Crocodile Farm & More

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Noah Vargas

<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> Hola <i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> Berea College <i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2023 <i>Destination city & country:</i> San Jose, Costa Rica <i>Program provider:</i> Berea College <i>Major/minor:</i> Agriculture & Biology / Environmental Science and Sustainability & Forestry Management <i>Demographics:</i> African American/Black, Caucasian/White, Hispanic/Latinx, Multi-Racial, First-Generation College Student, LGBTQ+ <i>Future career aspirations:</i> To become an Environmental Scientist and Wildlife Photographer <i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> I want to capture the beauty of the diverse life of plants and animals with my camera in the tropical rainforests. To make new friends in Costa Rica in and outside of my program. I want to experience a wide variety of new foods and learn how to make them so that I can enjoy them back at home.

This week, I visited a crocodile farm and several other farms, each with their own unique agriculture specialty. However, I wanted to highlight some of the exciting farms. As you can imagine, the most noticeable one is the American Crocodile farm. This farm is in conjunction with TEC here in Costa Rica, looking at the possible economic benefits of crocodiles and research. Most of the time, the crocodiles are researched in their relationship with the dinosaurs and birds. Once done, the crocodiles are sold for meat and their skin. Another notable farm was a sustainable organic farm raising all pasture-fed animals. This farm is fascinated because of its overall contribution to reducing the number of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Below is a picture of some day-old piglets that were just born before my tour on the farm. Until next time, Pura Vida!