International Student Voice Magazine
International Student Study Abroad Magazine
Read Paige’s adventure as she studies abroad in Costa Rica.
After six months of studying and living in Costa Rica, I have finally reached the end. As I head back to the U.S. tomorrow, my last day was spent with my Costa Rican friends and family.
With only seven days, two exams and one suitcase to pack up, my days in Costa Rica are coming to an end. Luckily, my friends and I have decided to make the most of it by dubbing our final week “Fun Week.”
Hook-ups, break-ups, casual sex, fights— I thought I had heard all the horror stories about couples and study abroad.
A class field trip to Costa Rica’s capital to distribute food and drink to the homeless turned from a dreaded requirement to an eye-opening experience.
Full name, phone number, ID, two signatures and a security guard check is what it takes to buy $7 headphones in Costa Rica. And why? Probably for more than one reason.
When I was in kindergarten living in Hawaii, I remembered May Day as a day in which we dressed up in muumuus to dance to music and played outdoor games. Some 15 years later, the memory of May Day has transformed to a day of parades, protests and violence thanks to my time in Costa
The hostel “Rocking J’s” in Puerto Viejo is renown for its tiled structure, party atmosphere and mysterious owner named “J.” And while my friends and I were almost able to leave our mark at the hostel by creating our own mosaic on the wall, we met the infamous J himself.
When most people think of Costa Rica, they imagine pristine beaches with clear, blue-green water or dense, green rainforests with sloths and those poisonous little red frogs. So what is the real Costa Rica like? Dirty.
Spring break in Latin America is an interesting mix of devout Catholicism and beach vacations. While I indulged in both of these aspects during my week off, I also ventured outside of Costa Rica for the first time to experience Nicaragua.
When I came to Costa Rica, I knew I would have to cope with culture shock, a language barrier and making new friends, but I never expected to deal with assimilating into a family opposite of mine.
