We can’t stop talking about Costa Rica. Costa Rica is more than a vacation destination: it’s an experience! Think about it: from majestic volcanoes, misty cloud forests, stunning river valleys to hundreds of beaches along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, Costa Rica is a beautiful place to live. With over 500,000 plant and animal species, Costa Rica is one of the planet’s most biologically dense countries. Representing close to 4% of the total species on Earth!
But Costa Rica is also one of the safest, friendliest and most international of Latin American destinations, a very family oriented country and is small and compact encompassing just 0.03% of the world’s land mass!
By living with a host family and attending a local high school, you’ll get an inside look at this idyllic society. Let the country whose national saying is “Pura Vida” (“pure life”) show you how to take time and appreciate the good things. You’ll be much more than a tourist dropping in for a few days and sticking to the well-trod attractions; this year or semester program will give you the opportunity to eat, drink, and breathe Costa Rican culture, to learn the language and get to know the people. Vamos!