Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity … … Costa Rica was a beautiful country because it has a lot of the country has been preserved. When I thought about Costa Rica I knew that there were going to be a lot of rainforests but I did not know that it was going […]

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue … … Before going to Costa Rica I was not sure what to expect. All I based my ideas on what I have seen on television. I never thought of what other people lives were like in other places of the world. My parents traveled while […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity … … Being in New York sometimes offers you many different climates and ecosystems day to day, sometimes even hour to hour. It was the same thing when being in Costa Rica. Where we were staying in Alajuela, there was nothing but sunshine, even bright and […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life … … When arriving at my new home in Costa Rica, the first thought that came to mind as I arrived at the house was “Wow, I though the United States was bad”. By stating this I simply meant that us Americans are crazy when […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue … … Costa Rica was anything and everything. It was the experience that will certainly last a lifetime and has left and everlasting imprint on my heart. Right from day one there isn’t a thing that was worth forgetting, and that won’t be remembered. Before leaving, […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining … … Before leaving for Costa Rica, I couldn’t help but be a bit worried about how well I was going to eat, and what types of food I would be encountered with each day. All my life I have been the pickiest eater, […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language … … Before attending this trip, the term Spanish had not been in my vocabulary or mindset since sophomore year in high school. During that time, I was finishing up my third year of classes, preparing for the final assessment, the regent’s exam. When […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity … … The facet of Costa Rica I heard about most before going there was its biodiversity and weather. Of course these things were fawned over and applauded, so my expectations were quite high. I had seen many phenomenal photos, but photos can’t always convey the […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life … … When I was thinking about how my stay in Costa Rica would be before we departed, I was almost positive that in terms of the cities and towns we would be frequenting, there would be much more to offer there than the places […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue … … Like for many aspects of this trip, it feels difficult to adequately put into words how meaningful and positive this trip has been. Saying we got to experience life with a host family and live in a different country, go hiking in cloud forests, […]