A Journey of Growth: Lessons From my PA Experience The four of us volunteers started our PAs three weeks into our experience here in…

Fútbol in Costa Rica One of my final preparations for my nine-month stay was purchasing new tacos, but I only worried for a few…

Revamping Traditionally “Boring” Tasks When I heard about the opportunity to take a Bridge Year in Costa Rica, I surmised that it would be…

La piedra y las líneas serpenteantes It was our ninth day in Costa Rica and we had no idea what we were going to…

Music in Pérez Zeledón When I first explored the streets of Perez Zeledón, I was greeted with reggaeton. Small shops tucked in the corners…

The Universal Commodity of Time If I were to create a Venn diagram of the world’s population, time would be the single point of…

Paraguayan Food When I arrived in Paraguay, the first thing I noticed was that the Paraguayan lunch resembles the American dinner as it’s the…

Cloudbridge Before our gap year began, we were frequently advised not to set expectations and to let the experience define itself. Perhaps because Costa…

Every adventure brings new experiences, new directions, and new friends, and this one was no exception. From the start, we landed late in Panama…

Session B “Happiness is not gained from your possessions but from the strength of your community,” wrote one La Brunca volunteer in reflecting on…