Here are a few photos from CIAT and the buses we take to work. I live in the south and CIAT is in the north so my bus picks me up just after 6am so it is not quite light yet. It is over an hour away which is a pain but at least I don't have to take three separate buses and stand up all the way like I used to have to when I lived in the north and worked in the south! On the way back, the bus leaves at 4.40 and I get back home at around 6pm.
CIAT is right in the middle of the countryside because there are scientists working on climate resistant seed varieties so they need a lot of land to test them out on. The grounds are beautiful and well-kept and have a varieties of really pretty trees many of which twist and turn and look hundreds of years old. CIAT also has a post office, a bank, a travel agency and the cafeteria where employees get free hot lunches. So, all in all it is a pleasant working environment and it is nice to get out of the city into fresh air every day!
CIAT is right in the middle of the countryside because there are scientists working on climate resistant seed varieties so they need a lot of land to test them out on. The grounds are beautiful and well-kept and have a varieties of really pretty trees many of which twist and turn and look hundreds of years old. CIAT also has a post office, a bank, a travel agency and the cafeteria where employees get free hot lunches. So, all in all it is a pleasant working environment and it is nice to get out of the city into fresh air every day!