…and we’re excited to have them back. United World Colleges (UWC) – its Costa Rica college – is returning for another Outward Bound Costa Rica course (their sixth year) as part of a leadership scholarship competition. Any why wouldn’t we want them back, aside from watching their gardening techniques at a local school and enjoying […]
When students read “Spring Break” on their annual school schedule, “rainforest challenge” is not typically the first thing that comes to mind. But this year, for 14 State University of New York (New Paltz) students, 10 Tallahassee Community College students, and 10 Canterbury School students, it was. And after hearing their feedback, they seem to […]
14 eager students, 7 adventure-filled days, and 2 tough instructors. State University of New York, New Paltz arrived with excitement on Saturday, the 13th. Our Custom Course Manager met them and reported, “It’s refreshing to have such a motivated and enthusiastic group.” Let’s meet the instructors that have the pleasure of leading this group of […]
“Que tuanis, mae.” Meaning “How cool, man,” this was Orlando’s way of describing the Cantebury School students he had the pleasure of instructing last week. Diego, their other Tico instructor, agreed. They talked about how listos (literally meaning “ready” but translates to “intelligent”) the students were, who talked only in Spanish by the end of […]
An obsession, or a passion worth sharing? Canterbury School‘s Spanish teacher would argue the latter. For six years, Sheena Neece has returned to Costa Rica with a different – and larger – group of her Spanish students. This year, she and fellow chaperone Ryan Butcher brought 15 eager and excited students: Adrian Alea, Courtney Bagans, […]
When Canterbury School – of Fort Myers, FL – signed up to come to Costa Rica (for the sixth time!) to improve their Spanish, they got what they asked for. There’s not one gringo leading their course this week; and the Ticos that are leading it might just be stubborn enough not to use their […]
When Trinity College students arrived in Costa Rica yesterday, they did not know what to expect. And it is very unlikely that those expectations did not include an environmentally-obsessed kayaker and a tough but beautiful Tica. Regardless, Mau and Joe are their instructors for the next seven days in the rainforest, on the rivers, and […]
Last weekend Calvin College’s patrols flip-flopped courses; by now their experiences have made them two strong forces. Patrol 1 is rafting and kayaking on the River Phase, Patrol 2 is making their way through the rainforest maze. Patrol 2 has learned to hike up steep hills, while Patrol 1 has had some fun kayak spills. […]
Calvin College, 12Río General, 0 Twelve of Calvin College’s students (Patrol 2) conquered 40 km of Costa Rica’s challenging 60-kilometer Río General (see below) in a 3-day River Phase extravaganza. Ryan, Kevin, Brian, Kelsey, Lauren, Katy, Rachel, Ted, Kyle, Trent, Alex, and Andrew accompanied three of Costa Rica’s best (at least, by word of mouth) […]
With 23 Calvin College students invading Costa Rica, we had to send a lot of our best instructors out on course to handle the load. We also had to split the group into two Patrols. Meet their instructors: Danny Jiménez, Lead Instructor, Patrol 1 Hometown: San Isidro, Costa Rica About: Danny loves cars. In fact, […]