An introduction to us: we are a group of 10 engineering students with two brave instructors embarking on an adventurous learning experience together in Costa Rica. In the cloud forest south west of San Jose, in a little town called Providencia, we will live with host families while we work on our first engineering project as a group!
Our task: A gentleman in town has a small scale trout farm near a pristine river that currently doesn’t have a functioning filtration system for the effluent water. We have come up with a prototype for a gravity filtration system that we will test and install. To complement our filter we will also dig bioswales to sequester excess nitrogen before the water reaches the river. We will also install some solar panels at composting factory in the village and do some upgrades on the rabbit hutches and the compost shredder that last years engineering abroad students built (see the blog from last years group on https://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/engineering/engrabroad/ for more information on last year’s projects).
This blog is one way we hope to share our experiences with our community back home. Each day a different student will post about our day together and share our most memorable moments with you. We hope you enjoy!
Sincerely,
Engineering Abroad Crew 2020
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