Here are the top photos and highlights from the past week on course! Service Challenge (Session #3) did an awesome job with their service in the Bribri community! The school they painted looks amazing! They all loaded in vans upon wrapping up that portion of their trip and headed down across the…
The Outward Bound Costa Rica Alumni Ambassador program helps you bridge your experience abroad and life back home. It’s a career development opportunity allowing you to share your experience with peers, your school, and the study abroad community while building your resume…
Below are the images and stories from a great week on course across Costa Rica and Panama! Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure did not miss a beat getting started on their journey! They rose early Sunday morning to travel across the southern border into Panama. From the Panamanian coast they took…
We have six groups on course this week! Caribbean Scuba and Service and Surf Service & CPR students enjoyed short stay at our base in San Ramón de Tres Ríos and then loaded in a van and headed down to the border of Panama! Upon arrival in Panama, they boarded a boat taxi which…
It has been an action-packed week as the summer is getting into full swing. Read below to find out what our groups have been up to! After establishing camp at their site in Playa Uvita on the Pacific coast, Catching Waves got started on their main event: surfing. In addition to riding the waves…
We are diving into high season with Girl Scout and Open Enrollment groups out on course! Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure (Session #1) Girl Scouts were greeted at Juan Santamaria Airport and brought them back to base where they met their course instructors, Molly and Mariany. After their brief stay…
Students from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) arrived at our rainforest base on Saturday, December 16th—marking the start of their thru-hike journey to unspoiled rainforests and remote homestays far from the tourist route. This Custom Course was open to all UTC students. Some came with a friend, however, for many of them
Written by: Maia Seals, 2017 Communications & Marketing Intern 1. Improves cardio-respiratory and decreases blood pressure. Hiking promotes blood flow and circulation to improve your cardiovascular system—allowing you to breathe deeply and feel alive! 2. It’s sociable. Hikers always recommend using a buddy system. A regular weekend meet-up or a planned long-distance trek
Coast to Coast completed their cross-country hike from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica last week! After 85 days of adventures, we were sad to see the five of them go this past Tuesday. This group was something special. After each course, instructors came back to our Communications Office
Instead of electronics, put on your wishlist items that will help you get outside, clear your mind, and get a leg up on your New Years Resolutions. These are items that we have tested in the field and highly recommend for hiking and camping: 1. Keen Voyageur Hiking Boots For long distance
A big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest! It was such a difficult decision with many great submissions. The winning photos were blindly selected by our Communications Office staff. Our 2017 contest winners are… 1st Place Winner: Clara Holland A special congratulations to Clara Holland, the winner of the #OBCRAlumni Photo Contest! Her
A highlight of our week in the Communications Office is always hearing from alumni from past years. We recently got back in touch with Sara DiBiase, an alumna from a Custom Course with her high school back in February 2009! We asked if she’d be up for a interview, and it was
Turtle Tracks Written by: Lucy Manlick I hear a shout in the distance, calling me to the night-blackened beach. This is it. The moment. The one I have been waiting for ever since we arrived here in Panama. The turtles are hatching. I take off running, trying to get to the hatchery