Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)

Be open and ready for anything if you go to Golfito - explore all you can! The people of Costa Rica are amazing and the country itself is too. The south Pacific coast (where Golfito is) is the most untouched part of the country luckily so explore all you can while there (as a lot of the rest of the country is being spoiled by tourism). The Osa Peninsula is amazingly beautiful - check out Cabo Matapalo. Also Pavones on the other side of the Golfo Dulce. Enjoy! I wish I could do it again!!!

Costa Rica is a country in the middle of middle-America. You have a lot of nice spots to see in their own country: White beaches on the caribean side (Limon, Puero Viejo), black beaches on the atlantic side (Puntarenas, Jaco, Quepos etc), vulcanos (Arenal) etc. While you're in CR you should also take a trip to the neighbour-countries. I recomand especially a Island in Hoduras on the caribean side called Roatan. The best diving spot I've ever visited!! Helpful advices: Keep your belongings very close you... There are a lot of thieves in these areas..

Since I didn't now too much spanish before I came, I had, in the beginning, problems to comunicate with people. I worked a lot with especially the vocabulary and tried to speak spanish all the time. The native people are very helpfull and they really like if you try to express yourself in their language. Allthough a lot of native people also like to practice their English. In my univeristy people were also very helpfull. Some of the teachers had private grammar classes with me when needed, and they also helped me understanding my classes.