Alumni Stories: Meet our Fall Residential Semester Group

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Alumni Stories: Meet our Fall Residential Semester Group

Meet our Fall 2022 Residential Gap Semester group as they get together to reflect on their 65-day adventure in Costa Rica and Panama… Trenton Mayberry (18 ~ Florida), Anneke Smeenk (18 ~ New York), Katherine Marriott (18 ~ New York), Duncan O’Connell (18 ~ Arizona), and Nadia McCollister (18 ~ Vermont) Anneke, what did you […]

What is an OBCR Alumni Ambassador?

The Outward Bound Costa Rica Alumni Ambassador program helps you bridge your experience abroad and life back home. It’s a career development opportunity allowing you to share your experience with peers, your school, and the study abroad community while building your resume…

Fall 2017 Coast to Coast Completes Cross-Country Hike & OBCR Course

Coast to Coast completed their cross-country hike from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica last week! After 85 days of adventures, we were sad to see the five of them go this past Tuesday. This group was something special. After each course, instructors came back to our Communications Office raving about how […]

Why I Moved 3,209 Miles to Intern with Outward Bound Costa Rica

Looking back, it’s a little crazy that I ended up in Costa Rica this semester. I have always been a little spontaneous in life. I try to embrace everything life throws at me and make it work in my favor. On January 6th of this year, I got an email offering me a Marketing & […]

4 Benefits of Taking a Gap Year

Deciding to take a gap year is a big decision. While all your friends may be going straight to college, you would be deferring school for anywhere from three months to one year. In order to make a choice like that, one must know the potential costs and benefits of their decision. Gap years are […]