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Salt

Posted on January 25, 2016

El Blog de San José #13 domingo, el 10 de enero 2016 La hora loca: 19:21 Free pancakes and pineapple for breakfast, a dirty pool, a garden of painted tires and a heavenly view of …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Survivor’s Guide to Taxis and Hostels

Posted on January 21, 2016

El Blog de San José #12 sábado, el 9 de enero 2016 La hora local: 21:45 I think they should change Costa Rica’s moto from “Pura Vida” pure life to “Despiértese Temprano” Wake up early …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, Spanish, study abroad, travel

Food, History, Family

Posted on January 19, 2016

El Blog de San José #11 viernes, el 8 de enero 2016 La hora local: 19:08 This entire past week has been filled with great spouts of homework and four hours of class a day …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, UW-madison

White Water Rafting el Rio Pacuare

Posted on January 18, 2016

El Blog de San José #10 domingo, el 3 de enero 2016 La hora local: 21:16 White Water Rafting If I had known what white water rafting was really like, I would have worn a …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, UW-madison

Costa Rican Canopy

Posted on January 8, 2016

El Blog de San José #9 viernes, el 2 de enero 2016 La hora local: 18:19   Thanks to our excursion, I had to be at Maximo by 6am which translates to me at the …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, UW-madison, Winter Intersession2 Comments

The Gringo Button

Posted on January 6, 2016

El Blog de San José #8 viernes, el 1 de enero 2016 La hora local: 19:50   Today was an absolute mess and for that reason I consider it to have been a fun adventure. …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, travel, UW-madison2 Comments

New Year, New Home

Posted on January 5, 2016

El Blog de San José #7 jueves, el 31 de diciembre 2015 La hora local: Después de medianoche   ¡Feliz año! Happy New Year! Because it’s New Year’s Eve, we had class from 9am-1pm today …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, UW-madison, Winter Intersession2 Comments

El Blog de San José #6

Posted on January 4, 2016

El Blog de San José #6 miércoles, el 30 de diciembre 2015 La hora local: 20:44   Today, I didn’t need to be at Maximo until 11am. I wanted to sleep in but couldn’t because …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, UW-madison, Winter Intersession2 Comments

El corazón de San José

Posted on January 4, 2016

El Blog de San José #5 martes, el 29 de diciembre 2015 La hora local: 19:27   Saltine crackers, banana, tea and jam for breakfast. I would later be told by my professor that it …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, UW-madison, Winter Intersession4 Comments

El primer día como chiquita

Posted on December 30, 2015

El Blog de San José #4 Monday December 28th, 2015 Local Time: 22:04 Last night was really weird. I fell asleep within half an hour or so and woke up quite a bit later. It …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, Winter Intersession 2015-16Tagged Costa Rica, Heather Brevard, International Academic Programs, Spanish, study abroad, UW-madison, Winter Intersession2 Comments
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