Note the switch to the black background today. Not only does it look cool, but it actually saves energy. Something for everyone to consider when designing web pages and blogs in the future, especially for those of you whose energy comes from coal...
Here in Costa Rica my computer is powered by hydroelectric dams, which have quite a large ecological footprint in terms of habitat destruction, rerouting of bodies of water, and endangering most of the local fish species, but once they're built they have virtually no emissions. Similar dilemmas to those we face in the Pacific Northwest. Cheap, clean energy...kind of.
Anyway, in light of my current course (last class this semester!) on human vulnerability and climate change, and my upcoming internship working on renewable energy, I thought that I might as well change my blog background to an energy-saving color. Enjoy!
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Swimming hole
Nate, David, and me at the local swimming hole
Climbing
David climbing at the swimming hole near our house. This is the location of my first rock-climbing lesson.
Beautiful Miraflor
a home in Miraflor with the nature reserve and mountains beyond
Waterfall jumping!
sweet swimming hole in Miraflor
Catching chicharras in Miraflor
We spent half the day in Miraflor catching bugs in the trees with this awesome kid
Parasite tree in Miraflor, Nicaragua
this parasite killed the tree inside it over 200 years ago, now you can climb it inside and out, as David and these Nicaraguan kids
Sunset
sunset at Las Penitas, Nicaragua
Howler monkeys
a family of howler monkeys on Omotepe
Omotepe
Concepcion, one of the volcanos that makes up the island of Omotepe in Lake Nicaragua
In the jungle...
with Nathan and Crystal (visiting from Michigan) in the jungles of Claudio Barillo National Park
Hammock time
Crazy photo of Andrea and me hanging out in the hammock at my house
Charging in Dominical
After getting worked I went after some of these smaller waves which turned out to be a lot of fun
Gotta love waterproof cameras
taking surfing pics in the water at Dominical
Attempting backside in Dominical
I'm attempting to work on my backside here in Costa Rica
The "Cool Bus"
Chilling in the Cool Bus in Dominical
La Selva Biological Station
Venturing into the jungle
Ladro Ladies!
In Manuel Antonio with Andrea and Sheena
David and Lynn Manuel Antonio
David and me hiking (and swimming) though Manuel Antonio National Park
Volcan Poaz
Posing with the smoking crater of the beautiful Poaz
Cute huh?
David and me having a couple of beers at a surfers bar in Playa Hermosa
Surfing accident #1
A minor bruise from getting Sheena's leash caught around my arm while she was learning to surf at Jaco
Surfing accident #2
2 days after the incident in Jaco I broke my board in half trying to surf at low tide in Manuel Antonio
Surfing Playa Cocles
my first time out surfing in Costa Rica. I was pretty pumped
1 comment:
Congrats on getting into the new program! Sounds amazing! Have you ever been to Nicaragua?
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