WINTER INTERSESSION 2018 Spend your winter in a tropical get away earning credits, learning & making memories that ll last a lifetime.

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2 WINTER INTERSESSION 2018 Spend your winter in a tropical get away earning credits, learning & making memories that ll last a lifetime. To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice. Elizabeth Gilbert

Offering: We Will Be Offering: All courses(ft) AA/AS; CSU; UC Transfer Conversational Conversational Spanish - 210 Spanish 210 & 211 and 211 : 3 units

3 Offering: We Will Be Offering: All courses(ft) AA/AS; CSU; UC Transfer Conversational Conversational Spanish Spanish 210 & 211 and 211 : 3 units Pre-requiste 210 is 102 Pre-requiste 211 is 210 Biology 180 Plants Biology and People People and Plants: 3 units 101 English Advisory Take either or both

4 Visit the National Museum Coffee Plantation and Cacao Farm Tour Service Learning Day- Social Justice and Helping Others A Visit to Manuel Antonio National Park Walking tour of San Jose Optional Excursions to Tortuga Island

Students will participate in homestay rather than private dorms. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to immerse themselves into a new culture and to practice their language skills.

5 Students will participate in homestay rather than private dorms. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to immerse themselves into a new culture and to practice their language skills. Homestay is an enriching experience that allows the student to feel at home while living in a completely different country. The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. Saint Augustine

6 $1, per student Classes held at Universidad de Costa Rica Monday-Thursday Spanish 210/211: 9:00am-12:00 Biology 1:00-4:00pm Travel is the only thing you do that makes you richer. Anonymous

7 Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone. Wendell Berry

8 Room & Board Individual rooms lodging in host families. Laundry two meals a day. Services Airport pickup on arrival day between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM On-site and staff. Orientations and services One s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. Henry Miller

Included excursions It is one of the most picturesque bits of tropical coast in Costa Rica.

sloths, the turquoise waves and perfect sand provide endless entertainment.

hype. Manuel Antonio Park Included: Round-trip bus transportation Entrance into Manuel Antonio

9 Included excursions It is one of the most picturesque bits of tropical coast in Costa Rica. If you get bored of cooing at the baby monkeys scurrying in the canopy and scanning for birds and sloths, the turquoise waves and perfect sand provide endless entertainment. The rainforested hills and the blissful beaches make the park a stunning destination worthy of the hype. Manuel Antonio Park Included: Round-trip bus transportation Entrance into Manuel Antonio National Park Guided nature tour Free time on the beaches of Manuel Antonio Lunch in Quepos, a once sleepy fishing and banana village on the park s perimeter

Visit to Coffee & Chocolate Plantation During this one-of-a-kind journey, you will enjoy: Lush green areas and gardens Exhibition of giant puppets of Costa Rican folklore The coffee bush nursery Our

10 Visit to Coffee & Chocolate Plantation During this one-of-a-kind journey, you will enjoy: Lush green areas and gardens Exhibition of giant puppets of Costa Rican folklore The coffee bush nursery Our sustainable coffee plantation The coffee roastery A coffee-tasting demonstration An enjoyable skit about the history and culture of coffee in Costa Rica A session on tasting coffees and chocolates During this half day excursion, you will experience the original Costa Rican coffee tour at Café Britt s farm located in Barva de Heredia to learn about and share their passion for Costa Rican coffee. Experts will guide you through the lifecycle of gourmet coffee. You can see firsthand how Costa Rica s unique climate and diverse landscapes provide perfect growing conditions for gourmet coffee beans.

Community Service Day at La Carpio Practice Social Justice & Helping others with a day Possible activities: No más Drogas (No more Drugs) No más Violencia (No more Violence) No más Latas

Arrival at La Carpio Orientation Walking tour of the community Students divide in groups to work in different areas of the community.

