{"id":7891,"date":"2015-05-08T17:33:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T17:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:47:03","slug":"costa-rica-a-new-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/costa-rica-a-new-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica: A New Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/me-and-cr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7906 alignright\" alt=\"me and cr\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/me-and-cr.jpg\" width=\"329\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a>When I first saw Costa Rica I was in awe of the amazing views.<\/p>\n<p>Every where you looked there was a enormous mountain covered in lush tropical trees. It\u00a0seemed like a mix of North Carolina and Florida, and combining them you get Costa Rica; only with more humidity than Florida.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose was the most populated area that we were in, as we got to Playa Blanca the towns become less populated and quiet. It was like every local I met was friendly and would always say Hola or Beunos Diaz as you passed by.<\/p>\n<p>As cars passed they would honk at you. It was the Costa Rican way when driving in saying hello instead of a move out of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone In Costa Rica lives a very simple life giving off this a unstressed care free feeling. They use a saying over there to explain their way of living\u00a0called Pura Vida. I think I ended up bringing that saying back home with me after living that way\u00a0over our trip.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first saw Costa Rica I was in awe of the amazing views. 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