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, […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining

  Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining … … From the offset of the trip, one of the aspects of being in Costa Rica I most looked forward to was the exploration of food I thought I would partake in. I can’t really say I was worried, since I’ve always been fond […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language … … My biggest concern about staying in a foreign land for a while was easily the language barrier. I was glad I at least had a bit of Spanish experience, but I knew the range and scope of Spanish conversations I could have […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel … … All of my prior travelling experiences to this trip have been within the U.S. , and I was excited to finally become an international traveler. I was prepared and maybe even a little excited to undertake all of the different things that come with […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … Something I (maybe) oddly looked forward to before the trip was staying with a host family. I can’t really say why the thought of it appealed to me, but it might have had a lot to do with the change of living […]

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – My Expectations

Aero: Mary Erb – Costa Rica 2015 – My Expectations While Considering what my expectations are for Costa Rica, it dawned on me that the very word “expectations” implies that I already have decided ideas and even preconceived notions of what the country is like, when really I have a relatively small imagining of what […]