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Study Abroad Program Review of Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (CPI): Heredia - CPI Language Center

Submitted by erae06 (Sociology,New Mexico State University) on July 6th, 2009

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Participation Year:

2009

Term:

Summer

If you enrolled at multiple foreign universities, please list them here:

Heredia, Monteverde, and Flamingo

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

**Comment:

Each teacher at each campus was wonderful. They not only kept you interested in learning the languege but also learning and really enjoying the country.

Language Overall

**Language acquisition improvement?

**Comment:

In the four weeks that I was there I dont think I could have improved any more. The afternoon conversation classes are great they are a real advantage when you have such a short time to learn.

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

**Please explain the program's strengths and weaknesses:

The program's administration was amazing in Heredia and Monteverde. They new each students name, we had great conversations and I like many other students there were able to build great realtionships with the staff at those two locations. Flamingo's CPI staff has a little more work to do. They are not as friendly but could be understandable because of the amount of students at that campus.

Housing Overall

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

Wonderful most welcoming families.

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

They put massive amounts of food infront of you!! A lot of veggies and fruits. Beans and rice is a daily thing so just get used to it. Best advice, just try it a good 95% of the time it will be delicious!

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

Felt extremely safe in Heredia and Monteverde. Flamingo was a little less safe but was also extremly touristy

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

**Words of wisdom:

You wont regret it!

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

My study abroad experience was more then I could have dreamed of. I met some of the mot amazing genuine people in the most beautiful country I have ever been in. The people of Costa Rica are wonderful very happy people who teach you more then Spanish. They are so proud of their country and for all the right reasons. They are welcoming and humble live each day to the fullest. It is everything a country should be! I would study abroad a hundred times over again.

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