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CIS Study Abroad Information Session

Join advisors from CIS, a study abroad provider, to learn more about fall, spring, and summer study abroad opportunities in Thailand and Costa Rica. we will also be joined by […]

ICDS Costa Rica Info Session

RSVP Link Location: Curry 342 Looking to learn more about global experience opportunities with ICDS Costa Rica? Join GEO for a one-hour information session for a detailed overview of the […]

A Picture-Perfect Weekend in Panama

By Julia Preszler Somewhere off the islands off the coast of the islands of the Bocas Del Toro Province in Panama, I jumped over the edge of a small boat […]

Traveling Around Costa Rica

By Julia Preszler Costa Rica is a very beautiful place you will want to fully explore. The country is small — at 19,700 square miles, it is around the size […]

The Basics: What to Expect When You Arrive

By Julia Preszler When I departed the U.S. for San José, I didn’t quite know what to expect. I didn’t know what  my home and school would look like, what […]

A Weekend in San José

By Julia Preszler I expect that most of my weekends in Costa Rica will be spent out in the country, exploring waterfalls, rainforests, coastlines, and coffee plantations. But, because of […]

Reflections on Learning Spanish

By Julia Preszler  My biggest concern about coming to Costa Rica was the language barrier. I had taken two semesters of Spanish during my freshman year at Northeastern, but now […]

Arriving in San José, Costa Rica

By Julia Preszler After hours of travel, only one thing stood in the way between me and my new life in Costa Rica: The airport exit. The problem was that […]

5 differences between Costa Rica and the U.S.

When I was considering where to study abroad, I was torn between signing up for the classic experience of gallivanting around Europe, baguette in hand, or going to a country […]