her final project. 

It is incredibly motivating to observe how well they function as a team and how much their work-related subject excites them. For instance, the artificial ponds on the CIEE campus are being restored by Kay, Miranda, Catie, Ella, and Ingrid. These ponds are essential to safeguarding the various frog species that live on the school. 

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Fabi, Cat, Miranda, Ingrid, Ella and Kay. 
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Ingrid making observations.

Frogs need a redesign of their habitat! 

We also started looking for regional trinkets to bring home! We visited the cosmetics farm where we discovered the components produced in Costa Rica and how to make homemade soap. 

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Doña Margarita teaching us how to make soap.

At CIEE we have learned to work as a team, to enjoy our present moment and to believe in our inner power to change the world!