It has been 7 months since I first came to Costa Rica and five months since I first started teaching. I now work full time at Intercultura working 20 hours a week. I just got this about three weeks ago because I was offered a… Read More »Teaching Update
She may look cute, but shes not. You think a dog that’s been stray all it’s life would be thankful and appreciative of having a home full of inhabitants who look after and take care of her, but she’s not. At least not to me.… Read More »Rafiki: The Newest Roommate
I was accepted to a teaching position in Spain! Back in January I applied to a teaching position in Spain. There are two main programs that allow people from the US to teach on an extended student visa, auxiliares de conversacion and the BEDA program.… Read More »Next stop España!
Playa Negra This past week was holy week so me and a couple of other teachers (John, Paul, Cory) went to Puerto Viejo. Holy week is the week before Easter and is a big deal in Latin American countries. We left Tuesday morning and came… Read More »Puerto Viejo: The Caribbean side of Costa Rica
This past weekend I decided to go to Bocas del Toro with a fellow teacher of mine for the weekend because we had to do a visa run. Bocas del Toro is a group of islands located about two hours from the Panamanian and Costa… Read More »Bocas del Toro, Panama
This past weekend on Saturday I went to a music festival called Holi One. It’s wasn’t really a music festival per-say but rather an all day concert. The origins stems from India, and is the Indian festival of colors. The sprinkling of colored powder or… Read More »Holi One!
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Just learned the basics in how to ride a motorcycle. The street I live on is very quiet and has very little traffic so it is a perfect street. I was initially terrified and was hesitant to try but peer pressure made me overcome any… Read More »Learning to ride a motorcycle
This past weekend I visited la Fortuna, a town at the base of Arenal volcano. Arenal volcano is Costa Ricas most famous volcano and has made an appearance in movies After Earth. The town received it’s name after the 1968 eruption of the volcano. The… Read More »La Fortuna, Arenal Volcano
I have been teaching for almost two months now and everything is going well. I am teaching with two different companies: the first one is Intercultura a language institute in Heredia(the city I live in and about a 20 min walk from my house), the… Read More »My Schedule