There’s more than a canal in Panama? Spanish Emphasis, Reef & Rainforest, and Summer Semester courses sure are experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Panama, enjoying all the hidden treasures it has to offer. After a weekend of snorkeling in the island chain of Bocas del Toro (a Panamanian province), they are playing soccer with the […]
Yesterday was the longest these 13-14-year-olds had ever spent cooking, preparing, and waiting for dinner. That’s what happens when your meal of choice is the Costa Rican tamale. We didn’t know what time it was (because Outward Bound’s policy is that no student wear a watch), but most of the day was devoted to tamale […]
18 Julio, 2009 Unfortunately, we said “adios” to over 60 students (15-Day Multi Element, Catching Waves #2, Rainforest River & Reef #1, 15-Day Reef & Rainforest, and 15-Day Surf Intensive) last week. Hopefully they’ll remember the time they had here and what they learned. The Facebook Fan Page has albums and videos of their courses. […]
Learning Spanish while zip-lining? Rafting? Surfing? Hiking? Rappelling? Kayaking? Spanish is getting to be a little more fun to learn. Outward Bound Costa Rica created a 30-day Spanish Emphasis course after more and more Spanish high school and college classes (and individual Spanish students) signed up for CRROBS courses to be immersed in […]
St. John’s Little Summer Typically around June 21st (summer solstice) of every year in the Southern Hemisphere, the Veranito de San Juan reaches Costa Rica. But this year it’s late, and we are enjoying a break from rain in the middle of July. Our rainy season (or winter, as locals call it) lasts from May […]
To keep you in tune with all things “Costa Rica” (if you are experiencing this place through your child, brother, sister or friend); it’s important to teach you this word: mae (pronounced “my”) n.: coloquial term for a friend, such as the American “brother”, “man”, or “dude”. Example: “Que pasa, mae?” means “What’s happenin, man?” […]
Recently, The New Economics Foundation (an independent British research team) did a study of 143 nations on this planet (comprising 99% of the world’s population) to find just what populations are the most content. The winner? HINT: This country won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for trying to help end civil wars in several […]
From Playa Avellanas with Girl Scouts Catching Waves to La Suiza with the Spanish Emphasis and Summer Semester groups; CRROBS has adventurous students surfing, rafting, tree climbing and camping all over Costa Rica. On the Pacific Coast, where the surf is getting good, we have five groups learning to surf: 1-2) 15-Day Surf Intensive and […]
CRROBS just concluded our busiest week of the year since 2009 began. Not only did we have four groups flying in, two groups flying out, and two groups on course; but this was the same week the City of San Jose decided to tear up our little dirt road leading up to our base in […]
July 1, 2009 Our Marketing Coordinator, Debbie Mayer, just got to spend a week with the Girl Scout Catching Waves Course in Playa Avellanas on the Nicoya Peninsula. The girls are all having a great time camping on the beach and learning to surf. In addition to surfing they are also making jewelry; learning how […]