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Study Break = tropical farming for 3 months

a trip by Monika Roy
From: September 12th 2008
Until: December 12th 2008

Gardening, taking care of chickens and rabbits, beaching it, eating mangos... (ALL PHOTOS FROM THIS TRIP TAKEN BY MANDA PENDLETON)
Trip Length: 3 months
Blog Entries: 8
Photos: 56
Words: 8700

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
September 13th 2008 I'm in the Caribbean!! Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
September 16th 2008 Life on the farm Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
September 20th 2008 Work and fun Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
September 30th 2008 I'm in Paradise! Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
October 7th 2008 farm happenings Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
October 18th 2008 The Hurricane Week! Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
November 3rd 2008 I love farmer's markets! Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
November 28th 2008 Bunny Debocle 2 and Island Hopping Central America Caribbean » US Virgin Islands » Saint Croix
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I'm now working here in Haiti with an organization that I started volunteering with called SOIL - Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (http://www.oursoil.org). SOIL works to empower the community on dealing with sanitation issues from a holistic perspective. Traditional sanitation systems are not only scarce, but a challenge here as water and piping infrastructure barely exist. We have dry toilets set up in various communities and camps from the earthquake, and collect the toilet material to process at a composting site. The diverted urine is diluted and used to fertilize gardens and th... full info
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