Sustainability

Today, we visited the Life Monteverde Sustainable Farm and I learned many things; however, the one I really took away-- the one I've continuously noticed since I've been down here is that we, as Americans, take a lot of our natural resources for granted. I'm not saying all of us, but a lot us do-- myself included.

Today, we planted trees to help with our carbon footprint from our travel to and from Costa Rica; however, if I had to plant three trees just because of this trip, I can only imagine how many would need to be planted from a week in Springfield of driving constantly. Anyways, I've realized that a lot of things need to change if we want to keep our planet safe and healthy. Since I've been back, I've decided to start recycling my plastic and paper products and taking shorter showers. I also plan on trying to encourage friends and family to do the same. I know that it won't all come at once, but small steps eventually lead to a big difference.

Costa Rica inspired me to see the natural beauty in things and how less is more. A lot of things can be gone if we don't start making changes globally and then life as we and everyone else knows it will be nonexistent.