This morning, we visited Cafe Britt, one of Costa Rica’s most recognizable coffee brands. The tour itself was actually really fun. Josh and I got pulled up to do a coffee-making and tasting thing with the tour guide, which was pretty cool. The guide was great and clearly knew what he was talking about, and…
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May 11th – No Free Ice Cream
Today we visited two very different companies, Kyndryl and Dos Pinos. Kyndryl is a global IT services company with 80,000 employees operating in 60+ countries. They chose Costa Rica specifically for the educated workforce, which makes sense. They have invested a lot in their people too, with 98 hours of training per employee and over…
May 11th – I got dead last in a scavenger hunt
One moment in my homestay that I did not really expect was how they always keep the dog outside. In the United States, everyone, for the most part, treats their dog like family. I am not saying that they don’t, but I noticed that the dog always stays in the backyard during the day and…
May 10th – Waterfalls!!
The strawberry farm and La Paz Waterfall Gardens were both amazing sights to see, but one thing they had in common was the way they were able to turn the land and natural resources into something economically beneficial. Everything from the animals living in the land and the humans who come to tour the place…
May 8th – Going To Costa Rica
Sustainability is not something I think about that much in my day-to-day life, but Costa Rica has been doing some pretty impressive things. After doing some research, the two initiatives that stood out most to me were their renewable energy and their reforestation efforts. Almost all of their electricity comes from renewable sources like hydro,…