Hola from Costa Rica! SPC has about a week left here in Costa Rica and I can’t explain how sad I and all my classmates are! It feels like just yesterday I was timidly saying hello to my host mother and now she is helping me write letters in Spanish. I want to tell you … Continue reading Hola from Costa Rica!
Hola! This has been an experience that I will never forget as long as I live. The anticipation of this being my first study abroad experience kept me up the night prior to leaving. I really did not know what to expect. I was a bit nervous because I had never stayed with strangers much … Continue reading Costa Rica Experience
The entire Costa Rica program was extremely exciting for me and I had the most incredible time, but one of the highlights for me was getting to help take samples and release this critically endangered species of sea turtle back into the ocean after our research was complete. During our trip we only had two … Continue reading Hawksbill Sea Turtle Research
So we went to the Tower of London today! I will admit, walking through a structure several times older than out country was a bit intimidating! I’m a huge fan of the ravens as well, I had never realized they were so big. I’m also pretty sure those birds live better than I do. The … Continue reading London Calling
After arriving in Costa Rica and spending eight hours driving to our destination, our first night in Playa Blanca was a bit of a culture shock, but I was certainly expecting worse conditions. Being away from everything not having any internet or forms of communication, I found myself sleeping better than I have in a … Continue reading Morning Greetings in Costa Rica
This was not my first international trip so I was not in complete “culture shock” once we arrived. It was however, very different from what I imaged. My only preconceived notions of Costa Rica was what I would see on t.v. advertisements for vacationing and what one of my co-workers had told me about it. … Continue reading The culture and lifestyle of Costa Rica
The in water project at Playa Blanca began in 2010. They began this organization known as LAST (Latin American Sea Turtles) in an effort to learn more about the Hawksbill sea turtle’s habits, including foraging sites that they will use for the majority of their juvenile life. When a sea turtle is caught, it will … Continue reading Education while in Costa Rica
This Costa Rican experience is very interesting and exciting. I have added new words and phrases to my vocabulary. My teachers that I have had have been great. I enjoy the different scenery and some of the different things they do here in their culture. My host family was EXCELLENT!! I’m going to miss my … Continue reading Learning Spanish in Costa Rica
How can I visit London without seeing a little magic?!? Everything Harry Potter was at the top of my list of things to do. As soon as I got to King’s Cross station, I immediately felt a burst of happiness!! Just being at King’s Cross was enough for me… but I got a surprising bonus … Continue reading Magic In London ⚯͛
One of the most fun parts of the Costa Rica trip was to get crafty for a kids’ day that the WIDECAST team was putting on for the local children to help teach them about the life of a sea turtle. Our job was to create costumes of predators that a juvenile sea turtle has … Continue reading Crafts for Turtle day!