Costa Rica-Personal Narrative

Costa Ricans are not materially wealthy; they are, however, rich in happiness. Costa Ricans greet friends robustly with hugs, hand slaps, and jokes. They are willing to help complete strangers, even to their own detriment. They value family, friends, happiness, and the nature of their land. Costa Ricans truly take time to stop and smell the roses.

Costa Rica is a very beautiful and unique place. It was my first time going there and I loved it! It was much different than the United States in ways I didn’t mind or even enjoyed. We saw many things and went many places while we were down there. I am ready to go back again already and do new, exciting things. However, we did a lot while we were down there.

Human habitation can be traced back more than 10,000 years but it appears Costa Rica was sparsely populated and a relative backwater in the pre-Columbian era. There is little sign of major communities and none of the impressive stone architecture that characterized the more advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica to the north and the Andes to the south. When Columbus arrived near Lim¢¢n on September 18, 1502 on his third and last voyage to the Americas, there were probably no more than 20,000 indigenous inhabitants They lived in several autonomous tribes, all with distinct cultures and customs. Costa Rica 's only major archaeological site is at Guayabo, 30 miles east of San Jos‚‚, where an ancient city, dating back to 1000 B.C. and though to

One intercultural experience that changed my life was when I traveled to the Dominican Republic. I had the opportunity to go with a girl's youth group to the poor sugarcane villages in the outskirts of Santo Domingo. It was my first time out of the country, experiencing a different culture.

I was always careless about all of my valuables,that was until they were all gone. It was Christmas vacation of 2011 and my mom was planning a flight to go to Dominican Republic to escape the cold Boston weather. My mother could only pick between me and my sister to go with her and naturally she chose my sister. She was probably still mad at me for times she has bought me electronics and video games that i don’t even touch anymore. I wanted to stay home by myself while they were away but she practically forced me to go to New York where my dad lives. I wasn't against the idea of seeing my dad I just didn't want to go a state where he was the only person I knew. But it was already decided so I got my stuff ready and got ready to leave and left in a transportation bus to New York. When I arrived there my dad was waiting for me in front of the apartment that he lived. Before even entering in his house his took me out to eat.I didn’t even have time to unpack. About the time we were eating my mom and my sister were arriving to Dominican Republic. After me and my dad finished eating he asked me

I recently made a trip to Colombia about a few weeks ago. The day I stepped back onto American soil, I never looked at my life the same. The one aspect that has changed me and has impressed me more than anything, is how different people are treated in one country verse another. My experience in Colombia was an amazing one that I will never forget. There I was treated like an actual person, I was not judged by the way I looked, nor the way I dressed. Every corner I turned, everywhere I went some one was there to greet me. I had a conversation with a lady that owned a restaurant in the same house she lived it. It wasn’t much that she had, but she was the most charismatic, optimistic person I have ever met. She explained to me how her family has

A journey to Costa Rica was music to my freshman ears. My eagerness to explore, and the thought that any teacher would offer another opportunity like this again, drove me to attend every informational meeting and see through that I embark on this trip. Unfortunately, my craving for adventure was left unsatisfied due to financial problems and the wait for another chance to explore the world began. It was my junior year when that window of opportunity appeared again. With my eyes set on Global Glimpse, I dragged my parents to the information meeting in order to convince them to allow me to embark on the once in a lifetime journey. The program was a remarkable movement to encourage the new generation of leaders to experience firsthand life in

Costa Rica is located in Central America, and on the north side of it is Nicaragua and to the south of it is Panama. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of giving us beautiful Beaches and by the east side there is the even better Caribbean Sea. The Central Valley holds all the larger cities such as, San Jose (the Capital since 1838), Cartago, Heredia, and Alajuela said in “Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices”. As for all of Costa Rica “The current population of Costa Rica is 4,860,331 as of Monday, July 25, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates (LIVE 1). Costa Rica is known for its rugged jungle like rainforest, and its pure sandy beaches as it was discovered this way years ago. “European

Costa Rica is located in central America. Its absolute location is 10 degrees north of the equator and 84 degrees west. The relative location is between Nicaragua and Panama in Central America. Costa Rica is partnered next to Liberia, Quesada, Puntarenas, and San Isidro etc., all these places next to Costa Rica are not far away from each other and are also nice to visit. Costa Rica is surrounded by three bodies of water, and these three bodies of water are the Gulf of Nicoya, Pacific Ocean and The Caribbean

Im sure there are many stories I could tell about myself but one particular sticks out to me. When I was about fifthteen we took a family vacation to Tampa, Florida. Usually we drive to our destinations especially in Florida, but this time we were flying. So we woke up early one morning and started to head for the airport. We arrive at the airport and it's still dark outside, little did I know you have to be two hours early for your flight. We made our way through security, coffe shops, subway, and finally a little store with headphones, neck rests, and magazines. We finally board the plane, I made sure to get a window seat. After what felt like forever we landed in Tampa and my aunt and uncle picked us up. My uncle and aunt are locals to

Costa Rica located in Central America with the capital of San Jose and near the pacific ocean, has Panama as well as Nicaragua as their neighboring countries. It also has amazing beaches all around such as Manuel Antonio, Playa Uvita, Tortuguero, Jaco and much more. Popular foods are casado, tres leches, ceviche, and gallo pinto. There are many festivals in Costa Rica one of them is the “Envision Festival” consisting of live concerts, yoga and trapeze, this festival is likely to occur in the month of February where people all around the world go to join. Fiestas de los Diablitos is also a well known festival in Costa Rica, meaning “festivals of the little Devils” is likely to take place in December and in the second half of February in Boruca

I’ll always remember this day. One day we woke up at 5 am in Costa Rica which is 7am in Georgia. We got in the car and drove down a huge hill the get to my Grandpa’s fishing boat.

In the morning we put our clothes in our suitcases so we could leave the next morning. When we finished packing, we went down to the beach. I was really sore from skimming the entire trip, so I took a break. My mom and I noticed that it looked like it was going to rain. My dad and brothers did not want to get rained on, so they went to the hot tub in the hotel. My mom and I thought that it would be a light rain when it started, but it started pouring down rain. “Get under the umbrella!” my mom shouted. We got under the umbrella but the wind was pushing the rain under it. I did not mind getting wet but the rain was so heavy that it hurt. The umbrella was not waterproof, so water started dripping through it. We had a lot of towels with us, so I started to stuff towels up in the umbrella. That helped

History The history of Costa Rica started off with the first people who started living there which were the American Indians. By the 1000’s , the tribe named Corobici , settled in the valleys, and the Boruca had the migrated to the south lands. More tribes arrived in the 1400s. Many of them raised crops in villages and hunted.Costa Rica was still a Spanish Country until 1821. Costa Rica and the Spain’s other central American countries broke free from Spanish rule. They joined the Mexican rule in 1822. The New president named Morazan attempted to revive the union but soon later after that the people killed him. Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa

My mom, dad, brother, and I were all putting sunscreen on, head to toe like we showered in it while we were waiting for the cab to pick us up to go pick up the ATV's. Once the cab got to the hotel, we all had to stuff ourselves and our belongings in it because it was one of those mini cars that only had room for three people, but we were four people not including the driver. At the ATV Rental place, we got sized for helmets and the ATV. My brother and I were not old enough to drive the ATV so my brother and my father went together while my mother and I went together. Before you know it, we were out and about zooming through the streets of Aruba to get the California Lighthouse which