It’s officially summer here at Outward Bound Costa Rica! Tune in to our blog on Tuesdays & Fridays for updates on our students’ adventures here in Costa Rica. For course photos, check out the albums on our Facebook page. Summer Courses (Open Enrollment) Wilderness Immersion with Spanish Emphasis (WISE) Our WISE group headed out […]
It’s officially summer here at Outward Bound Costa Rica! Tune in to our blog on Tuesdays & Fridays for updates on our students’ adventures here in Costa Rica. Summer Courses (Open Enrollment) Surf Intensive #1 After two weeks of catching waves, our surfers returned for a trip to the river, a canopy and city […]
It’s officially summer here at Outward Bound Costa Rica! Tune in to our blog on Tuesdays & Fridays for updates on our students’ adventures here in Costa Rica. Summer Courses (Open Enrollment) Surf Intensive #1 The surfers on this course are surely shredding waves like no other at this point! They’ve been surfing in […]
It’s officially summer here at Outward Bound Costa Rica! Tune in to our blog on Tuesdays & Fridays for updates on our students’ adventures here in Costa Rica. Summer Courses (Open Enrollment) Surf Intensive #1 Our skilled surfers spent several days mastering the waves at Playa Tulin and have now moved down the coast to […]
It’s officially summer here at Outward Bound Costa Rica! Tune in to our blog on Tuesdays & Fridays for our updates on our students’ adventures here in Costa Rica. Summer Courses (Open Enrollment) Surf Intensive #1 Our first Surf Intensive group arrived earlier this week. After tackling a tree climb, they are now off to […]
Tradition is always a great thing to see in action. Take a look at this awesome family business in Ecuador. Story here. It was no joke when we said that a lot of folks were talking about Everest expeditions. However, we thankfully can say that the season is over, and now folks have begun rafting in […]
Recently coming through Outward Bound Costa Rica for an exciting 15 day course was a Girl Scout Troop from Lodi, California. This capable and adventurous group participated a true multi-element course, taking part in hiking, rafting, surfing, a service day and some ziplining for good measure. Take a look below for some of the girls’ reactions to the adventure!
The staff at Outward Bound Costa Rica have many talents. Not only are we experts in a wide assortment of outdoor adventure activities, we are also all very talented amateur futbol players. After our all-staff meeting, the entire staff headed out to the local indoor field, and began a friendly match. The first game was boys versus […]
Just last week several local kindergarten students visited the Outward Bound Costa Rica base to have a day of exploration and adventure! After exploring the campus, the group sang some amazing songs (in English!), practiced their rafting skills and played with the base puppies. Fortunately, we had the camera handy and were able to capture all the action. Take a […]
Here at Outward Bound Costa Rica, we are always in search of tasty foods to cook and consume. Perhaps it’s the remoteness of the base or some other external factor, but whatever it is, eating is a serious business. Because of this, many feel that the finest ingredients are needed to make the best food we can. […]
The University of Alabama is currently joining us for an exciting custom course this week. The group has headed out to the Talamanca region, in particular the village of Amubri. There the group will be working with local schools in a variety of capacities including helping with construction and painting, teaching special programs to the […]
It has been a very busy week here at Outward Bound Costa Rica. Not only did we welcome some new canine friends to the team, but we also welcomed our new Web Design/Development & Semester Course Manager, Meag Tessmann. Meag’s info: Web Design and Development Manager & Semester Course Coordinator Hometown: Racine, WI Education: B.S. in […]
Costa Rican surfing has, at times, become a victim of its own success. Once sleepy and undeveloped towns have quickly turned into major population centers complete with every modern convenience and every modern scourge. One of the most attractive and spectacular allures of traveling to surf (especially so in Costa Rica) is the idea that […]
The river team here at Outward Bound Costa Rica recently took delivery of several shiny new Greenjackets from Astral Buoyancy. These versatile rescue jackets are made to work and offer a phenomenal array of features that any serious boater needs to have. Some of the features we like the most include the incredible range of motion and the plethora of options […]
Dolphins are very smart. Now we know them to be even more intelligent. This definitely makes seeing them even better, as our Scuba students will attest to. Story here. Some parts of the world have been experiencing a rather mild winter. Too mild in fact for this group of students, who went with Outward Bound on a […]