Where the Wild Beans Are: Working with ASOMOBI Community Engagement with the women’s coffee group of Biolley, Costa Rica Last week, I traveled with four of my classmates far into the Talamancan mountains in southern Costa Rica to learn from ASOMOBI in the small town of Biolley, Costa Rica. ASOMOBI stands for Asociación de Mujeres Organizadas de Biolley. For those
Experiencing Carnival in Limon, Costa Rica Each October, the Limon Province of Costa Rica hosts a two week long party that leads up to a grand parade. This event, Carnival, is a celebration of the mixing of culture, with origins of the event relating to Christopher Columbus’ landing in Limon in October of 1502. I visited Limon a few weeks
A Look at Jaco Beach, Costa Rica: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly This past weekend found me on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, at Playa Jaco with a group of my classmates. The experience was interesting to say the least. Bear with me as I try to explain the good, the bad, and the ugly of Jaco
Sustainable Living in Costa Rica at Finca Tierra Deep into the jungle of Costa Rica outside of the city of Puerto Viejo, on can find the Finca Tierra acroecological farm. Here, Ian Macaulay and Ana Gaspar Aguerri live fully off of the land with their two year-old son and introduce students from around the world to sustainable living and farming.
Exploring Costa Rica’s Wildlife In early October, my class ventured out to the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica to learn about the Province of Limon and its distinct culture, lush national parks, and fascinating people. Best of all, we were able to come across dozens of animals that I could only dream of seeing. Costa Rica has only about 0.1%
Transportation Tales from Costa Rica Getting around Costa Rica and my hometown of Heredia is certainly an adventure. Between navigating the town on foot and in buses, taxis, trains, and Ubers, I have some interesting stories. Walking Most mornings, I walk to school. It takes me about 25 minutes to make the uphill trek to the LIU Global Costa Rica
Misadventures in Hiking Baurilio Carrillo National Park I have fully explored the sprawling Costa Rican metropolis of San Jose over the past few weekends, so even this city-lover was able to recognize that it was time to venture out to one of Costa Rica’s famed national parks. I set out this Sunday morning bright and early to meet my group
An In-Depth Look at For years, I imagined myself at a prestigious college, pursuing an International Relations major in large lecture halls by day and studying in my adorably decorated dorm room by night. Little did I know that instead of a large university, I would be pursuing a Global Studies degree in a dozen different cities with a