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Costa Rica: Language, Society, & the Environment

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Hometown Glory
By (author unknown), 1/10/2012 - The Wonders of My World
I’ve been walking in the same way as I did Missing out the cracks in the pavement And tutting my heel and strutting my feet “Is there anything I can do for you dear? Is there anyone I could call?” “No and thank you, please Madam. I ain’t lost, just wandering” Round my hometown Memories are fresh…
Hometown Glory
By (author unknown), 12/5/2011 - The Wonders of My World
I’ve been walking in the same way as I did Missing out the cracks in the pavement And tutting my heel and strutting my feet “Is there anything I can do for you dear? Is there anyone I could call?” “No and thank you, please Madam. I ain’t lost, just wandering” Round my hometown Memories are fresh…
As we go on, we remember all the times we had together
By (author unknown), 12/3/2011 - The Wonders of My World
I took my time getting up this morning because I knew I had the day to relax.  I woke up just a little before 11 and checked in for my flight, which I was surprised to learn was at 10:30 tomorrow instead of 11:10.  I don’t know what I had been looking at, but my flight leaves earlier tomorrow, I…
The Day of Bittersweet Goodbyes Has Come
By Crystal Rain, 12/2/2011 - Crystal's Exceptional Costa Rican Adventure
Today was officially the last day I will probably ever set foot in ACM - Costa Rica. I slept in and had a late breakfast around 9:00am of the usual breakfast: papaya, watermelon, pineapple, orange juice and a sandwich of butter and Costa Rican cheese. I had to get the UCR bus that runs every hour,…
The last bit of Pura Vida
By (author unknown), 12/2/2011 - The Wonders of My World
ACM goodbye lunch with the ACM Christmas tree With Alejandra a whole lotta love Judy and Iveth With Sarah Forced smiles Saying goodbye to Joey Last picture together The last bit of Pura Vida

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Ruth Hoff, Assoc. Professor of Languages, Wittenberg University For me, the program was an ideal blend of academics and intense experiential learning. I still have vivid memories of picking coffee alongside my host sister, sleeping on the same beach where giant sea turtles were laying their eggs, hiking through rainforests, and tasting raw cacao for the first time. These experiences have stayed with me through the years and inform my passion for teaching Spanish today.

—Ruth Hoff, Assoc. Professor of Languages, Wittenberg University, Costa Rica, Fall 1984

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