Author: Alex Drag

Juan Carlos, our guide through the Monteverde Cloud forest reserve in Costa Rica, seems incapable of not smiling. Even when the rain falls steadily thoroughly drenching his hat and his hood. Even when he talks to a group of seven … Continue reading “Finding a Home in the Forest by Alex Soderstrom” →

Standing on the side of this mountain in Costa Rica; in the heat and humidity, among the bugs and the birds I have never felt more invigorated and overwhelmed. I cannot truly remember the last time I have been aware … Continue reading “Connections by Colleen Hein” →

In the beginning: I am nine years old and on a bus with my 4th grade class to the Okefenokee swamp in South Georgia. As the bus rolls in to the wetlands, our teacher points out the trees, how thin … Continue reading “Coming Full Circle by Jessica Chacko” →