The Borlaug Blog

Wow, this week has been an adventure. It began with the loco-ness of formulating a research project and ended with a bike ride through the jungle during a rainstorm in short shorts without bug spray and a tire that randomly detached from my friend’s bike 6 miles in. I love it here.

Here at EARTH, students are BUSY, having classes and work experience from Monday to Saturday. But even though the days start earlier (classes typically start at 6:30 AM) and end later (many classes end at 4:45 PM), they fly by because the classes incorporate many engaging, interesting field activities. 

I traveled to a Yuca plantation and processing plant with the first-year tropical agriculture class, and we didn’t just observe the vast fields of Yuca. We felt the sun and sweat (sudor) dripping down our backs (espaldas) and saw the farmer’s passion for their work and each other. At the end of the tour, they all hugged and even called us family. So this field trip gave us a better understanding of the operations and a glance into the life to help us discover our interests and passions...[CONTINUE READING]