Before arriving to Costa Rica, I expected the country to be the epitome of modest. In my mind, women covered every inch of their bodies, open homosexuality was non-existent, the media was censored, and crime was rare. After only 2 1/2 weeks here, I've learned that I was wrong. Just like in America Costa Rica has open homosexuality, crime, and many other things. I've noticed that this country and the United States are similar in the areas of diversity, family, and society. Diversity Diversity in Costa Rica includes ethnic origin, homosexuality, and lifestyles. In Costa Rica's capital, San Jose, it amazed me to find people who appeared to be Black/African-American. As our group walked through the city, I thought to myself "Oh, they're tourists too." As time has gone on, I've seen more and more of
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