Category Archives: Food

Moving On

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Andrea

This past Saturday (two days ago) was the UWC Costa Rica graduation. The are some important traditional elements for the UWCCR graduation, two student speeches (one in English and one in Spanish); a speech by a teacher; and a male … Continue reading →

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Wet & Wild

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Andrea

Today turned out to be a very interesting day. My friend Stephen and I set off this morning for a trip to Feria Verde, where they happened to be celebrating their fifth anniversary. Feria Verde is awesome (I’ve written about … Continue reading →

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In Costa Rica, April flowers bring May showers.

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Andrea

We have wrapped up the teaching year here at United World College Costa Rica. Students are in the midst of their IB exams or their course finals. For me this means writing student grade narratives, assessing and invigilating exams. We did … Continue reading →

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Tárcoles

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Andrea

The school year is wrapping up here. We have just one more week of regular classes and then students and staff start preparing for their final exams. The last few weeks have flown by! It feels like just yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Andrea

I started writing this blog about two weeks ago but was having some serious computer difficulties. Turns out, I needed a new hard drive. Now that my computer has a new engine, I am back in action. I started on … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Adventures

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Andrea

Happy 2015 to all my readers!! I spent the first part of the new year on the second half of my “staycation”, traveling around Costa Rica with my parents. They arrived in the afternoon of 30 December and we got … Continue reading →

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Staycation

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Andrea

I wonder if there is a word in Spanish for “staycation”? Anyway, that is what I have been doing this holiday break, exploring Costa Rica.  The break started with a trip to some hot springs to help Jana celebrate her … Continue reading →

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Catching up

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Andrea

I can’t believe it has already been a month since the fall break trip to the beach. It has been a busy month, but not a lot of adventures to report on. Here are some things I’ve been up to. … Continue reading →

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The Caribbean, babies and good food!

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Andrea

Well, I finally made it out of Costa Rica’s Central Valley. Two weeks ago we had a mini-break (three working days and the weekend) which allowed for a little holiday. One of my co-workers (Alex) and I decided to go … Continue reading →

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Iguana!!

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Andrea

First things first, last week when I was walking home from school for lunch I came upon an iguana. He was quite large. I have been super busy with work, which has been good, but I’ve not had a lot … Continue reading →

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