costa rica

“Let your faith be bigger than your fears.” This has been something that I have thought about a lot during the last four months I’ve been studying abroad in Costa…

My alarm goes off at 7:00 a.m. and I roll out of bed. The sound of cars whizzing by on the highway next to my homestay has become the regular…

As a Psychology major, just one year ago, I never saw myself as part of this movement called “international education.” A junior in college who hadn’t left the country yet,…

San José, the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, is an awesome location for exploring some of the country’s most magnificent national parks. But that doesn’t mean that the…

One thing that I have noticed about being abroad in Costa Rica is the relaxed atmosphere among my classmates and myself. If I were on my home university’s campus right…

Before teaching the world, let the world teach you; study education abroad! Traveling the world makes us awesome storytellers. Don’t believe us? Just ask anyone who’s studied abroad – we…

There is a popular quote among study abroad students: “Travel like a tourist but live like a local.”   To me, this quote captures the essence of studying abroad. As…

The following post was contributed by Katya Agamy, a Diversity Abroad scholarship winner from Loyola University of New Orleans who is spending her spring semester studying abroad with AIFS in…

Kylie — AIFS in Athens, Greece Washington State University Hi! My name is Kylie Lensegrav, and I attend Washington State University. After spending a couple years going to a school in…

There are many things I hope to take back with me from my study abroad experience in Costa Rica. No, I’m not talking about souvenirs… well, not just about souvenirs.…