Costa Rica – La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge

Two weeks ago Sunday (January 18th) - yes I know this blog is late - we went to the La Paz Waterfall Gardens and Peace Lodge. We were also supposed to go to Volcan Poas (Poas Volcano) that day, but it was cloudy and rainy, so we decided to go a different day. The La …

Costa Rica – Sarchi

Last Saturday (January 17th) the Delawarean group headed over to the city of Sarchi, Costa Rica. Sarchi is the artisan capital of Costa Rica and also is home of the largest ox cart in the world. After getting on the bus at the beautiful time of 08:15 we headed on our way. We stopped first …

Costa Rica – InBioParque

Last week Wednesday (January 14th) our group took a trip to a place called InBioParque after we finished with that day's classes. InBioParque is the national biodiversity institute of Costa Rica. They simulate different areas and climates of Costa Rica in a one-stop place. It is located relatively close to where we are living in …

Costa Rica – Irazu and Ujarras

Last Sunday (January 11th) the group of us took a trip to Volcan Irazu (Irazu Volcano), La Basilica (a beautiful church in Cartago, Costa Rica), Ruinas de Ujarras (the ruins at Ujarras) and we had a buffet lunch at a beautiful location over looking a lake. We got to the school at 07:45 for a …

Costa Rica – San Jose

So, I have been in Costa Rica for about a week and a half now and I have loved every minute of it. I am here with a group of about 20 students from the University of Delaware. The culture is definitely different from the US and from Norway. It was something to get used …

Delaware for New Years!

As the sun sets on 2014, I did the cliche thing and reminisced on the year. It was a great year, in which I traveled twice to Norway, traveled to Sweden, graduated high school, moved across the country and started university in Delaware. I met so many new people, am well on my way to …