Costa Rica
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[caption id="attachment_3980" align="alignnone" width="225"] A cacao pod in Costa Rica[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3982" align="alignnone" width="300"] Using a Matate to grind Cocao nibs[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3984" align="alignnone" width="225"] Jade Museum in San Jose[/caption]
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Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in the Choco Rica Study abroad in Costa Rica! That was kind of what the email sounded like when I first found out I would be participating in my first trip with UGA Study Abroad. I was excited and had to contain myself because I was ready to…
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As I am preparing to travel on my trip to Costa Rica there are many things running through my mind. Between finishing school work, packing, and the excitement about the week to come there is a lot to think about! It has definitely been a challenge to get ahead on my classes with two tests…
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I remember coming to the University of Georgia as a freshman, and immediately being excited about all of the study abroad opportunities the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences had to offer. Somehow, I made excuse after excuse to not commit to any of the programs my first three years here. Finally, I was meeting…
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You’re correct in assuming my family reacted the same way they did when I told them I was moving to Athens, and when I said I was visiting Costa Rica for a week. My parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, are all slightly anxious and concerned because this is not the “norm” for my family. I…
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Day of Departure: Anticipation. The last month of my life has been nothing but coffee talk. I’ve made my packing list, bought all the waterproof clothing and shoes I could find and made promises of Costa Rican coffee and souvenirs to just about everyone I know. Even though I’ve spent too much time trying to…
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My trip so far has been the most amazing experience I have ever had in my life. I had the chance to travel to another country and I made some really good friends at the same time. We got the chance to go to different cocoa farms and saw the pods and beans before the…
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Today, I went to a market in San José, and I had an amazing experience finding the perfect sticker for my water bottle from Costa Rica. I ended up finding something that led to an incredible picture for my scrapbook; I found a chicken! This wasn’t just any old chicken. It had ribbons in…
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From someone who has never flown out of the country before, you would probably think I would be freaking out to get back on the plane, but it was the direct opposite. I was eager to come back to the United States to tell my friends all about my amazing experience in Costa Rica, as…