{"id":6410,"date":"2023-09-13T14:27:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/?p=6410"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:27:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:27:36","slug":"my-study-abroad-experience-in-costa-rica-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/2023\/09\/13\/my-study-abroad-experience-in-costa-rica-2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Study Abroad Experience in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I cannot describe to you how grateful I am that I was able to experience this trip. Studying abroad was something I wanted to do since I was a junior in high school. The main goal for me during this trip was to improve in the Spanish language. Spanish is one of my fields of study, and I wanted to immerse myself in the culture, so that I could pick up the language on a higher level. With that being said, I am proud to say that I\u2019ve gotten so much better. I am able to carry a conversation, even though there is tons of vocabulary I need to learn more about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been a lot of firsts for me within this trip in general. Before leaving the US, I had never been to another country. The closest I\u2019ve been to leaving the country was when I was on a four-day cruise ship that reached a tourist area in Cozumel, Mexico. However, I do not count that fully as me being outside the country because the tourist area was really small, and I only had a limited amount of time to explore the area. Another thing is that I\u2019ve never been away from home, my family, and I have never been on a plane. I graduated from high school in 2020 which is when the pandemic hit. Because of this, I decided to attend college here at UTC and remain living with my parents for financial reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/2023\/09\/13\/my-study-abroad-experience-in-costa-rica-2\/costa-rica-2-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1684957722&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Costa Rica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-4-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"6414\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1684955359&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Costa Rica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"6416\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6-580x773.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6-610x813.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-6.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6418\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/2023\/09\/13\/my-study-abroad-experience-in-costa-rica-2\/costa-rica-8-22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685184322&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Costa Rica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"6418\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8-580x773.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8-610x813.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-8.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6420\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/2023\/09\/13\/my-study-abroad-experience-in-costa-rica-2\/costa-rica-10-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685182657&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0027777777777778&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Costa Rica\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"6420\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10-580x773.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10-610x813.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-10.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because I have never been away from my family or out of the country, the first week was super strange for me. Months before leaving the US, I was extremely excited, and I wasn\u2019t nervous at all to leave. This is partially because I didn\u2019t actually believe I was going. The idea of leaving the US and living in a different country for a month only seemed like a dream waiting to come true and never a reality. However, strangely enough, as the weeks got closer it started to hit me. I remember my mom dropping me off at the airport, and I was holding back tears of joy, fear, and excitement. It\u2019s almost like I had all the emotions at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were so many pivotal moments in Costa Rica that felt super transformative for me. I got to live with a host family. I lived with a 70-year-old grandmother and her 20-year-old son. This dynamic was different for me because I was used to living with a lot of people, and it&#8217;s usually loud in my house. However, there was something so quiet yet peaceful and comforting about this home. I was able to connect with my grandmother on a spiritual level that almost made me emotional when it was time to leave Costa Rica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"6419\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/2023\/09\/13\/my-study-abroad-experience-in-costa-rica-2\/costa-rica-9-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/center-global-education\/files\/2023\/09\/Costa-Rica-9.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 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