Spanish Language Study in Costa Rica

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Spanish Language Study in Costa Rica
Chipola College offers

• 8 Days during Spring Break
• March 30 - April 6, 2008

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Learning Ojectives

• Students will improve their Spanish language
  skills by participating in daily language classes

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Cultural Enrichment

• Living with a host family
• in a rural setting

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Cultural Enrichment

• Students will learn through cultural
  enrichment activities such as
• Soaring over a rainforest on a canopy tour.

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Cultural Enrichment

• Learning some of
• Costa Ricas most
• popular dances
• Cooking Costa Rican
• cuisine

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Natural History and Recreation

• Students will learn
• about sea turtles
• life cycles at the
• Ostional Refuge.
• Spend a day on the beach learning to surf.

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Day 1 Activities

• Travel Day
• Depart from Atlanta
• Arrive in Liberia, Costa Rica
• Meet host family, unpack, exploring

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Day 2 Activities

• Morning group class at the Intercultura Samara
  Beach
• Afternoon dance class

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Day 3 Activities

• Afternoon cooking class.

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Day 4 Activities

• Afternoon cultural exchange with Costa Rican
  students who are studying English.

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Day 5 Activities

• Afternoon surfing lessons.

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Day 6 Activities

• Afternoon excursion to Ostional Refuge
• (sea turtle study)

Ostional Refuge
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Day 7 Activities

• Full day excursion to Santo Domingo for a
• canopy tour of the rainforest.

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Day 8 Activities

• Travel home.

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What's included?

• Round trip flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica
• Two meals daily with host family
• Third meal in local restaurant
• Lodging with a local family
• Tours and excursions
• Classes with local professors
• Three hours academic credit in Spanish Travel
  Study (SPN 1170) tuition must be paid
  separately

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Cost

• Total cost 1,959 if initial payment (495) is
  received by no later than noon on November 15,
  2007. Of the initial payment of 495, 95 is
  non-refundable.
• Final payment Due January 21, 2008
• Register for three hours of SPN 1170, Spanish
  Travel Study, through January 11, 2008

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For further information contact

• Dr. Mark Ebel
• Professor of Spanish
• Chipola College
• 3094 Indian Circle
• Marianna, FL32446
• 850-718-2282
• ebelm_at_chipola.edu

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Want to go to Costa Rica over Spring Break?

• Attend an informational meeting at 300 p.m.
  TODAY in this classroom
• Find out how you can study and learn in Costa
  Rica and earn three hours of credit
• Receive one point for cultural event credit for
  attending the meeting