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Costa Rica: Field Research in the Environment, Social Sciences, & Humanities

San José & field sites, Costa Rica

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Learning to Surf

Learning to Surf

Photo courtesy of Natalie Talbert, Lake Forest College
ACM Costa Rica, Fall 2008

"I took this photo in Manuel Antonio National Park, on the beach after my friends came in from surfing.  On the left is Renee, who is an experienced surfer, and she was teaching Ana, who had never been surfing before.  The lesson was pretty successful, and I had them pose for this picture as they were coming in, because they looked so happy and satisfied."

Costa Rica: Field Research in the Environment, Social Sciences, & Humanities

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Michael Pignone, Asst. Professor of Medicine and Medical Researcher, University of North Carolina The ACM Costa Rica Field Research program has had a profound effect on my career. The research I did in Costa Rica served as the basis for my undergraduate honors thesis and helped me decide to pursue a career in academic medicine. My language training has allowed me to continue to serve Spanish-speaking patients here in the U.S. throughout medical school, residency, and as a faculty member now at the University of North Carolina.

—Michael Pignone, Asst. Professor of Medicine and Medical Researcher, University of North Carolina, Costa Rica, Spring 1987

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