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Aero: Kyle Hubble – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Kyle Hubble – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School Since one of the key objectives of this course was to learn Spanish it’s best I mention my experiences at the Centro Cultural de Idiomas (CCI). The school itself is a concrete building sandwiched between a restaurant and an Alajuelan take on a Kinkos. […]

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Aero: Alyssa Davis – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Alyssa Davis – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School Learning a foreign language in its native country is vastly different than learning the same language in a country where it is not frequently spoken. This should be common sense, but it’s hard to imagine something you’ve never experienced before, so let me paint […]

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Aero: Meghan Kelly – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Meghan Kelly – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School Life at school was an intimidating, scary, but also wonderful experience. We started off the first day in Alajuela in a tiny classroom with no windows and a max of maybe 11 desks. In the United States schools stand by themselves and aren’t neighbored […]

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Aero: Katherine Kostuk – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Katherine Kostuk – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School When walking to school the first morning I was not sure what to expect.  I was filled with both excitement and nerves at the same time.  Walking into the classroom, I realized there were both things that were similar and different from what I’m […]

Spanish Reading Selections: Purchasing School Supplies

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Aero: Shelby Seeley – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Shelby Seeley – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School As a future teacher, I was excited to see what schools were like in Costa Rica. Our class size was very small compared to a normal U.S. class. There were only eight of us in the class which made the atmosphere very comfortable. We […]

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Aero: Patricia Wallace – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Patricia Wallace – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School While walking into the classroom on the first day, I realized I had no idea what to expect.  I took out my notebook as I would have done for class back in the States.  For the most part, our Spanish class consisted of just […]

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Aero: Stephanie Strassner – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Stephanie Strassner – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School During our trip to Costa Rica we attended a Spanish class.  This class covered the basics of the Spanish language; different tenses and how to conjugate words, everyday vocabulary, and it emphasized the importance of repetition and speaking.  It was only our group of […]

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Aero: Kasey Wesley – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School

Aero: Kasey Wesley – Costa Rica 2013 – Life at School Life at school was very different from what I expected.  I assumed we would be attending a regular university rather than a private school.  We were the only ones in our class other than our first day and the last day when Marcos arrived.  […]

Spanish Vocabulary: School and Office Supplies

… Identify Spanish Vocabulary: School and Office Supplies el vocabulario español: los suministros de la escuela y la oficina Common objects found in schools and offices. Identify and utilize the right tools to get work done. … Connect LEAF Spanish Grammar: Nouns – Basics … Study el borrador : (board) eraser No hay un borrador en […]