![]() My health psychology class was probably my favorite because we were able to learn about how the Costa Rican health care system differs from America’s. In my Spanish class, we went to small businesses and farmer’s markets where we spoke with vendors and learned about different fresh produce and material items. Fortunately for me, Costa Ricans are some of the friendliest people I have ever met and never made me feel embarrassed when I would use the wrong word or the incorrect tense.īoth of my classes also took us on field trips, which gave us opportunities to use the skills we learned in the classroom, in the real world. I also think that when you are learning something new, you have to be comfortable with making mistakes. I think I learned more in a couple of months in Costa Rica than I did in two semesters of Spanish in the US. ![]() I’m definitely not fluent by any means, but I really do believe the best way to learn a foreign language is to go to places where you are forced to speak it every day. When I went to Costa Rica, I did not know a lot of Spanish, but being placed in an environment where I had Spanish class four hours a day Monday through Friday with a professor that knew hardly any English and living with a family that didn’t know any English I learned quickly. I think that this style of teaching really helped me absorb the information I was learning as I was always saying it aloud. Schooling in Costa Rica differs from America in that it is much more hands-on there are more class discussions, fewer tests, and a lot of presentations. This past May and June (2019), I went to San José, Costa Rica, and studied Health Psychology and Spanish at Veritas University. Typically, in America, punctuality is everything, so people are quite stressed and anxious about getting places quickly, but in Costa Rica, the culture is much more relaxed and happier. For me, this concept really set the pace of my trip I was not panicked about being to school early or meeting people at a set time because I knew everyone would show up late. This is the essence of “Tico Time.” Ticos tend to have a nonchalant attitude about being on time or well the lack of being on time. ![]() However, in Costa Rica, people live life at a slower pace, really enjoying where they are and who they are with. In America, we are constantly on the go we are always working and searching for the next best thing.
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