Why study in Costa Rica? Because of the people! The richness of Costa Rica stems from the cultural diversity of its people. Throughout its history, waves of immigrants have added to the pre-Hispanic native populations, settling on this land and …
Written by Katie Horch As a foreigner studying Spanish in Costa Rica, it is my responsibility to leave this beautiful country every 90 days to renew my visa. I understand that there are many others out there in similar positions, and …
Close to our Spanish school in Samara, turtles are making their way to lay their eggs in Ostional, Costa Rica, a phenomenon known in Spanish as “arribada” or a mass emergence from the ocean. Thousands of “tortugas lora,” or olive ridley …
I came to Costa Rica for the first time in the summer of 1990 to study Spanish and fell in love… with the language, the country, the people, the music, even the monsoon-like rains:). When I went home 6 weeks …
I’m at the end of my first week of studying Spanish in charming Heredia after taking a few weeks of classes at the Sámara Beach Campus and have tried to take advantage of being in a city again! Yogi I …
May 30, 2011 – The New York Times The Bilingual Advantage By CLAUDIA DREIFUS A cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen Bialystok has spent almost 40 years learning about how bilingualism sharpens the mind. Her good news: Among other benefits, the regular use …