Our last day of diving was to finish just a few things on both sites. It was pouring rain the entire morning, though later bright […]
Read moreCosta Rica was crying for us
Today was our last day of work on the sites. We had to clean up the cannon site and take final GPS points and, of […]
Read moreLast Day of Recording!
After a great deal of hard work, and more than our fair share of “dumb jar” moments, all teams finished recording their sections of the […]
Read moreCloudy with a Chance of El Lanchon
Today, a small group of us went back to El Lanchon in Puerto Viejo to take measurements of the structure. I finished up photography for […]
Read moreClose to finishing our second site!
Another beautiful morning for diving in Cahuita! The goals of the field school are progressing well, and at this rate we should complete all our […]
Read moreThe Brick Site Starts to Take Shape
Today, our team (Lauren and Scott) continued to map our unit at the Brick Site. After refining our technique over the past few days, we […]
Read moreWe Are Bri Bri Now
On our day off, the team decided to visit the Bri Bri, an indigenous group in the Talamanca Mountains. Before I explain about Bri Bri, […]
Read moreWe’ve (almost) got scientific mapping down to an art
Today, a group of us returned to the brick site to continue working on our units. Most of the bricks lie between 20 and 30 […]
Read moreOne Week Down – A Crew Chief’s Perspective
Sunday marked the end of the first week of our field school here in Costa Rica. For most of us, getting on the plane a […]
Read moreCannons, Corals, and Counts, Oh My!
Nine days in and the team continues to roll right along. Work on the Cannon Site was nearly completed today after Hannah, Kelsey, and I […]
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