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Interview, Anthony,
Take 1.
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Anthony, you come to work here
every day,
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a long time ago.
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You grew up here.
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Tell us what the forest
means to you.
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Well, let's say it means a lot to me,
because, actually,
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where I live, I grew up in the woods.
Behind my house, there is some forest,
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so I grew up hearing insects at night,
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sometimes hearing them during the day.
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And then, here where I work,
I here come everyday in the morning,
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it is so incredible to hear so many birds,
smell the fragrance of the forest.
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So often you don't realize,
as time goes by,
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but there are people that, when they come,
say "Oh, something smells good".
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Some plant. And sometimes maybe one
doesn't realize because you get used to it.
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But it is very interesting being here
and seeing all the changes,
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how amazing the forest is,
how amazing the fauna is.
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When you study a bit about
the different types of plants,
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and mammals and amphibians,
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there are things that happen differently,
but you have to be there in the moment
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seeing them, because books
don't always explain everything.
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Sometimes you have to be there,
seeing the animals,
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the different reactions they have.
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For example, the bird migrations
we have in Monteverde.
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This forest, which, as I said,
is one of Costa Rica's lungs.
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Thank God that it is preserved here,
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that the owners have the vision
to protect so much forest
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here in Monteverde.
So for me it is...
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Growing up in such a healthy place,
where you can breathe this air,
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where there is no pollution,
seeing different types of plants grow,
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seeing... Well, unfortunately,
some amphibians have become extinct,
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and there are new species appearing,
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that were supposed to be extinct.
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So for me it's a great learning experience
being here every day,
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since you never know everything at once,
you learn something every day.
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So, like they say, being in the forest
is like a bible,
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you learn something new every day.
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You know different things,
so every day you learn something nice.
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You learn something new every day.
We don't know everything, so...
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Even various people share
their knowledge,
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you learn from different cultures.
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Different...
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You get to know people, let's say.
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Being a guide for local people
from Costa Rica isn't the same
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as for people from Europe
or from the United States.
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From different places,
So that is what's nice, sharing,
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not just teaching what we have here
but other people also bring things
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and teach us about their cultures,
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about their forests, their traditions.
So this is a school.
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You learn something every day.
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So that is what is most fulfilling to me,
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being here, learning about the forest,
feeling the forest.
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I'm not actually very good at being
in enclosed spaces,
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so I would think that this
is like the perfect job,
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because of being in the forest,
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always in touch with the animals,
the fauna,
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And sharing with people,
so I think that is
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what is most fulfilling about this job.
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Excellent.
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I think it went well,
I was a bit inspired...