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Spanish Immersion Program in Costa Rica

Term To Study: Summer 2012
Application Deadline: May 13, 2012
Program Starts: May 13, 2012
Program Ends: Jun 03, 2012
Major 1: Foreign Language / Literature Spanish
Subject 1:
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $1
Link 1: Forrester Institute
Program Locations: San Jose
Contact Phone: 304-876-5346
Contact Name: Dr. Berenschot
Contact Email: dberensc@shepherd.edu
What is Included: COST: TO BE DETERMINED

• Airfare
• Transportation
• Intensive Spanish Courses
• Family Stays
• Two meals a day while with family
• Laundry Service
• Weekly excursions
• Health Insurance
• Excursions in San José
• Excursions to beaches, rain forest, volcanoes and much more…
• If possible, 5 day extension trip to Cuba
What is not Included: 3 credits of Shepherd tuition,
other meals,
entertainment,
personal spending money,
airport taxes,
passport fees,
visa fees (if applicable) and
souvenirs.

4 day extension trip to beach and volcano Arenal hot springs
Estimated Costs: Payments: Deposit of $200 by December 10 (non refundable) then installments starting January 15, 2012. Full payment expected by April 30th, 2012.

COME TO THE FIRST ORIENTATION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 17TH AT 3:00 pm IN KNUTTI 205.


NOTE: DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND COSTS ARE TO BE DETERMINED, please check the website frequently for updates.
Documents: 
costa rica_spanish flyer.pdf
Program Description

If you sign-up for Summer II classes, you can get up to six (6) credit hours in Spanish (tuition extra). You will learn about the culture, economy and history of Costa Rica. You will sample the local foods, zip-line over the rain forest, learn about the thousands of butterflies, examine the turtles, and see Capuchin monkeys in action. You may even be able to catch some rays on the Pacific or Atlantic coast. You will make friends for life in this adventure of a lifetime!

Non-US Passport holders should contact the faculty leader PRIOR to enrolling to verify any additional visa requirements.

Quick Facts

Population: 4636348
Capital: San Jose
Per-capita GDP: $ 12100
Size: 51100 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 06:00 hours) Central Time (US & Canada)

US State Department

Travel Warning: YES
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