Staff trips at Outward Bound Costa Rica are always something we look forward to. Our recent end-of-high-season trip to the Lopez household in Piedras Blancas was certainly a nice treat and followed a route many alumni will remember. Complete with a hike, visit to Rancho Tinamu, stop over at the Grenados household, fishing, river exploration […]
At Outward Bound Costa Rica we are lucky to have some of the most talented and motivated staff members around. This surely applies to surf instructor Alex Cook. After heading back to his native land of South Carolina, Alex participated in a surf competition before resuming classes at College of Charleston. Not only did Alex […]
The last in our series of quinoa recipes, we figured we would end it with some desert! Enjoy! Peanut Butter Quinoa Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa 2-3 tablespoons peanut butter 2 teaspooons cinnamon 1 banana ¼ cup raisins 2 cups water Directions: 1. Boil quinoa in a rice cooker or […]
Recently, marketing staff member Courtney Black went on course with this summer’s last 15-Day Multi-Element course! One of the perks of working for OB Costa Rica is the opportunity to enjoy some of the adventures that our students get to enjoy as staff! This particular course is renowned as our “adventure sampler pack” and includes […]
As some might already be aware, Outdoor Retailer recently hosted its 2011 Summer Market event featuring sneak peeks of some of the best outdoor gear in the industry, open air demos and over 1,000 retailers in attendance. There are a couple of us here at Outward Bound Costa Rica that can get rather excited for […]
We recently spoke of some tasty and healthy recipes from our very own health food aficionado, Monica Chen. This installation of recipes for Quinoa will be sure to please, as it certainly does here on the Outward Bound Costa Rica base. Having spent many months in the region of South America where Quinoa comes from, […]
Outward Bound Costa Rica has been fortunate to have some great people working for a great cause. Our recent marketing intern Kirsten was certainly part of that fantastic team. Many of the students will remember Kirsten, who worked hard to manage the arrival and departure for most of the summer courses. Kirsten hails from Alaska […]