Today after our normal morning class we had a lesson in Latin dancing. I was super excited! I can't dance unless I'm taught, and we are...

I had talked to my Mama Tica about feeling homesick last week, and she listened to me and said that it would be okay; that the feeling...

First of all, yes. Yes we can watch the game in Central America. There's not a huge following of American Football down here, but if you...

Today we went rafting down the Pacuare River, which is one of the top 5 rivers for white water rafting in the world. On a scale of 1-6,...

Our Mama Tica is wonderful. She's welcoming, funny, and open to talking about almost anything. The first morning that we ate breakfast...

Today we took our final written and oral exams in Advanced I class. Whoa. I've taken summer classes that are about the same length, but I...

1. Greeting strangers with a kiss on the right cheek. This is weird for me. I've seen the double-cheek-kiss in movies, but I didn't...

Today was hard because I'm feeling a lot of homesickness. I can't pinpoint a reason, which frustrates me further. It could have been that...

After rearranging our semester calendar a little bit, our volunteer group decided to go back to the animal shelter today instead of...