• Ready to go!

    The day is finally here. After battling through the Atlanta traffic and slowly making my way through airport security, I have arrived at the gate. Now eagerly waiting for departure, I am beyond excited to be making the trip to Costa Rica in only a few short hours. I am ready to be there and…

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  • Hey all! My name is Robert Jones and I’m a super senior in the agriculture education program! This is my final semester and and I am so excited for life post grad! The study abroad trip to Costa Rica is equally thrilling and terrifying in that I have a strong sense of adventure, but have…

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  • I get extrememly anxious before traveling. What if I forget something? What if I get lost? What if I don’t understand anything that’s said to me? I’m so glad we had a trip orientation and checklist to help guide my thoughts and pre-trip planning. The timing of this trip couldn’t be any better and although…

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  • The day has come!

    As I stow my final items away into my luggage, it dawns on me that this time tomorrow I will be waking up in a new country! Having never been in a tropical ecosystem, I find it hard to imagine what I may discover in this unknown land. Excitement and the nervous traveller within me awoke…

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  • Everyone has a different story to share, everyone has a different path they may choose and I will share a bit of my own today. My name is Maria Moore and I am from Louisiana. I grew up in a bilingual household and was encouraged from a young age to study Spanish. I am fluent…

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  • At the beginning of the semester I was so excited about Costa Rica, I spoke to anyone I knew who went because I had a ton of questions! I wanted to know if needed to take rain boots (the answer is no, to those who want to know), what was the weather like (varied, take…

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  • I thought there is not much I can do to prepare myself for a trip to Costa Rica. For traveling experience, I am somewhat decently equipped. For knowledge on coffee and the country, on the other hand, I could learn more and more yet never have enough. Preparation can be intensive or a breeze. Once…

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  • Four more days until I, along with 18 other people, board a plane for Costa Rica.  To say I’m excited would be an understatement.  I’ve been wanting to study abroad on this coffee trip for two years now.  I can’t believe the trip is finally here!  Along with excitement, I’m mostly just stressed.  Choosing to…

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  • I hadn’t been able to get excited about the trip just yet. I have had so much work to complete beforehand between my research and my classes. My luggage is half packed though. So I have that going for me. This isn’t my first study abroad experience; I stayed in Vienna, Austria  for four months,…

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  • Pre-Travel Post

    Hi everyone! My name is Tori Foody and I am a fourth year student at the University of Georgia. I am studying Food Science and look forward to graduating this upcoming May. This past summer I had the opportunity to intern at 1000 Faces Coffee in Athens, GA. I was able to get an understanding…

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