Today we're going on our last excursion as SOLmates: to an active volcano! I didn't realize until a few weeks after getting to Costa Rica...

Our hotel (actually a really fancy resort) is built right next to an active volcano. The heat from Volcano Arenal ('sandy') actually...

Today we're leaving for our last excursion organized by SOL. We're heading into the nearby province Alajuela to swim in a waterfall...

Yes, technically this was yesterday, but I didn't want to make that post a day and a half long. So here I am, because we didn't have an...

Most of the time I'm okay. But there are some days when I just can't hold myself together. We could be in class or on a beautiful...

Today was our last day in Nicaragua. We had a free morning, and then all met up at a museum of chocolate, where there was a buffet. And...

Today we went to Lago Apoyo (Lake Support), to a place called Paraíso (Paradise), and it really was paradise. We could swim in the lake,...

Our hotel is actually very nice. I'm not sure what I expected, but just that they had air conditioning was very welcome in the humid Nica...

Today half of us left class early to head up to Nicaragua. We're making this trip to renew our tourist visas, as we can only legally stay...

Tonight we went to a dance club. We got all dressed up, not only because it's fun, but also because the bouncer could actually deny us...