ISV Costa Rica

The things I experienced on this trip were once in a lifetime. I would not change any part of it and I highly, highly recommend it. I spent a total of five weeks in Costa Rica. The first week I spent in Heredia for a Spanish Immersion week. The next two weeks I spent volunteering and impacting a small town called Altamira. The last two weeks, we traveled the country doing extreme activities, such as ziplining, cliff rappelling, horseback riding, white water rafting, etc. My favorite part of this experience was interacting with a different type of people and a different culture. The people in Costa Rica, the ones I lived with and the ones I met, were some of the nicest, most caring people I have ever known. The two families that I stayed with will be my family for life. I still talk to them today via Facebook and I hope to be able to visit them again in the future. I went into this trip questioning my major and my life path and it changed me completely. I went into this trip as a Criminal Forensics major. I came out as a Criminal Forensics major. The change is in how I live my life. I realized that I just want to be happy and be surrounded by the people that I love. People in Costa Rica value family more than they value social status and money. They don't work overtime and they eat dinner together every night. They're happy with what they have and now I am happy with what I have. ISV made this experience even better. It really is an all-inclusive trip. It included volunteering and helping people, having fun and meeting people, learning a new culture, and doing some extreme activities that would not have been possible otherwise. The other people who went on this trip with ISV and the things I learned during my time in Costa Rica will be with me for the rest of my life.

PURA VIDA!