High School Summer Abroad Blog

CIEE Climate Change Mitigation Session 3 has sadly come to an end. However, we all have such fantastic memories to keep for forever! Here's a compilation of the students' program...keep reading

By María Celeste Barquero Always before traveling I make a great list so as not to forget anything, but guess what! There is always something that escapes us and is...keep reading

Contribution from World Government Student, Daisy: Passports, check. Backpack, check. Toothbrush, check...And we were off! With tired eyes but excited spirits, we said goodbye to the hostel which has become...keep reading

Wow, how time flys when you are having so much fun. Our four week long Language and Culture Program in Merida has come to an end however you will treasure...keep reading

This weekend we went on a 2-night trip to the rainforest in Río Celeste, in the province of Guanacaste. The day excursion on Saturday was tubing down the fast-moving river,...keep reading

[A week ago, CIEE Rennes participant Chris Vergara asked me if he could give a speech for the farewell dinner last night and contribute to a blog post. Chris impressed...keep reading

When applying for the Monteverde, Costa Rica CIEE program, I did so hoping I would learn more about climate change mitigation. During these past two weeks in Monteverde, I learned...keep reading

Canoë / Kayak Adventures This week we got to participate in the much anticipated activity of taking canoes and kayaks out on to the île-de-Rance Canal. The canal, complete with...keep reading

By María Celeste Barquero We are going to talk about our first Saturday at Costa Rica. And will we enjoyed our first weekend? Well, we really enjoyed it! It was...keep reading

Here in Monteverde it rains A LOT!! The plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and viruses that thrive here in the rainforest and cloudforest are very used to the rain, but us...keep reading