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: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel … … Holy Crap I made the biggest choice of my life by choosing to study abroad for two weeks over Christmas break in Costa Rica. The information that I was receiving from classmates who previously attended the trip was hooking me, and dragging me in. The only […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … Traveling to Costa Rica and being away from my family for two weeks was the biggest thing I have done on my own. The farthest away from them I have been for that length of time was at college, and that is […]

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – My Expectations

Aero: Marriah Gough – Costa Rica 2015 – My Expectations Growing up in the country, with a town total population of less than 100, seeing the same thing just about every day can get a little old. That same little town during the winter can get brutal as well at times, so in the back of […]