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Week 2
By Kim, 9/1/2010 - "Oh! The Places You'll Go"
Well, the whole "WOW, I'm in Costa Rica!" feeling of shock has sort of worn off starting at the beginning of this week, so it has been a tough couple of days. Not that I am not happy to be in this amazingly beautiful country, but it is hard to actually accept that I am going to be away from…
Well, another week or so has gone by since the last one of
By Nick Coe, 8/31/2010 - ACM CR Sem. 1: Language, Society, and the Environment
Well, another week or so has gone by since the last one of these, and it was a pretty eventful one. On friday we had a field trip to downtown San Jose, which was pretty eventful. There were some beautiful buildings, but all of the buildings in the guidebook were kind of surrounded by more modern…
Costa Rica! Que linda!
By zimmerkl, 8/29/2010 - Zimmerkl's Blog
I have arrived alive in Costa Rica and have completed my first week in this beautiful and exotic country. However, it seems as though I have been here for months. I have experienced many new things and have already had countless adventures, so in order to save you the agony of reading a 300 page…
Jaco Beach! =)
By Kim, 8/28/2010 - "Oh! The Places You'll Go"
Today we had the opportunity to go to our first beach in Costa Rica. It was definitely a long day. I woke up around 6:15 so that I could take a shower and eat before catching my bus to my taxi to my 2.5 hour bus to the beach...for those of you who know how much I hate driving... yes, it was…
A Walk Through San Jose, Costa Rica...
By Kim, 8/27/2010 - "Oh! The Places You'll Go"
(no I don't know why the pictures are all in weird positions) Today we went on a trip to San Jose. It was beautiful! The best way to show you is through photos. So, here are some photos of the adventure courtesy of Erin Shum (one of my ACM classmates). =) I am getting ready to go out for my…

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Claire Hammer I came to Costa Rica with ACM with limited Spanish, directionless in my career path, and knowing no one. Leaving three months later, I was almost fluent, I had direction in my life, and a handful of lifetime friends and experiences. The ACM Costa Rica program changed my life in ways that I hoped it would, and ways that I never expected.

—Claire Hammer, Costa Rica, Fall 2008

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