Our time on Earth

Our visit today was to Earth University. Earth is a private nonprofit university located near Guacimo, Costa Rica. Our drive there was through lush green mountains enshrouded in mist. We first heard a lecture on Earth's programs. Students study sustainable agronomy there. Innovative aspects of the program included the requirement that all students must conceive and launch a business at the end of the first year. Aloyce, a student from Kenya talked to us about his team's project. We then went to the banana processing plant to see how the bananas sold at Whole Foods are processed. We learned about the life cycle of bananas out in the field. At lunch we were entertained by Earth students dancing the native dances of their countries. We watched dances from Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and others. Next we went to visit the business of one of the student teams. They gave us a very informative tour of gardens that were designed for small spaces and limited resources. We were impressed by their creative use of recycled materials. What a great day at Earth!