{"id":20938,"date":"2025-03-19T08:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=20938"},"modified":"2025-03-19T08:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:22:21","slug":"communities-in-costa-rica-a-wonderful-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/2025\/03\/19\/communities-in-costa-rica-a-wonderful-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities in Costa Rica: A wonderful opportunity!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello! My name is Madison and I&#8217;m currently in my last semester at Sinclair School of Nursing. I had the wonderful opportunity over winter break to study abroad for a week and a half in Costa Rica. Even though we weren&#8217;t there for long, I learned so much and saw many beauties of Costa Rica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qSxtxR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54393220923_214082e64c_z.jpg\" alt=\"ANMP0208\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the many waterfalls we saw at a waterfall garden!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we first arrived, I was really nervous about the language barrier I knew I would have. I took two years of Spanish in high school, which didn&#8217;t help much. Thankfully, a part of our program included taking Spanish classes to help us communicate better. I learned so much in the few lessons that we had and I recognized a difference throughout my time there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we were abroad, we learned all about Costa Rica&#8217;s public health system. It was interesting to see the differences between them and the United States. They do a wonderful job of preventing chronic illnesses. Yearly checkups and vaccines are very common in their country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to learning, we got to explore Costa Rica. Not only did we get to see their city, but we also got to travel to the coast and stay at a resort for the weekend. During this time, we got to relax at their beautiful beaches and even go zip lining! This program is a great opportunity, and if you have the chance to experience it yourself, I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qSxtsR\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54393220633_0eeee33ebb_z.jpg\" alt=\"20250111_174933_8164E9\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zip-lining!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2qSxfvQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54393177074_fdac69d53e.jpg\" alt=\"ANMP0089\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beautiful sunset on the beach!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about this blogger\u2019s study abroad program: <a href=\"https:\/\/mystudyabroad.missouri.edu\/_portal\/tds-program-brochure?programid=10778\">Nursing in Communities Clinical in Costa Rica<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! 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