4 Days and Counting… Those Water & Wave Semester students are about to board those flights, head to Costa Rica, and spend 70 days with complete strangers; this list of unknowns includes their trusted instructors. Who are they? Alex Cook, Water & Wave Instructor Hometown: Mount Pleasant, SC Certifications: WFR, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, […]
We know ’em. We love ’em. We learn from ’em. We laugh with ’em. They are the Lopez’s. Almost every CRROBS student that hikes through parts of Costa Rica’s jungle has been lucky enough to pass through the homestay (what is a homestay?) of this 20-person immediate family’s village in Piedras Blancas (just north of […]
There are so many small towns through which our hikers trek when going coast to coast. It’s hard to locate them online due to the vast areas of rainforests, yet we found a way to map out the first few days of Tri-Country’s 85-day hike! We’ll try to continue the mapping as they continue, so […]
“Annie! Annie! Are you okay?” Most of us who have ever been in a CPR course are familiar with this emergency questioning. It’s what we say to our appendage-free dummy, nicknamed Annie, when her rubbery plastic face does not respond to our shaking and talking. And when she doesn’t respond to the questioning mentioned above […]
Many of our students leave course, wanting to relive their glory days in Costa Rica when they experienced unique activities, connected with the environment, challenged themselves, practiced Spanish, learned new skills, self-evaluated, stayed in shape, and/or ate incredibly tasty and amazing local food. While we can’t provide solutions for every one of these nostalgic desires, […]
Have you or your child been diagnosed with NDD? After all the disorders being defined these days, there must already be some research and treatment in place for this one. Nature Deficit Disorder (NDD): an illness affecting the central nervous system in which a person’s lack of exposure to the outdoor environment can cause damaging […]