Counting down the days...

18 Days until we depart from Myrtle Beach, SC to San Jose, CR!!!

My spring semester here at UNCW is winding down and I have one final exam left to take in Spanish on Tuesday morning.... wish me luck!!!  I have had such an amazing semester, but I cannot wait to leave Wilmington, NC and begin my journey through Costa Rica!

A few interesting facts about Costa Rica...

Here are a few fun and interesting facts about Costa Rica!

1. Costa Ricans refer to themselves as Ticos or Ticas
2. There are more than 121 volcanic formations in Costa Rica, 7 of them are active!
3. Costa Rica is about the size of West Virginia
4. More than 25% of Costa Rica's land is dedicated to national parks, reserves and wildlife refuges
5. Traditional meals include rice and beans with other ingredients like chicken or fish & veggies
6. 20,000 Colones (CR currency) is approximately $40 US dollars
7. You cannot flush toilet paper down the toilet.... this will definitely take some getting used to!!

Welcome! Bienvenidos!

Thank you all for checking out my blog for my upcoming trip to Costa Rica!  I am so blessed to be able to share this experience with you all so please stay updated as I embark on my journey to Central America.  As you can imagine I am overwhelmed with nervousness, excitement, and a fear of the unknown in a foreign country but I know this trip provide me with wonderful life lessons, experiences and an opportunity to see first hand what it is like to....

"Walk in the shoes of English Language Learners"

Location, Location, Location

My group will be flying into San Jose on May 17th 2013 and then from there we will be spending one week in Heredia, Costa Rica, a safe and peaceful community with few tourists, and two and a half weeks in Monteverde, a unique community set in a world-famous Costa Rican cloud forest.  FYI: Costa Rica is the safest, most economically and politically stable country in Latin America.  

Some of the excursions we'll visit during the trip:

• LaPaz Waterfall Gardens
• Poas Volcano and Arenal Volcano
• National Museum and National Theatre in San Jose
• Manuel Antonio National Park, a Pacific Beach
• St. Elena Reserve in the Cloud Forest & Canopy tour via zipline
• LaCario..... which says "this will change you forever"!!!

Well, I guess that's enough information for now!  I'll be sure to post again before our departure date which is only 23 days away!!

Love,

Caroline