Lily H
Week 9: Post-Internship Reflection
I have been home for over a week, but my mind is still returning from Costa Rica. Yesterday I found myself reminiscing to my dog (in...
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Lily H
Aug 137 min read
Week 8: Adventures Outside of EARTH University
While I have endless memories from EARTH, my blog would be incomplete if I didn’t talk about the equally beautiful and chaotic memories...
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Lily H
Aug 35 min read
Week 7: Worms should be friends, not food
Did you know - when using a dough press to make empanadas, you need to separate the dough from the press with a plastic covering, or else...
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Lily H
Jul 155 min read
Week 6: Songs and Sentiments
We bustled into the Spanish room chomping on trail mix and plantain chips and expecting another subjunctive lecture. But instead, the...
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Lily H
Jul 85 min read
Week 5: Work and Play
I used to think the tree pruning process involved a pair of cute hand-held clippers; baby branches; an oversized gardening hat; colorful...
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Lily H
Jul 14 min read
Week 4: Farm Fiesta
It was just another work experience day. I expected to spend the morning upturning compost piles and measuring the height of my lettuce...
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Lily H
Jun 244 min read
Week 3: Water, Rice, and Everything Nice
Picture this: You are out on the farm (the integrated organic farm). You go to use the bathroom, a little metal shack with the only...
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Lily H
Jun 175 min read
Week 2: From Bacteria to Birdwatching
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...
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Lily H
Jun 105 min read
Week 1: Day-to-Day at EARTH University
Saturday: Work Experience Day, or morning (mañana). Every Saturday and Wednesday morning, at 6:30 AM, most EARTH students bike to...
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Lily H
Jun 75 min read
The First Few Days: Finding my Way around EARTH University
(Fio and I - 06/03/34) Hi! My name is Lily Hestjean, and I’m thrilled to call myself the 2024 Borlaug-Ruan Intern at EARTH University...
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