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Patricia Hebenstreit
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Tremendous Thank You!
I am excited to share this well-written article highlighting my experiences in Costa Rica. To read the full article follow this link:...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 27, 20239 min read
Day 13: Coffee Plantation and Going Away Dinner
On this day we started off at a coffee plantation, while some of our stops had been to coffee farms, this was the first time we had been...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 15, 202310 min read
Day 12: Wagu Beef and Villa Vanilla tour
Personally, I learned a lot from today, however, still probably consisted of one of my least favorite tours. The gentleman guiding us...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Day 11: Crocodile River ride
Today we learned that some people believe that the first 12 days of the year will tell you what each months weather will look like. I.e....
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Day 10: Shopping, hiking, and hot springs.
There wasn't a lot of new information to share with you all today, however I'll still do a summary of all the things we did today. Our...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 11, 202312 min read
Day 9: Chocolate Farm and Education Farm
This morning we were able to sleep in as breakfast wasn't served until 8:30 AM UTC. We boarded the buses at 9:30 to head to the chocolate...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 10, 20235 min read
Day 8: Tech School and Rehabilitation Center
Today we visit a rehabilitation center for wild animals here in Costa Rica. We were able to look at all of the different animals that...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 9, 20238 min read
Day 7: Pineapple Farm and Heart of Palm
Today we took a trip to the pineapple farm. We certainly learned a lot about their agricultural practices and many statistics that came...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 9, 20233 min read
Day 6: Farmer's market and Waterfall's
Today was mostly a transportation day. We started by loading the bus toward our next hotel. Along the way we did make a couple of stops....
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 7, 20237 min read
Day 5: CATIE
Today had a lot to offer, although we made one stop, there was a lot we could learn about this country here. Not only this, they had many...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 5, 20237 min read
Day 4: IICA, Museum, & Theater
Today began our first day of explorations and travels within San José. San José is the largest city in Costa Rica and is also the...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 4, 20231 min read
Day 3: Miami -> Costa Rica
Today was also a pretty laxed day. We started the morning at 7 AM with breakfast and were shuttled to the airport at 8. After TSA and bag...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Day 2: Orientation
Not much happened today here in Miami Florida, however, because of the ease of the day provided, I was able to interact with some of my...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 2, 20231 min read
Day 1: Arrival
Just like that, I have successfully landed in Florida. Chewing gum does in fact help with ear pressure. Overall, the trip wasn't bad, but...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 1, 20232 min read
Here is where it begins
Packing: Check Double-checking EVERYTHING: Check Losing my mind: Check Checking everything one more time: Check Accepting that this all...
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Patricia Hebenstreit
Dec 29, 20221 min read
Let's Just Start with Thank You :)
The opportunity to travel to Costa Rica would not have been given to me without the love and support of the many individuals around me,...
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