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Liz Kimbrough

I was fortunate to serve as the 2010 Appropedia Travel Intern!

About me:

I am a recent graduate of Humboldt State University where I studied Botany. I was particularly interested in lichens and bryophytes and conservation issues in the neotropics. After some traveling and working in the field of Botany I decided to step back and spend some time cultivating knowledge in a completely different field: Early Childhood Education. I am currently working towards an ECE certification and substitute teaching at a local Montessori Preschool. I am also spending some time working with developmentally disabled adults. I enjoy dabbling in music, yoga, having spontaneous adventures, traveling, bookstores, and using my magical powers to put kids to sleep during nap time!

My Role with Appropedia:

In June 2010 I visited intentional/green communities and projects in South and Central America. My goals:

To document positive functional aspects of the community /project to post on Appropedia. These aspects may be technological, social, or structural, etc.
To assess if these places are an appropriate fit for the project described below.
- Appropedia intends to establish a program that would link travelers with communities or projects focused around appropriate technology and intentional living. Travelers would be given an opportunity visit their country or region of interest and to have an in-depth experience there with an intentional community or appropriate technology project. As an alternative to volunteer travel programs in which the volunteers are contributing labor, Appropedia volunteer travelers would be asked to make contributions to the Appropedia database, updating older entries or creating primary documentation about the community they are visiting.

My travel itinerary:

Dates (2010)	Country	Locations
August 9-11	Costa Rica	The Rainbow Hostel
August 12-17	Panamá	Panama City and Boquette
August 18-23	Panamá	Bocas del Toro
August 24-30	Costa Rica	Several communities around San Isidro
September 1-14	Costa Rica	Rancho Mastatal
October 14-18	USA	Bioneers Conference
November 7-12	USA	The Global Summit

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-== Liz "Isabell" Kimbrough ==
+== Liz Kimbrough ==
-I am Appropedia's newest '''[[Appropedia:Travel_Internships|Travel Intern]]''' and am happy to be a part of a greater global movement for change. I want to listen, learn, laugh, share, and lend two helping hands!
+I was fortunate to serve as the 2010 Appropedia '''[[Appropedia:Travel_Internships|Travel Intern]]'''!
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 ===About me:===
-I am a recent graduate of [[Humboldt State University]] where I studied Botany. I am particularly interested in conservation biology with a focus in the neotropics.  I hope to study ecosystems and help to develop tools to protect the land while supporting and empowering local communities. I also have a passion for “alternative” healing and am a practitioner of holistic massage, Reiki, herbalism, meditation and yoga.  I enjoy singing, surfing, playing music, writing poetry and climbing trees.
+I am a recent graduate of [[Humboldt State University]] where I studied Botany. I was particularly interested in lichens and bryophytes and conservation issues in the neotropics. After some traveling and working in the field of Botany I decided to step back and spend some time cultivating knowledge in a completely different field: Early Childhood Education. I am currently working towards an ECE certification and substitute teaching at a local Montessori Preschool. I am also spending some time working with developmentally disabled adults. I enjoy dabbling in music, yoga, having spontaneous adventures, traveling, bookstores, and using my magical powers to put kids to sleep during nap time!
 ===My Role with Appropedia:===
-I am both honored and excited to be involved with Appropedia!
+In June 2010 I visited intentional/green communities and projects in South and Central America.  My goals:
-Beginning in June 2010 I will be visiting intentional/green communities and projects in South and Central America.  My goals are:
 # To document positive functional aspects of the community /project to post on Appropedia. These aspects may be technological, social, or structural, etc.
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-===My flexible and evolving travel itinerary:===
+===My travel itinerary:===
-I welcome suggestions and invitations to communities and projects in these areas!
-Please feel free to check out and comment on my [[User:Lizkimbrough/Potential_projects|potential projects]].
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