11 Community Service Day at La Carpio Practice Social Justice & Helping others with a day Possible activities: No más Drogas (No more Drugs) No más Violencia (No more Violence) No más Latas (No more Tin Houses) No más Lagrimas (No more Tears) Not all classrooms have four walls- unknown Example Itinerary 9:30 A.M. Arrival at La Carpio Orientation Walking tour of the community Students divide in groups to work in different areas of the community. Build zinc walls in front of the homes to improve the image of the community. Work with the children in the classrooms or in the mobile library, play games, and do art projects. 1:00 PM Lunch 1:30 PM The abuelas women of La Carpio put on a short play about their lives 2:00 P.M. Artisanal Exhibition

12 Also includes Walking tour of San Jose Visit to the National Museum It s about the journey It is better to travel well than to arrive. Buddha

13 Optional Excursions Volcano Poas & La Paz Waterfall Excursion - $85* Located on the rolling slopes of the Poás Volcano just an hour away from San José, is an extraordinarily beautiful waterfall. *15 students minimum to participate Change your language and you change your thoughts. Karl Albrecht

Optional Excursions Cruise to Tortuga Island - $110* Tortuga Island, sun, sand,

On the return to the port city of Puntarenas, you can observe turtles,

14 Optional Excursions Cruise to Tortuga Island - $110* Tortuga Island, sun, sand, and crystal-clear water beckon you to swim, snorkel, canoe, or just relax under swaying coconut palms. Meanwhile, on the beach, the chef will prepare a sumptuous lunch for you. On the return to the port city of Puntarenas, you can observe turtles, porpoise, and exotic birds. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn t do than by the ones you did do. Mark Twain

Optional Excursions Braulio Carrillo National Park Excursion

with inspiring tours of Costa Rica s ecological features as

Bilingual, expert naturalist guides will lead you through

15 Optional Excursions Braulio Carrillo National Park Excursion - $110* Experience a full Rain Forest excursion complete with inspiring tours of Costa Rica s ecological features as well as exciting, adventure activities. Bilingual, expert naturalist guides will lead you through the park. Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau

16 Application Deadline: October 3, 2017 Applications are accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline Registration Fee: Due at the time of Application $100 First Payment: Two weeks after application $500 [OR] October 15, 2017 Whichever comes first. Second Payment November 3, 2017 $885 Final Payment December 3, 2017 $800 Payment schedule & payments Send payments to: MLSA P.O. BOX 548, FRANKFORT, IL 60423

17 Is financial aid available? Yes.. MLSA offers scholarships Talk to Financial Aid adviser, Pilar Ezeta in the Financial Aid Office in I4-107 (619) Include Spanish 210 /211, Biology 180 in your ed. plan to use financial aid Read the FAQs for SDCCD Study Abroad Programs in our website. Ask family & friends to fund you. Create a site such as Apply for a Gilman Scholarship, Due Date: October 3rd 11:59pm CDT

1. Fill out application, access it on web site 2. Pay MLSA 100 $ application fee * 3. Notify professors you have joined at sdmesacostarica@gmail.com 4. Attend an informational session 5.

18 1. Fill out application, access it on web site 2. Pay MLSA 100 $ application fee * 3. Notify professors you have joined at sdmesacostarica@gmail.com 4. Attend an informational session 5. Begin payments on schedule. Reserve your spot today! Don t miss out Contact us with any questions: sdmesacostarica@gmail.com Prof Dora Schoenbrun-Fernandez (Spanish) dschoenb@sdccd.edu Prof Bill Brothers (Biology) bbrother@sdccd.edu *If the program doesn t fill your 100$ will be refunded along with all fees. If you withdraw your 100$ is non-refundable. See contact for all details.

19 Pura vida! Join us today Applications are available-early August du/academics/studyabroad/mesacollege-studyabroadprograms.shtml

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MANUEL ANTONIO, COSTA RICA

MANUEL ANTONIO, COSTA RICA 2014 Course Dates and Fees: January 20 February 14, 2014 February 19 March 18, 2014 March 24 April 18, 2014 April 23 May 20, 2014 May 26 June 20, 2014 June 25 July 22, 2014 July