I cannot believe I will be in Costa Rica at this time, 48 hours from now. Just after pushing through a tough week of exams, I am getting ready to embark on a whirlwind adventure. Its tempting tonight, after staying up until 3 a.m. studying to just want to go…
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Today is the day I leave for Costa Rica, I can’t even believe it! When I signed up for the trip last Spring, I did not realize how quickly it would come around. Going to another country is always stressful with the packing process because of variant weather and endless…
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Ahhhhhhh so it is the night before… and i am still packing… I still need to go to walmart and get a journal, toothbrush, toothpaste, ect… I am a bit worried because I am traveling alone and ariving a day earlier than the group… I am glad though because I…
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In less than a week, I will be leaving for Costa Rica to learn about coffee production and I could not be more excited! I will be arriving in Alajuela two days before the rest of the group…I figured I should make this most of this trip, right? I am…
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I leave for Costa Rica in one week. I would like to think that I am prepared, but I haven’t had a lot of time to think about the trip, let alone prepare for it! I still need to pack and get mentally prepared for leaving the country. I have…
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Translation – see you in a week, Costa Rica. Wow, I can’t believe there’s only 7 days until we leave for Costa Rica! It seemed so far away, and now there’s only one very busy week keeping me from this trip. I can’t decide if I’m nervous or not – I know…
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As I prepare for my trip to Costa Rica so many things are running through my mind. Although my main concern this week is taking care of my immense amount of school work before I go, I am also concerned about packing. We were provided with a detailed packing list…
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I was in Beauvais, France for three months from February until May. I knew it would be cold when I arrived there, but I didn’t know just how cold! I wore my long winter jacket until the week before I left. Along with all the other challenges– language and culture…
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While living in Sydney was a new experience in itself, I definitely took advantage of being in a brand new continent on the other side of the world and travelled as much as I could. My first big trip was to Queensland to travel around and, obviously, dive the Great…
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After making the 30+ hour trek all the way to the land down under, I was immediately greeted with warm weather and welcoming people. The first day I spent in Sydney I actually travelled about an hour north to Katoomba, where an iconic New South Wales mountains range, the Blue…
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