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Tag: costa rica

  • The Color of Hunger: El Salvador reflections

    The Color of Hunger: El Salvador reflections

    Donate to Elmer and his family here! Earlier in the semester of my study abroad program in Costa Rica, we heard a lecture from Elmer, a painter, artist, poet, and teacher who grew up in a trash dump in El Salvador. Our program did not invite statisticians or economics professors to present facts about food…

  • My travel essay was published!

    My travel essay was published!

    My travel essay for Transitions Abroad was published on their website: Travel for All: The Ex-pat vs. Immigrant Debate. It’s about the language we use for travelers based on their economic status or nationality. For example a U.S. person retiring in Costa Rica would be called an ex-pat. Meanwhile a Costa Rican in the U.S.…

  • What do you know about the world?

    What do you know about the world?

    What do you know about the world? It was our first day of classes in the Latin American Studies Program in Costa Rica. I was in a new country with culture shock coursing through my veins.   We took a pop quiz on the “State of the World.”  Everybody failed.  Our professor wondered how we—educated…