Honors GO - Costa Rica

Honors GO - Costa Rica The first Honors GO (Global Outreach) Program assisted with a sea turtle conservation project in Costa Rica from May 3 - 17, 2015.

The first-ever Honors GO, or Global Outreach, Program took place from May 3 through May 17, 2015 with a sea turtle conservation project in Costa Rica. We assisted Costa Rican biologists with their conservation work at the beach, helping with studies and protection work of the sea turtles and with the sustainable egg harvesting programs of local residents. This experience is designed to truly immer

se students in the Costa Rican culture and (Spanish) language by staying with a local host family, eating Costa Rican cuisine, working alongside community members daily, and living in conditions (potentially) outside of students' comfort zones, which is intended to provide learning experiences to allow our Honors travelers to grow personally and professionally ... and share those experiences with students back on campus. When we think about community impact, we think about two communities: sea turtle conservation at large and the local community we’re working in. Just 1 out of every 1000 sea turtles that make it to the ocean survive to adulthood, and those that do even reach the ocean are few. Six of the seven species of sea turtle in the world are threatened, four of which have nesting beaches in Costa Rica. We contributed to community conservation work to combat the endangerment of sea turtle populations and poaching practices in the community. Our work helped to support and expand programs that provide sources of income for local families as a positive alternative to poaching and the drug trade, for example. Máximo Nivel, partnered with International Volunteer Headquarters, has established these volunteer programs to address these needs. Thank you to Engineering Student Government, Central Student Government, and the College of Engineering for generously funding our program!

... 2 years ago ... to an incredible trip with an awesome group of people ... Parismina will always have a special pla...
27/04/2017

... 2 years ago ... to an incredible trip with an awesome group of people ... Parismina will always have a special place in our hearts!

to the natural beauty in the small coastal town of Parismina
14/01/2016

to the natural beauty in the small coastal town of Parismina

Stop by the International Programs in Engineering - University of Michigan table in the Duderstadt Connector to count se...
20/11/2015

Stop by the International Programs in Engineering - University of Michigan table in the Duderstadt Connector to count sea turtle eggs from a hatched nest! ... You could win IPE summer travel grants!!

Like this pic of our guide teaching us how to locate & check up on relocated sea turtle nests to help us win the Host Co...
20/11/2015

Like this pic of our guide teaching us how to locate & check up on relocated sea turtle nests to help us win the Host Country & Culture category!

TITLE: Turtle Nest
BY: Ryan Thomas
CAPTION: Checking on a relocated leatherback sea turtle nest that would be soon ready to hatch.
CATEGORY: Host Country & Culture
PROGRAM: HSAB Honors Go in Costa Rica (Parismina / San José / San José)
LOCATION: Parismina, Costa Rica
DATE: Spring/Summer 2015
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM:
https://mcompass.umich.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10811

Like this pic of the Honors GO Travelers enjoying "p**a" with our Costa Rican host siblings and friends to help us win t...
20/11/2015

Like this pic of the Honors GO Travelers enjoying "p**a" with our Costa Rican host siblings and friends to help us win the Host Country & Culture category!

TITLE: P**a
BY: Ryan Thomas
CAPTION: Rehydrating with p**a (coconut water) right from the tree after a family trip to the lagoon.
CATEGORY: Host Country & Culture
PROGRAM: HSAB Honors Go in Costa Rica (Parismina / San José / San José)
LOCATION: Parismina, Costa Rica
DATE: Spring/Summer 2015
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM:
https://mcompass.umich.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10811

20/11/2015

TITLE: High Tide at the Lagoon
BY: Martin Harris
CAPTION: Macko, a local shop owner, spends each Sunday fishing in the local canals with his family. He took our group on his boat to share this stunning lagoon, where the canals meet the Caribbean at high tide
CATEGORY: Host Country & Culture
PROGRAM: HSAB Honors Go in Costa Rica
LOCATION: Parismina, Costa Rica
DATE: Spring/Summer 2015
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM:
https://mcompass.umich.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10811

Like this photo to help the Honors GO travelers win the IPE photo contest!
20/11/2015

Like this photo to help the Honors GO travelers win the IPE photo contest!

TITLE: Playa Parismina
BY: Ryan Thomas
CAPTION: Patrolling the beach at night for nesting leatherback sea turtles, relaxing by the M on Playa Parismina in the morning.
CATEGORY: Wolverines Abroad
PROGRAM: HSAB Honors Go in Costa Rica (Parismina / San José / San José)
LOCATION: Parismina, Costa Rica
DATE: Spring/Summer 2015
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM:
https://mcompass.umich.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10811

Like this photo to help the Honors GO travelers win the IPE photo contest!
20/11/2015

Like this photo to help the Honors GO travelers win the IPE photo contest!

TITLE: Cloud Forest Rafting
BY: Ryan Thomas
CAPTION: Synchronized teamwork didn't keep us from getting soaked, but we made it past the roaring rapids of the Pacuare.
CATEGORY: Wolverines Abroad
PROGRAM: HSAB Honors Go in Costa Rica (Parismina / San José / San José)
LOCATION: Río Pacuare, Costa Rica
DATE: Spring/Summer 2015
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM:
https://mcompass.umich.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10811

to some fun in the cloud forest canopy after a couple weeks of work on the sea turtle project
13/11/2015

to some fun in the cloud forest canopy after a couple weeks of work on the sea turtle project

Positive progress towards reducing the dramatic threat of commercial fishing to sea turtle populations!
02/07/2015

Positive progress towards reducing the dramatic threat of commercial fishing to sea turtle populations!

Ocean victory on this ! Louisiana agreed to reverse a 1987 state law possibly contributing to the deaths of thousands of sea turtles every year in shrimp trawl nets. The bill passed today will allow Louisiana state officials to enforce the use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in shrimp trawls, as is done in the other Southeastern coastal states. In the past, the Southeast Shrimp Trawl Fishery has been responsible for 53,000 sea turtle deaths every year- with this new law those numbers are expected to decrease!

10/06/2015

"Two weeks have disappeared behind us, speaking to the fun we've had with our project, our host families, and the community in Parismina. We learned so much about sea turtles, gained hands-on experience with conservation work through our night patrols, helped clean up the community playground and renovate the kiosk, lived Costa Rican life with our host families, and learned so much Spanish."

- Honors GO - Costa Rica, University of Michigan
www.volunteerhq.org/volunteer-in-costa-rica

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