Bridge Year Costa Rica – Band-Aids on a Broken System – Fall 2025
Band-Aids on a Broken System In one of the photos attached, you will find Chester, the spider monkey, with his orangish-red body and long…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Distance – Fall 2025
Distance By Lena H. Before Bridge Year, I attended a boarding school in the US. Before that, I lived in Switzerland with my family.…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Ants, birds, and antbirds! – Fall 2025
Ants, birds, and antbirds! By Mayo O. When I first read about Refugio de Aves Alexander Skutch “Los Cusingos” in the list of possible…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Sponge Lena – Fall 2025
Sponge Lena I arrived in San Isidrio del General, Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica, my place of residency for nine months, tired. Longish flight, long…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – “Holis” y “Chaíto” – Fall 2025
The imperfect attempt of making “holis” & ‘chaito” my whole personality. Since arriving in Costa Rica, I’ve navigated the world around me positively—full of…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Learning to Be Present – Fall 2025
Between What Was and What’s Next: Learning to Be Present By Hannah These first few weeks of settling into life in Costa Rica have…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Updates & Impressions – Fall 2025
Updates and Impressions By Eddy Hello friends! Now two months into our nine months abroad in Costa Rica, and with this being my first…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – La Hora Tica – Fall 2025
“La Hora Tica,” My Childhood and the Pacific Ocean I stand in front of the Pulperia, just across the street from my house, waiting…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Be Comfortable – Fall 2025
In a Haze of Confusion, Be Comfortable By Mayo The rain pours down a few feet in front of me, dampening the sounds nearby.…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Learning in Every Moment – Fall 2025
Learning in Every Moment: Finding a Different Pace By Hannah The other evening, I found myself in the garden, kicking a football around with…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – Exploring a New World – Fall 2025
Exploring a New World By Alain These past three weeks have been nothing short from adventurous, new, joyful, full of life, and also scary.…
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Bridge Year Costa Rica – The Turtles and I – Spring 2025
The Turtles and I: From Loss to Learning By Zane M The turtles are hatching. Crunches and cracks echo through the hatchery, over which…
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