COSTA RICA IMMERSION EXPERIENCE
Prepare yourself for Spanish immersion, cultural exploration, and lots of fun in the sun!
Next trip: 5-12 March 2025
Cost: $1800
Includes: Accommodations, food at homestays, Spanish instruction/activities/experiences, and general guide/coordinator sorts of services, travel within Costa Rica
Does not include: Cost of travel to or from Costa Rica (airfare from Seattle tends to be around $700), food outside of homestays.
Single supplement: $500
Payment: Cash, check, Venmo, or Paypal. (NOTE: PAYPAL PAYMENTS CARRY AN ADDITIONAL 3% FEE.)
Group size limit: 10
Please note that the focus of this trip is immersion in the Spanish language and Costa Rican culture, not sightseeing.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in San José (Alajuela really) get settled
Day 2: Lessons and activities in Alajuela (a small and accessible city)
Day 3: Travel north to San Carlos and activities. Arrive at small farming village. Meet host families.
Day 4: Projects and activities in small farming village. Visit hot springs.
Day 5: Continue projects and activities in small farming village and spend time with host families.
Day 6: Travel to Playa Hermosa via Arenal volcano area.
Day 7: Hang out at beach and/or in town and activities
Day 8: Fly out of Liberia (NW airport)
"Activities" means Spanish instruction, scavenger hunts, man-on-the-street interviews, hot springs soaking, coffee drinking, exotic fruit tasting, bus taking, latin dancing and other fun stuff. We will take public transportation and students will be encouraged to sit next to Costa Rican nationals and strike up a conversation. Some knowledge of Spanish required.