Since this was my first time out of the country and I was traveling as a young female solo traveler, I truly couldn’t have picked a better way to experience it then with the Spanish Immersion Costa Rica Program. Being able to study through a program with so much support made me feel incredibly comfortable … Continue reading Costa Rica, forever in my Heart
Sanuki Program at Kagawa University
Studying abroad in Costa Rica has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. The trip wasn’t just fun, but educational! I got to learn Costa Rican Sign Language (LESCO) and used what I learned to converse with the local Deaf community there. It was a very interesting experience as we were using four … Continue reading SPC Costa Rica: I’m so grateful that I had the opportunity to go!
Visiting Costa Rica was more than a study abroad experience… it was a reminder to my soul of what is possible. A few years ago, after losing everything I owned, I wrote “La Fortuna Waterfall” in my journal as a place I hoped to visit one day. I had no idea how I would get … Continue reading SPC Costa Rica: One of the most meaningful experiences of my life!
It was life changing in more ways than one, and it is hard to put into words how much this trip meant to me. The Lord I serve used this experience to show me how to feel truly alive, step out of my comfort zone, and see life from a new perspective. Being in Costa … Continue reading SPC Study Abroad: Changed me and opened my eyes far beyond the small bubble!
Photo, From Left to Right: Commissioner and Vice Mayor Michael Eisner, Commissioner Lori Weaver, Provost Rodrigo Davis, Frank Jurkovic, Prof. Basil Moutsatsos, Mayor John Koulianos, Commissioner Panagiotis (Peter) Koulias, Commissioner David Banther, and City Manager Charles Rudd.
SPC Vet Tech students at CAFRE College.
SPC student, Maysam, recently received a Gilman Scholarship and shared her experience abroad with the SPC International Programs office. This is what she had to say. I studied abroad through St. Petersburg College, who gave me this fabulous chance, and as a Gilman scholar, with the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, which provides merit-based … Continue reading SPC Student receives Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad in Costa Rica
SPC Fulbright Scholar
Hello, my name is Johana, and I have spent ten amazing days in Morocco. After an adventure-packed study abroad trip, I have found it difficult to pick a favorite place out of all the amazing cities we traveled to, but there is one thing that keeps sticking out to me. That would be the beautiful … Continue reading SPC Morocco: I cannot wait to go back!