I loved my study abroad experience and I think I learned better because of it. When traveling, I approach things with a more opened mind, I want to experience everything. That same mindset translates to my learning. I also really valued the opportunity to stay with a host family. I feel as though I got…

I have loved my first week in Costa Rica and I am so sad my trip is half over. I am living with a host family in Heredia and my host mom has been so welcoming and accommodating. She goes out of her way to make sure we are safe and never hungry. This first…

Hi! I’m Lexi Shafer and I am an incoming sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering and Frederick Honors College. I am majoring in electrical engineering and hoping to minor in business. I am so excited to be travelling to Costa Rica this May. This will be my first time travelling to a different continent…