Tag: expedition
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August 13, 2007 12:51 AM EDT --
San Francisco, 10 August 2007, 9:15 pm.
Well, this is it. I’m leaving for Costa Rica in a few hours. I decided to take a red-eye so I could sleep on the plane and get to San José . . . more
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August 13, 2007 01:31 AM EDT --
Santo Domingo, 12 August 2007, 9:25 pm.
Already I can tell this trip is going to be full of surprises.
I got to SFO before midnight Friday night and ran into one of my closest friends, Cory, at the airport. . . . more
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August 29, 2007 07:37 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 13 August 2007, 10:15 pm
This morning marked the beginning of the day for us to head to San Marcos de Tarrazú, the area where we will be spending the next two weeks . . . more
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April 20, 2008 08:48 PM EDT --
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Last year, Martin Strel swam the Amazon River to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease. Now it's time to conquer the North and South Poles to . . . more
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April 05, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
The Druids were right. Trees are a life form worthy of our adoration and protection. Many feel they are wonderful. They make clean air, take co2 out of the atmosphere. They provide . . . more
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August 29, 2007 07:57 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 14 August 2007, 6:00 pm
Last night was my first night sleeping in rural San Marcos de Tarrazú. Even though the days are very hot and humid, nighttime is cold . . . more
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August 29, 2007 08:09 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazu, 16 August 2007, 9:15 pm
Today was our first day heading to a coffee farm to work in the field. At 5:00 am, I got up to shower and get ready for the day, do the wake-up calls, . . . more
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August 30, 2007 08:04 PM EDT --
El Marquez de Tarrazú, 16 August 2007, 3:15 pm
Today was our second day in the field. The farmer and owner of the farm Victorino Valverde, who is nicknamed Ninito, was there to welcome us, . . . more
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September 02, 2007 11:55 AM EDT --
El Marquez de Tarrazú, 17 August 2007, 4:00 pm
Last night’s dinner was really fun at La Vaca Flaca. The restaurant was set up like a log cabin with a stuffed cow out front. As . . . more
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June 10, 2008 09:36 PM EDT --
I have gone to my family's cottage on Diamond Island in Michigan at least once every summer since I was born. This weekend while I was up there I was reading the Diamond Lake/Island history that . . . more
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September 09, 2007 05:33 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 21 August 2007, 7:05 pm
Today we visited one of the most beautiful farms I’ve seen so far. It was the farm of Rodrigo Solis. His father, Don Jaime, started . . . more
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November 05, 2006 08:08 AM EST --
Oil comes out of the ground.
oozing out all over, (La Brea Tar Pits)
But,
If oil gets on the ground, it's pollution
But
Oil comes out of the ground.
Every life form on this planet makes it's . . . more
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April 30, 2007 09:50 PM EDT --
It’s true that it only takes a small group of citizens to change the world. But it’s important that these groups not operate in a vacuum.
It was while working as a store manager for . . . more
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May 19, 2007 08:11 AM EDT --
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977000038
An Environmental Blip: Hosted by Wen Lee
My Uncle Travelling Bill aka Mr. Bill called my attention to the video entry . . . more
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September 04, 2007 07:30 PM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 18 August 2007, 10:00 pm
This morning my alarm rang at my usual 5:00 time. We were scheduled to go to another farm today. All told, by the end of next week, we . . . more
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April 27, 2007 01:49 AM EDT --
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Western New York had an erratic October Ice Hurricane Snow Storm in 2006.
The trees were not yet ready for Winter. They were still quite alive.
They . . . more
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September 06, 2007 01:04 AM EDT --
San Marcos de Tarrazú, 19 August 2007, 8:30 pm
Today was our free day so we got to sleep in super late. Till 6 am. We got up and got ready to go to a national park about an hour’s . . . more
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April 11, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
Margaret Mead said "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, devoted citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that has.”
Here is the course these citizens have . . . more
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May 14, 2007 04:47 PM EDT --
UPDATE 5/25/2007: The Voting Period has ended for the Expedition for Change: Starbucks Earthwtach Contest. Thank you to everyone who participated through their entries and votes. The finalist articles . . . more
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November 29, 2006 02:27 PM EST --
Just got in after scanning the shops downtown for a skirt and and a pair of boots for a ten year old child, you would not believe how hard it is to find such items in a city that takes prides in its . . . more
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