{"id":4336,"date":"2019-06-04T14:48:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=4336"},"modified":"2019-06-04T14:48:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:48:58","slug":"preparing-for-arrival-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/studyabroad\/2019\/06\/preparing-for-arrival-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Arrival in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The time leading up to a trip has always been stressful for me. I always end up going through my luggage multiple times out of fear I might forget something essential or simply to reassure myself I’m doing something productive. Preparing for my study abroad trip was even more stressful, despite how excited I was to finally go to Costa Rica. I’ve wanted to go to Costa Rica for years because I love seeing natural wonders. I also make it a priority to see waterfalls, volcanoes, cliffs, or any other amazing landforms on my trips and I’d heard Costa Rica had an innumerable amount of these spots; yet, I was very nervous because this was the first time I was traveling completely on my own! I’ve only been out of the country on two other trips and even then I was always with my family. I had never gone through the airport on my own, and of course never ever flown by myself. I was really nervous, but my family decided the easiest way to calm me down was to walk me through it the night before. They gave me a few important things to do on a list before I got to the airport so I could make sure I was getting to the right place. They also made sure I had plenty of time to get to my plane without rushing and a good way to get in contact with other people going on the trip. By the end of our prep session, I was no longer nervous and only my excitement for the trip remained. When I landed in Costa Rica that excitement continued as we journeyed to the first our many natural hot spots, Po\u00e1s Volcano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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