As per usual, I woke up about two hours before any of my friends. I get up and get ready so that when the others are wanting to use the...

Today is the start of our last full weekend here. Taking advantage of our long weekend (we don't have class on Fridays during this...

Today after lunch we're going to another Familia Tica's house (coincidentally our next door neighbor) to do some traditional baking. We...

A couple of SOLmates and I are heading to the neighboring province of Alajuela to check out the feria (farmer's market) there. Hannah and...

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...

We had the awesome opportunity to attend a soccer match (fútbol down here) in San José tonight. Even cooler than that, it's actually a...

We actually went to San José today, and I finished getting souvenirs! And several other things that I probably didn't need, but eh, Pura...

There are two girls in our group that are engaged. They've both been long-distance with their fiancees for the majority of their...

Today we start our last module here! I don't know if I have actually felt something so bittersweet. I hate that I only have 4 weeks left...

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