Today we visited Cafe Britt, a gourmet coffee and chocolate brand. We got to see the steps and cycles of how coffee is made. We also got to try different types of coffee that is harvested around Costa Rica. I learned that their is a harvesting season in Costa Rica for coffee and that the…
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Business Visits!
We visited Kyndryl and Dos Pinos today. Kyndryl is a multinational IT service company and Dos Pinos is a large dairy cooperative owned by local Costa Rican farmers. Kyndryl primarily serves stakeholders while Dos Pinos is a cooperative which serves local farmers and shares its profits. I believe Dos Pinos creates the more lasting value…
Busy Heredia!
Today, we did numerous fun activities in downtown Heredia. This was the first “work day” that we experience while being in Costa Rica. I was surprised to find that our host mom worked from home. I expected most jobs in Costa Rica to be in person. She had to get on a meeting on her…
My first day in Costa Rica!
Today we visited La Paz and a strawberry farm. The experience was like no other. The waterfalls at La Paz were beautiful and the strawberries were delicious. Both these two locations had something in common. They both were able to build a sustainable relationship between people, land, and commerce. La Paz did the best at…
Costa Rica !!
Costa Rica’s environmental sustainability makes the country seem cool to me. It makes me want to explore the country more and see how they accomplish these goals. It is definitely impressive and makes the country more desirable for me to go to. The United States has limited environmental sustainability when it comes into comparison to…