By rachels522
I have consistently met great ticos. One thing that I wasn’t fully expecting was how amazing the non-ticos are. I have met awesome adventurers and environmentalists from all over the world.
One of the best parts of this program is bonding with the 20 other students on this program. It’s great because by virtue of being here we all have similar interests. Since we spend roughly 13 hours a day together I have gotten to know all of my peers very well. This has taught me so much about myself. For instance, a bunch of the students are from the Northwest US, where bluegrass music is super popular. I have never really experienced bluegrass music before. I now love it! Also since this is an environmental program there is a ton to learn about different fun environmental things to do in the US. It is truly inspirational to hear about everybody’s backpacking, hiking, and camping trips. I can’t wait to start doing all these things when I get back to the States. I even signed up for a backpacking class for next semester! It is very different than the city people I am used to from Boston and GW.
Monteverde is a pretty touristy town. While, this has debatable cultural implications it has been great to meet environmentally conscious people from all over the world. We have started hanging out at local hostels, where we meet travelers all the time. I have met people from the UK, Australia, Germany, Sweden, etc… Its like traveling the world but living in one place!
It has been great to constantly meet people that are outside my comfort zone. I have met so many great people that will be true friends.