Well, 3 days until I head into the abiss of who knows what in Costa Rica and Central America! Much still to do but also a lot has been sorted... So where exactly am I headed? Well here is a blurb to start setting the scene: You awaken to birdcalls and open your eyes to a riot of colors just outside your window. Soon, you head down a winding rural path to the leaf-shaded cafeteria, where you meet with your partners over breakfast to discuss whether today you’ll be, say, trapping birds, counting bees, sampling streams for water quality or venturing into the locally owned and operated coffee plantations to help the locals get certified in environmentally friendly farming by a major coffee company. This is life at the lab if you’re a researcher at UGA’s
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