AFS Mid-Stay May 20th 2006 It is now half-way through the AFS Costa Rica program and we all know what that means! Mid-Stay Evaluation! Actually it was pretty cool to see all the other AFSers again after almost 3 months. The AFS staff talked to us as a group about our experiences and we even put together some small skits to illustrate some of the problems we had faced either with work or family (most of which are much better ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more
I am a music-loving 19 year-old Caucasian male from Chelsea, MI, USA. I just completed an incredible five-month stay in Costa Rica where I volunteered at a butterfly farm as part of an organization known as AFS (www.afs.org). I plan on attending college in the fall of 2007, possibly majoring in music technology and composition. In the meantime, I'm earning some money as a pharmacy tech at CVS/Pharmacy.
Check out my music at http://xolinmedia.tripod.com
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