Greetings from Costa Rica! It’s been a wild two weeks of exchange and celebration in San Antonio. This past week, Semana Santa, is an important weeklong holiday for most of Costa Rica. Because it is a holy week, there were many church-based activities, including the “Viacruz,” a reenactment of Jesus’ death, burial, and rebirth. The whole […]
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IN-COUNTRY ORIENTATION (Days 1-4) Begin your adventure at the lush orientation site of Clarissa Falls, nestled in the tropical Macal River Valley. Climb the towering ruins of Xunantunich, built nearly 2000 years ago in the Golden Age of the Mayan civilization. As you walk along the Macal River, look for iguanas along the banks or
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A reflection by Alison Sever: I first met Herman in 2008, during my Global Routes teaching internship in Tanzania. I was assigned to Nkoarisambu, a very small, dusty ward near the end of the road that drives straight up the 15,000 ft. volcano, Mt. Meru. I was 18 years old, fresh out of high school,
A True Exchange Tanzania to America and back Read More »
Written by Sophie Meyer: We are wrapping up our weekend in Dominical, a beach town south of San Isidro. Being here has been a blast. It’s a very cool spot that is tourist-oriented. The beach stretches on pretty extensively and there are many hotels, restaurants, and stores along the road running parallel to it. On
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So many exciting things happening in Costa Rica for Global Routes. Chau Tran is getting ready to welcome the new group of Teaching Interns to our Costa Rica Spring Semester Program. And, Geno has just welcome a spring break group! Here is an update from the students: Yesterday we arrived in San Gerardo after more
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