Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life … … The cities and villages were very different from their United States counterparts. I will base most of my reflection off of the city of Alajuela, where I spent the most time. The first thing that was completely new and different to me was […]

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language … … Visiting a country where English is not the main language was a completely new experience for me. Prior to arriving in Costa Rica, I had only been learning and practicing Spanish for a rather short period of time, around four months or […]

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining … … Before coming to Costa Rica, I was worried about what I would be having to eat during my time spent there. I am not the biggest fan of Spanish food, especially beans or rice, which I had heard is the staple of […]

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity … … One of the most interesting things about Costa Rica was all the different biodiversity that existed in such a small country. Costa Rica is around the same size as West Virginia, yet holds thousands and thousands of different plant and animal species across a […]

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue

Aero: Kevin Urbaitis – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue … … The trip to Costa Rica ended up being a lot more rewarding than I thought it would be. I was nervous at first to leave my girlfriend and life at home behind for a completely new place and experience, but the nervousness was quickly […]

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Learning the Language … … Before Costa Rica my Spanish vocabulary was little to nothing. I have taken some Spanish classes before in high school and in college, but when I took those classes I would often feel discouraged and because of this I would not want […]

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – City Life … … City life was very different than what it was in America; city life was different compared to other villages and towns within Costa Rica. Every different type of living space provided a different ambience. We visited many different cities, villages and town while […]

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Food and Dining … … I was nervous about traveling to a new place because I was not sure if I was going to like the food or not. I would not call myself a picky eater, but I typically eat the same food over and over […]

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Biodiversity … … Costa Rica was a beautiful country because it has a lot of the country has been preserved. When I thought about Costa Rica I knew that there were going to be a lot of rainforests but I did not know that it was going […]

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue

Aero: Tiffany Bean – Costa Rica 2015 – Epilogue … … Before going to Costa Rica I was not sure what to expect. All I based my ideas on what I have seen on television. I never thought of what other people lives were like in other places of the world. My parents traveled while […]