Heredia, Costa Rica: Camille

Hello, it's me again! Something that is really exciting about studying abroad is that included in the whole program is a few different excursions throughout Costa Rica. My group and I have been on a few including to Volcan Irazu, Cartago, a tour of the capital San Jose, and Monteverde. However, my favorite one by far has been to La Fortuna. It is a small town about 2-3 hours away in a bus from Heredia, depending on the traffic. Even though it is a small town, it is still filled with a lot of tourists from all around the world. La Fortuna is a place that has an incredible waterfall, yet getting down to the waterfall and back up was a a big challenge. Going down to see the waterfall included about 485 stairs, but it was definitely worth it because of the view. Going back up was even more challenging. My group and I had to take small breaks between each set of stairs. The hotel we stayed at was called Los Lagos and it had around 10-12 different sized natural pools. Basically,...

Greetings everyone! Last week officially marked my half way point of the ISA study abroad program. It's been such an incredible experience so far! I couldn't be any happier, and Costa Rica is defintely a place I consider my second home. I would recommend anyone who is considering Costa Rica to definitely take a shot at it because it will be something that will change your life. Overall, I would recommend studying abroad because it might seem overwhelming at first but as the days pass it is something you won't regret doing. Coming from personal experience, at first I was scared and overwhelmed to be studying abroad. Especially, because it is a place I had never been to, and was worried about getting lost or feeling homesick. I didn't want to leave especially because I am close to my family and pets back home, but in the end you have to take the risk and just go because everything happens for a reason. The classes at ULatina (name of the university) are a lot more ...