How Nearly Failing College Chemistry Led to a Lifetime of Travel and Adventure
I was failing chemistry and didn’t know where to turn. The next thing I knew, I was signed up to study abroad in Costa Rica and my entire life had changed.
Weekend in Panama – A Day in San Blas Paradise
On my second day in Panama City, I wake up at 4:30 am, fill up my water, fry an egg, and cut up a fruit. I reluctantly swallow my breakfast, then stagger down the stairs of my hostel in the twilight hours to catch a jeep to the coast. I am not a morning person,…
Costa Rican Slang You Need to Know Before Your Trip
Costa Ricans speak Spanish, but as is the case with most of the world, they have their own way of speaking. Just as an elevator to Americans is a lift to the British, Costa Ricans have their own way with Spanish words that is unique to them. Learn the most common Costa Rican slang terms…
The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Costa Rican Wedding on a Budget
My husband and I met under the cheesiest of circumstances- I was a senior in university studying abroad on my first time out of the country, and he was living back home with his mom – my host mom – after graduating from college. But cheesy as it was, we did fall in love, and…
Weekend in Panama – One Day in Panama City
What to do with a day in Panama City
Wildlife of Costa Rica: A Photo Journal
Photos from the jungle to the sea of wildlife in Costa Rica
Why You Should Definitely Visit Nicaragua
Nicaragua is known as the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes, and so with good reason when our student group set out to make a comparative study of the country just north of Costa Rica’s border, our first stop was the island of Ometepe: a land mass composed of two volcanoes on Lake Nicaragua. It was…