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Cloud Forest Chronicle: February 2014
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Friday, 28 February 2014. GOOD, BAD, WHO KNOWS? The emperor loved to go hunting. Worried for his safety, his advisors insisted that he take his personal doctor with him at all times in case of an accident. One day the emperor cut his finger and summoned his doctor and asked if he thought it would be alright. The doctor replied,. Good, bad, who knows? Good, bad, who knows? When his hand had healed, the emperor set off...
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: July 2012
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Saturday, 7 July 2012. By Nick St Clair for Earthtimes.org. More disturbing news for environmentalists, with the announcement that the US Department of the Interior has granted Shell tentative approval to begin drilling exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean starting next year. Support for Dr. Monnett has come in the shape of The Centre for Biological Diversity which has submitted a formal request for an independe...
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: April 2011
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Saturday, 30 April 2011. Just waved goodbye to kids as they climbed onto the school bus and was heading up the path, when I saw a cat cross the road into the undergrowth and head up the hill toward my cabina. There six species of big cats in Costa Rica: Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot (Manigordo), Margay Cat (Caucel), Jaguarundi. Monday, 18 April 2011. Don't seek revenge, let kaama have the bastards.". So sit back and relax (yo...
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: RECYCLE!
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Friday, 28 March 2014. By Nick St Clair for earthtimes.org. Whether the blame lies with America's 60 year old trade embargo or just bad government, the fact is that for decades the people of Cuba have had to learn how to cope with limited resources. The current economic situation is so bad that even essential items such as soap and toothpaste have been erased from the already meagre ration books. Why can't I read the...
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: February 2012
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Wednesday, 1 February 2012. In the pursuit of happiness, drop your iPhone. By Nick St Clair for Tree.com. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. One of the most famous phrases, not just in the Declaration of Independence, but in the whole of American history. This is every US citizen’s “inalienable right.” But what defines happiness? After all if you can’t define it, how can you pursue the indefinable? Duplicati...
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: January 2014
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Wednesday, 8 January 2014. Wild Futures: Joey's Story by Stephen Fry. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to my world. 4 Receive new posts by email. 5 Follow on Twitter. 6 Follow with Google. 8 Share this blog. 9 Pick a word, pick a blog. 10 Old blog posts. 12 My business blog. Skype: nick st clair. Twitter: nick st clair. Tel: 506 8787 5667. 1 How in god's name did I end up here! View my complete profile.
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: OUCH!
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Tuesday, 18 March 2014. Strange though it may seem, one of my worst fears about living in a cloud forest hasn't been treading on a snake or being bitten on the neck by a mountain lion, it's always been getting stung in a sensitive and intimate place by a scorpion. The other day my worst fears were realized. Shortly after my neighbour came round and I told her I had been stung. Aqui (Here)" I said pointing downwards.
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: TED TALK
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Saturday, 1 March 2014. Teacher: "What are you drawing? Child: "A picture of god.". Teacher: "But no-one knows what god looks like.". Child: "They will in a minute! This priceless exchange is an excerpt from a TED talk called "Do schools kill creativity," where Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. 6 Or you...
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Cloud Forest Chronicle: May 2011
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Life in a log cabin, in a cloudforest, one mile up a mountain in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Thursday, 12 May 2011. You don't have to smell to save the planet. By Nick St Clair for tree.com. Http:/ www.tree.com/health/blog-blog/archive-2011-04-05-shower-less-and-save-the-planet.aspx. Wake up, kill the alarm, slide out of bed and hit the shower. For millions of people across the country showering is a daily ritual that is almost as important to our early morning preparations as getting dressed itself. Several...