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El Final

Posted on July 28, 2014

¡Buenas! This is going to be my last blog post, thanks for reading. I’m back! Back to work, back with my family, and back in Wisconsin. I only had one minor case of culture shock, …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged COSI, Costa Rica, end of program, final post, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, return home, reverse culture shock, San Jose, study abroad, summer, UW-madison

Retrospectacular

Posted on July 9, 2014

¡Buenas! I’ve been thinking a little bit about the imminent end of my time here. After tonight, I will only have three more full days in Costa Rica. It’s hard to remember all the things …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged cloud forest, Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, San Jose, Spanish, study abroad, summer abroad, UW-madison

World Cup post: ¡Olé los ticos!

Posted on July 3, 2014

La Copa Mundial, the pinnacle of the world’s favorite sport: soccer (or is it football?). I’m sure that being a part of the World Cup hype in any Latino American country would be exciting for …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, San Jose, soccer, study abroad, summer, UW-madison, World Cup

Lazy Bear Spotted

Posted on June 30, 2014

¡Buenas from San José! I’ve finished my second of three courses during my time in Costa Rica—the trip is going by fast. I now know that the usefulness and enjoyment of my first course wasn’t …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged COSI, Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, San Jose, study abroad, summer, UW-madison

19 Kilometers on the Pacuare River

Posted on June 20, 2014

This past Sunday I went rafting on the Pacuare River. It was kind of funny when I tried to explain my plans for the weekend to my host mother. I didn’t know the verb for …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, Pacuare River, rafting, San Jose, study abroad, summer, UW-madison

Juan Santamaría and American imperialism

Posted on June 16, 2014

The day before our final exam, our teacher took us with him to tour the Museum of Juan Santamaría in Alajuela, Costa Rica. A couple blocks from the museum, we found a statue of Juan …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged Costa Rica, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, Juan Santamaría, San Jose, study abroad, UW-madison

Coffee, crabs, and class

Posted on June 11, 2014

¡Buenas! I stepped into the shower this morning, and was pleasantly surprised when the water was warm. After ten days in Costa Rica, I’ve started to adjust to a lot of things: speaking Spanish, rainy …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged class, coffee, Costa Rica, crabs, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, San Jose, study abroad, summer, UW in Madison

Pura vida—first days in San José

Posted on June 6, 2014

¡Buenas! One phrase I’ve picked up in my first few days in San José is pura vida, a Costa Rican phrase which translates literally as ‘pure life’. Ticos (Costa Ricans) use it in almost any …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged COSI, Costa Rica, graffiti, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, language, pura vida, San Jose, Spanish, study abroad, summer, UW-madison

In a month and a week

Posted on May 6, 2014

If all goes according to plan, I will be leaving the United States for the first time on June 1st. I’m happy to say that my plan to go to Costa Rica has gone from: …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, John Joutras, Summer 2014Tagged COSI, Costa Rica, Intensive Spanish, International Academic Programs, John Joutras, San Jose, study abroad, summer, UW-madison

Home, Sweet Home

Posted on July 15, 2013

Goodbyes were difficult, but I finally made it home.  I spent my last night in Costa Rica by taking my host family out to dinner as a thank you.  I also spent my last night …

Posted in Central/South America, Costa Rica, Summer 2013, Taryn LempaTagged Costa Rica, goodbye, International Academic Programs, returning home, San Jose, study abroad, Taryn Lempa, UW-madison
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