Stephen Brooks Eco-Entrepreneur for Costa Rica
Nature Blog is pleased to welcome Stephen Brooks. Stephen is living proof that one person can make a difference. We asked him to write a bit of his story and how he became so involved in environmental and ecological issues in Costa Rica. He has chosen an entrepreneurial path for his work and has developed a series of interrelated enterprises that promote the betterment of Costa Rica, with lessons for all of us, regardless of our own location. He is also a contributing correspondent to Planet Green G Word.
“I grew up in the suburbs of Miami, Florida and from a very young age became passionate about the ocean and frequently traveled to the island of Bimini, the closest island in the Bahamas. My family was super into fishing and diving and I watched as the big trawl netting and long line fishing began and nearly wiped out the fish off Miami and in Bimini as well. It felt so wrong and certainly helped me realize how much we were a part of this incredible web of life on Earth.
In 1995, I went to visit a girlfriend in Costa Rica and it was this trip that jolted me from my deep slumber and completely altered my path drastically even to this very day. I loved the touristy parts of Costa Rica that we visited, but it wasn’t until I arrived on the southern Caribbean coast that I really started to feel some powerful force calling me there. It’s an unusual area and if you didn’t know you were in Costa Rica you would certainly think you were in Jamaica. Afro-Caribbean, Indigenous Bribri and Cabecar, Costa Ricans of Spanish decent, Nicaraguans inhabit the small Caribbean towns, and a great mix of eclectic foreigners and then in the younger generation a beautiful mix of all of the above. The lush rainforest extends right to the edge of beautiful white and black sand beaches with coral reefs, and the towns have gourmet restaurants, cute bed and breakfasts and a raging nightlife.
I was hooked! I absolutely fell in love with the area, especially the town of Puerto Viejo and the small towns south along the coast. After several days of exploration, we decided to visit the town of Bribri, the administrative center of the Indigenous people. On my way there I was totally floored by the gorgeous landscape and beautiful thatch huts that dotted the hillsides. Read on…
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