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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:...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 27, 20239 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 15, 202310 min read
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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....

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 12, 20231 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 11, 202312 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 10, 20235 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 10, 20238 min read
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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....

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 9, 20233 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 7, 20237 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 6, 20237 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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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...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Jan 1, 20232 min read
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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,...

Patricia Hebenstreit
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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