Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Life at School

Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – Life at School … … What fun to be back in high school, a place I vowed never again to return and had made every effort to depart from at my earliest convenience. Life at school felt rather relaxed. Kids have lockers, which they may share with […]

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Travel … … Traveling was truly a breeze. I really psyched myself out about it but in the end when all was said and done everything went accordingly. None of my belongings were missing except for a pair of shorts I lost in Arenal, airport security didn’t […]

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining … … Costa Rica has so much to offer, especially when it comes to food. Between pizza slices bigger than my head and a host mother who insisted on me carrying empanadas out the door- I was never hungry in Costa Rica. Every dining experience […]

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life … … We traveled to a handful of cities and villages and although all of them had things in common none of them gave the same experience. There were various ways to get from place to place and they were all interesting in their own […]

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Life at Home … … I was terrified to stay with a host family. That is the only part of the entire trip that concerned me pre-departure. It was to the point where I almost considered not even applying to study abroad because I was too scared to […]

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language … … Despite already having a little bit of a background knowledge with the language there were a few bumps in the road. Among them were dialect, the speed at which some folks spoke, and my big ol’ American accent. Overall it was pretty easy […]

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity

Aero: Alaiza Dominguez – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity … … Costa Rica is the home of some of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. It’s very easy to see how much Costa Ricans care for their country. The biodiversity and respect for the environment is one of many things pulling me back […]

Aero: Kelsey Castro – France 2015 – My Expectations

As a relatively inexperienced traveler, I am looking forward to the new opportunities that this trip to France will bring me. I often think about the fact that I was born in the United States of America, and how sheltered many Americans are from the rest of the world. Living here, it is very easy […]

Aero: Emma (Reno) Bondi – France 2015 – My Expectations

What to expect in a foreign country. I wish I could ask myself this question the same way I did four years ago, before my first trip to France, when the culture shock was greater and the world bigger in my young eyes. There will undoubtedly still be a culture shock, since it has been […]

Aero: Kimberly Gage – France 2015 – My Expectations

I know is that this is an opportunity of a lifetime, waiting for me to open the door to a new experience in my life. I cannot remember the last time I told myself to do something daring and to explore my surroundings away from my comfort zone. This experience will fulfill my lifelong wish […]