Posts Categorized: Guest Bloggers

March 11th, 2011

Life in Santo Domingo

The instructor put me right onto the floor to start dancing right away as soon as he could see that I was getting it. Poor Heidi had to stay and learn the steps a little longer, but now shes a dancing queen too!

March 9th, 2011

Weekend Excursion: Monteverde Cloud Forest

I observed the very green countryside, full of trees, bushes and ferns. In this part of Costa Rica, it’s still the rainy – green – season. The dry – high – season begins around December.

March 7th, 2011

My Extended Chilean Family

This, plus the company, plus the red wine, white wine, and pisco after a full day of snowboarding ‘powpow’ (powdery snow) with gringos was just what the doctor ordered!

February 8th, 2011

Arrival in Santo Domingo

Today was our first day of class. Heidi and I are in the same class along with two otra personas, Denis from Switzerland and Fabiana from Belgium. Our maestra is Victoria. She is very patient and explains things really well.

February 1st, 2011

Studying Spanish Safely in Playa del Carmen

Everyone has always told me, “Don’t eat anything from those places! You’ll get sick!!”. However, a lot of people also told me, “Don’t go to Mexico! You’ll get kidnapped”.

January 27th, 2011

Free Time in Lyon

There?s a great public library in Lyon (near the Part-Dieu metro station) where you
can rent audiobooks to help you learn French.

January 25th, 2011

Adjustment to Costa Rican Life

From what I have learned, here are a few things to keep in mind as you prepare for and begin your language immersion program.

January 7th, 2011

Helping Peruvians in Need

I spent my second week working at Madre Teresa de Calcuta in the afternoons with my friends Elizabeth and Jen.
The first time I was showed around the place, I wanted to cry.

January 4th, 2011