Alison en Costa Rica

These words speak volumes to me right now. That is exactly what Costa Rica has been for me: my fresh air, my step outside. I've realiz...

And it is something that I have been wanting to happen ever since I started learning Spanish. I knew that once I could do this, I would be n...

The first weekend of December I went on a 3-day excursion to Nicaragua with my friend, Christina! I had to leave the country for at least 72...

I have some favorite phrases in Costa Rican Spanish, and even though the meaning doesn't translate to English, I think I'm beginning...

This Thanksgiving turned out to be really nice. It was strange to be celebrating without my family because I had never spent a Thanksgiving ...

I was really excited to get to visit the Caribbean coast! Puerto Viejo is a small, laid-back tourist destination, less than an hour away fro...

This weekend I had the best biology lab of my life! I got to geek out the entire weekend about biology and animals. We took a 2-day field tr...