Since we got here, Mamá Tica has wanted to take us to Puriscal, her hometown. When we told her that we had long weekends in our fourth...

I had told Mamá Tica that I have never had a dog before. Surprised, she told me that Mati is my first dog. Since then, I have definitely...

Today several members of Mama Tica's family are coming over to celebrate two birthdays: one for her brother Jonny, and one for a cousin...

Mama Tica pulls out all the stops when she's got company over. My parents are no exception, and they got to experience a typical Tico...

Cami is one of our SOLmates. She's super chill and fun to talk to. When we first got here, she lived in La Esperanza ('Hope'), the other...

Mama Tica has 8 brothers and sisters. So far, we have met only one of her sisters and one brother. The sister that we met brought her...

Today for my birthday, Mama Tica and Jorge had birthday music playing as we went downstairs for breakfast. She gave me a box of...

I think the first day of this trip will be one of the hardest. I knew that it was coming, but hugging everyone at the airport before we...

While I'm in Costa Rica, I'll be posting about the events and experiences that happen there. Two days ago I got my host family placement,...