• While staying on the UGA campus in Costa Rica, we stayed in dorm-like rooms with roommates.  The rooms were very nice, however, you needed a flashlight to travel around campus at night because they had limited outside lighting and it got very dark in the mountains where we were.  Campus was beautiful and the main…

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  • The trip to Costa Rica was wonderful!  I learned so much about coffee and my luggage and clothes still smell like coffee beans.  Costa Rica was stunningly beautiful and I am so fortunate to have had this opportunity to study abroad there.  Talking with the local farmers there gave me a new perspective of how…

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  • Beans, Beans, and More Beans

    I cannot believe how many beans I’ve consumed since coming here. We literally have beans for breakfast, for lunch, and for dinner! That is a lot of beans! Thankfully, I have not grown tired of them yet! The food is all seasoned so well that I can not complain one bit! That is one thing…

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  • Before it All Begins…

    I leave for Costa Rica in less than a week!   To be honest, it really has not hit me yet. I have been so busy with projects, work, and last minute assignments that Costa Rica is the last thing that has been on my brain. But I really should get myself prepared. All of…

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  • Before the Trip

    Obviously, this was written before my trip in my journal. The week before the trip, this whole trip did not feel real. It was a week filled with projects, paper, quizzes, & tests. One of the most stressful weeks of my life. It just did not feel like I was going to Costa Rica that…

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  • Return from Costa Rica

    I can honestly say that my trip to UGA Costa Rica with the Coffee Technology class was one of the best experiences of my life. There were so many great people in our group. By the end of the week when we ate Thanksgiving dinner it was like being with family. We met some amazing…

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  • Leaving for Costa Rica

    It’s finally time to go! I have been looking forward to going to UGA Costa Rica or such a long time. I am excited to meet everyone in the Coffee Technology class. My bags are packed and i’m ready to go. Until next time. I’m leaving on a jet plane.

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  • Back to Reality

    I just landed in ATL and am headed back to Athens for a week of stressful finals.  All I can think about it how much I would love to be back in Costa Rica with my class.  It was one of the best experiences of my life and was certainly the most beautiful.  The weather…

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  • Vegetarian in Costa Rica

    Every time I go to a friend´s house, party, or restaurant in America, a little worry always comes up in my head: “Will there be something for me to eat there?” As a vegetarian, I always face the problem of having trouble finding food to eat. I was scared upon coming to Costa Rica that I…

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  • A Week in Paradise

    This trip is about half way through and I am already sad about having to leave so soon.  I have loved every seconds of being here!  This place is absolutely gorgeous and the people here are so sweet.   My favorite part of the trip thus far is the spontaneous thing a few of us…

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