Officially, turtle patrol shift at Campamento Tortuguero Platanitos (CTP) would run from roughly 9 a.m. – 2 a.m. But the giggle-like-a-schoolgirl excitement starts nightly at 7 p.m. when we would release hatchlings (or barely day old baby turtles). Hermilo, the onsite biologist, would go to the incubation casita and put out all of the baby turtles that […]
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Volunteer Travel: Do You Get What You Pay For?
After volunteering in Peru with Karikuy, I started writing a post about how you get what you pay for when it comes to volunteer experiences. Project #3 of The Global Citizen Project with Campamento Tortugeuro Platanitos in Nayarit, Mexico quickly changed my mind. The more I process my volunteer experience with Karikuy, the less inclined […]
Hasta Mañana: The Global Citizen Project Goes to Mexico
Blech. Bright and early this morning, I must face my airline nemesis, United Airlines. UAL and I do not have the best traveling track record and most of my airline mishaps stem from their (lack of) reliability and service. At 6:00 a.m., hopefully after a quick French press of La Colombe coffee, I’ll fly from […]