10 Essential Tico Phrases every Traveller should know

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10 Essential Tico Phrases every Traveller should know

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1. Pura Vida – /POOR-ah VEE-dah/ Pronounced “poo-rah vee-dah”, this is the most widely used phrase in Costa Rica. This isn’t just an expression – it’s a way of life here. “Pure life” or “simple life” are the literal translations of this saying but Ticos use it in a number of ways. It is used […]

How the Right Internship can Change Your Life: My Experience with Outward Bound Costa Rica

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The greatest cultural experience of my life I never imagined my first experience out of the U.S. being a one-way ticket to go live in a different country where I did not speak the language. But little did I know that accepting an internship with Outward Bound Costa Rica would provide the greatest cultural experience of my […]