This is it! The final blog post of our time here in Costa Rica this summer. Today, we are packing up all of our stuff to leave Gran Casa....

The final countdown to going home is finally here. I have enjoyed every experience of this Costa Rican adventure and I cannot believe it...

This is the 5th and last week in Costa Rica. I am so excited to be home in a few days and get to tell my family and friends about my...

Hi everyone, welcome to the last week of blogs for this trip. This trip has been filled with laughter and learning, which have made this...

As the fourth week of our Costa Rican journey comes to a close, I have begun to think about what research will begin to look like back at...

After a weekend at the Caribbean side of the country, this week Rosa and I went back to work at the Lanname Lab. Our long-term goals...

It seems like time has gone by quickly in the past 4 weeks and I have acquired a GREAT amount of knowledge from my research experience....

Greetings! Hm.... as we get down to the final weeks of data collection/mentor time in Costa Rica, I'm starting to think about the coming...

Hello everyone! Kyle and I started our 4th week in Costa Rica out in the field. We were able to join Paulo in his effort to keep an...

This weekend was truly a unique experience. Where Kyle, Rosa, Emily, and Izzy decided to go explore the Caribbean side of Costa Rica, me...

What a weekend! Emily, Kyle, Rosa and I decided that it was our turn to explore the Caribbean side of the country while Steve and Joyce...

Hello everyone! From the wise words of Kyle “we are closer to the end than the beginning” of this trip. So far this trip has been filled...

If you are unaware, Costa Rica takes their holidays seriously. This means that the entire campus is closed as well as many stores and...

This past weekend the group took our first trip down southeast to the Cordillera Talamanca mountain region. On the drive there, we...

Izy said something to me the other day that I found to be quite true: "When you stay some where for two weeks it is still a vacation, but...

The past two weeks have been very meaningful to me. I have learned so much about the Costa Rican culture and what it takes to get used to...

The past two weeks have been full of travel! With seismic stations being located all over Costa Rica, the seismic team has been to most...

I cannot believe my second week in Costa Rica is already coming to an end. I have already learned so much and have become more accustomed...

Last Monday I met with my Costa Rica mentor (Ivonne) around 10 am, we did some training on the program SEISAN, she taught me how to be...

Today the Landslide Team was able to go out into the field to do some work! We spent the day measuring the slope of a potential landslide...