Fresher’s Week

Fresher’s Week is a concept that has no American equivalent, so it was very interesting to be dumped into an 8-day festival/party/friend-making session with no expectation of how it was going to go. It started on Saturday the 6th of September with my moving into my flat! I was really excited to finally unpack my…

Costa Rica: the Park

One thing I would highly recommend doing in San Jose is going to La Sabana Park near the center of the city. It is this huge green space that was made where the old airport used to be. I thought it was fantastic that the government decided to give the land back to the public…

Costa Rica: the Job

In June, I went with my friends’ youth group to Costa Rica for a mission trip. I had only left the country once before. I went to Costa Rica for a week when I was 9 with my elementary school, because it was a Spanish Immersion School. This time we stayed for 10 days at…

Packing for Costa Rica

Here’s everything I’m bringing on my 10-day trip to Costa Rica and how I packed it. My Carry-On: This bag from Target was a recent birthday gift from a friend. Although patriotism is not normally my thing, I’m excited to try one of these cute rucksacks.  These are all the toiletries I put in my Eagle Creek Toiletries…