Social Enterprise
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Week 6: Hasta la Vista
We have spent these last few days nostalgically taking in all that we can of our surroundings and committing the incredible people we’ve met and all the views and sounds […]
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Week 5: Painting the Mural
This week a group called Vitamin Angels joined us at the station. They are an organization that provides vitamins to under-nourished children in impoverish communities worldwide. There were 7 ‘angels’, […]
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Week 4: ¡Vamos a la Fiesta!
On Sunday the 3rd of July, we came back from Iquitos after having we ordered colour paint, paintbrushes, flower seedlings, and some snacks and decoration for the Celebration of the […]
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Primera semana en Peru
Hello to all! We are enjoying our time in Peru immensely. Earlier in the week we visited Las Cocas during a community meeting where we basically were welcomed into the […]
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Week 3: Progress and a short vacation
After two weeks of working on the clinic grounds, rain or shine, we have finally been ready to begin planting in the beds. We wrote a letter to the community […]
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Week 2: Laying the Bricks
Our second week at the Madre Selva Biological Station totally flew by as we continued our work on the medicinal herb garden. This week we finished laying the bricks for […]
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Week 1: Getting Acclimated at Madre Selva
We all arrived in Iquitos the weekend of the 11th and 12th. We used our time in the city to explore a bit, try some local food, purchase equipment for […]
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McGill: Meet the Interns
Tal Golan: My name is Tal I’m going into my second year in the McGill school of environment and I’m from Boston. I’m very excited and grateful for the opportunity […]
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Week 3: Workworkworkworkwork
This week we started doing a variety of different activities things. I (Sabrina) have been working a lot with Freddie in the workshop. He showed me how to use all […]
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Final Touches Before Take Off
Greetings from the McGill Project Amazonas team!! For the past several months we have been rigorously preparing for our project in Peru – from learning key Spanish phrases (i.e. […]
2016, McGill University, Peru, Project Amazonas