Costa Rica Trip: 03/28

La Flor is about 15 minutes outside of Liberia, a relatively small 'city' in Guanacaste. Earth University acquired La Flor as a gift from a past president. It was apparently a presidential vacation complex that he had dreamed of turning into acres upon acres of farmland. Earth had transformed the complex into a really nice learning environment. The campus was complete with a pool, a few dorm rooms, open lecture/dining halls, and everything else that you would imagine would exist in a small campus surrounded by miles upon miles of unscathed jungle. Early the first morning we had a presentation from Carlos Murillo, the director of La Flor.He eloquently spoke about Earth's mission and future goals, as well as how important he felt the information RISD has been contributing was to the university. We were then able to present our recent material samples to Carlos and receive his feedback. His opinions were incredibly insightful and he was able to really give us an idea of how our material's could potentially be of use to Earth and the surrounding communities.

After an afternoon of hard work and perceptive discussion we were able to make it to the nearest beach to watch the sunset. I'll let the images describe that for me.