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Costa Rica Semester, Gap and Volunteer Programs Abroad

Intercultura Costa Rica Spanish Schools
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Costa Rica Semester, Gap and Volunteer Programs Abroad
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Live with a local family while you study in our immersion Spanish & Culture programs, travel around Costa Rica and participate in our community volunteer programs.

In 3 months you will complete the entire Spanish program, becoming fluent in the language (if you already have some knowledge of the language, you may need less time. In the following 3-6 months, as you participate in one or more volunteer programs around the country you will gain valuable work experience, you will improve your chances of getting into a good university, you will meet people from around the world.

Additionally to our Spanish programs we offer unique and well selected volunteer projects around Costa Rica, as a non-profit branch of our school, available for everyone (18+) who has completed a Spanish course with us.

CHANGE LOCATIONS:
You have the full freedom to split your gap-program between both of our locations, Heredia and Samara Beach, or you can just study at either one.

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Franziska
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Gap Year volunteering in Costa Rica!

May 14, 2015

In November 2008, I started volunteering at Intercultura as the German-speaking administrative assistant. Out of curiosity (and in order to improve my Spanish) I decided after a short while to start attending classes. I enjoyed the intensive school days that were always exciting and included a variety of learning methods in addition to the basics: Latin American movies, a lot of conversation, topic-relevant vocabulary and – of course – all the additional activities offered by the school and held in Spanish, like Yoga and Tae Bo.

All this resulted in a perfect mixture. Intercultura Language School offers a unique freshness that contributes greatly to the learning process, although the astonishing view over beach and ocean, as well as the monkeys relaxing in the trees of the school garden, can have a distracting effect! The authentic friendliness and warmth of the dynamic staff creates a strong feeling of being welcome and even “at home”. Here, you will meet people from all over the world, play volleyball on the beach, study Spanish in the school hammocks and one thing for sure: you won’t want to leave!”

What would you improve about this program?
i would have liked to have had more cultural offerings in the town, like theatre, dance, etc.

Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Virginia Barbieri

Program
Costa Rica Semester, Gap and Volunteer Programs Abroad
Job Title
Spanish Teacher & Assistant Group Coordinator
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What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

Virginia: In my opinion the biggest factor is to have a good group of employees that are able to communicate and work as a team. Also for a company to be successful, it has to have a clear purpose and a good organization of tasks and responsibilities.

What was your favorite traveling experience?

Virginia: My favorite traveling experiences was when I came to Costa Rica in 2007 for the first time. After living here for a while -- I stated working at Intercultura. This is where I discovered my passion for teaching, and working for the school was the best training ever.

I enjoy working in a respected school and woking with an amazing team.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

Virginia: I have grown a lot professionally and as a person. I've learned how to work in teams, how to share, grow and become more experienced as a group while always considering what's best for all as workmates.

What language have you always wanted to learn and why?

Virginia: I have always wanted to learn French; I actually studied 3 months of French at Intercultura years ago. I think that as we live in a place where tourism is present it's good to learn other languages to be able to communicate with the visitors better. Also, there is a personal interest I have with French -- hopefully I can keep taking French classes at Intercultura soon!

About Intercultura Costa Rica Spanish Schools

Founded in 1993, Intercultura Costa Rica offers internationally recognized Spanish and culture immersion programs for all ages and Spanish levels.

Our main goal is to teach the students in a warm, fun yet intellectually challenging learning environment, providing them with the highest standard of service possible.

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