Trip to La Fortuna
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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, this means that the pools were similar to hot springs with the temperature of the water being naturally heated around 85-90 degrees F. It was definitely relaxing especially after those long stairs. The hotel was surrounded by nature and other natural pools which was definitely nice to get away from the everyday life in Heredia, which usually is busy and loud. Everyone in Costa Rica is super friendly and always willing to have a conversation. Their slogan is "Pura Vida" which means basically a pure life. Also, with everything you do in your life or how you behave to have "pura vida" in all your actions, and to always be relaxed, and happy no matter the challenges one can face in their life.
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, this means that the pools were similar to hot springs with the temperature of the water being naturally heated around 85-90 degrees F. It was definitely relaxing especially after those long stairs. The hotel was surrounded by nature and other natural pools which was definitely nice to get away from the everyday life in Heredia, which usually is busy and loud. Everyone in Costa Rica is super friendly and always willing to have a conversation. Their slogan is "Pura Vida" which means basically a pure life. Also, with everything you do in your life or how you behave to have "pura vida" in all your actions, and to always be relaxed, and happy no matter the challenges one can face in their life.
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