Finally it was time for the long awaited Canopy tour. After a good breakfast of gallo pinto at the hotel we headed out to the Volcan Arenal National Park where the zip-lining would take place in the middle of the rain forest. We had to wait for quite some time before it was out turn. [...]

This day just started out like the perfect day, great sunshine, clear sky and a perfect view of the surrounding green mountains (which are usually covered in clouds). It was the most beautiful morning here in Costa Rica so far, so my spirits were high and I was looking forward to our visit to ICE.
The [...]

The weekend at the Caribbean Coast was awesome! We spent three days in paradise and now I can understand what Prof. Clarke meant when he  spoke about the “paradise syndrome”. Therefore it was quite hard to return to normal life. Everybody seemed to be a bit tired, but no wonder; after the intensive days, and [...]

Once again it was time to wake up. The familiar sound of my alarm clock was calling me back to “this world” and as usual, I tried to ignore it for a while. I felt perfectly happy in my bed and didn´t want to get up for another couple of hours. Then I realized that would [...]

After going out in Puerto Viejo on Friday a traditional „Gallo pinto“ breakfast at Hotel Colón Caribegot us ready for the guided walk through Cahuita National Park. Our guide Fico, who knows everthing about Costa Rica´s wildlife, showed us the big variety of species that lives in this area… and it was really amazing to [...]

The alarm went off way too early again – but I guess the excitement and anticipation for the Caribbean Coast made up for that. We left San José at 7 in the morning (plus tico time) and headed off to paradise. On our way we drove through the national park of “Braulio Carillo”, where I [...]

A couple of days ago, I heard that a storm might be passing through which would lead massive rains in Costa Rica. I assume that it has arrived because today it started raining as we were on our way to ULACIT.  But I shouldn´t be complaining about rain as this has been a day of [...]

Every day is different in Costa Rica and that´s the magic of the place; one never gets bored!
Today, after our Sustainable Development  course with professor Milton Clarke, we had the Spanish classes with our teacher coming from Cuba, established in Costa Rica. Learning the language helps us to understand better the culture and  traditions  of [...]

The day started like every other day in Costa Rica, a hauntingly beautiful place I will call “home” for 4 weeks: getting up early, having a typical Costa Rican breakfast (gallo pinto with scrumbled eggs), getting ready for school and taking the bus to the university campus.
Mr Milton started his lesson early, and he talked [...]

When envisioning the environmental context of Costa Rica, images of lush green rainforests, breathtaking waterfalls & gorgeous beaches may come to mind. The built world constituting Costa Rica’s cities and towns is generally overlooked and given little more than a passing glance. I wouldn’t blame anybody for this though as even the inhabitants of Costa [...]