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Ya llegue a Costa Rica! Este es mi sueno hecho realidad.

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Mi nombre es Oakley. Soy de North Carolina. Tengo 15 anos y mi cumpleanos es el 22 de marzo. Lo que me gusta hacar es descansar en la playa.

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Ver el horario escolar de Los ninos es muy extrano. Algunos ninos incluso llegan a salir de la escuela para almorza. Una Costa similar es que los estidiantes mayores pueden elegir su horario. Solo estan Esperando el verano.

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Estoy caminando hacia mi hotel. Much as generations viven en una casa. Mi apartamento esta en la playa! Me encanta sentir la brisas.

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En Costa Rica vive mucha gente junta. Ninguna persona es desperdiciada. Los abuelos y los ninos van a trabajar y mientras las mujeres se quedan en casa limpiando. Cada día que paso por aquí se celebra a un nuevo miembro de la familia.

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Muchos niños juegan al fútbol y algunos incluso practican surf. Mucha gente se relaja en las playas el fin de semana. Algunos locos incluso saltan desde el acantilado. Yo nunca lo haría!

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Mi comida favorita es la pizza. Aunque Galla Pinto ocupa un cercano segundo lugar. Muchos Costa Rican's comen una dieta equilibrada. Todos se ven muy en forma.

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Tuve suerte de haber venido durante la estación seca. Aunque la temperatura puede llegar a ser muy alta. Cuando eso pase, vaya al supermercado y refrésquese en el aire acondicionado. Aunque puede haber mucha gente durante ciertas horas.

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La mejor parte de Costa Rica es su hermosa naturaleza. Hay hermosas montañas para caminar y playas increíbles para nadar. Aunque explorar demasiado puede resultar aburrido. Así que cuando eso pasa voy a visitar la ciudad.

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Las escuelas son diferentes porque permiten que los estudiantes salgan y tienen horarios distintos.

La familia es muy importante para los costarricenses.

Hay una variedad de pasatiempos en Costa Rica.

Los costarricenses y la comunidad.

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What differences have you seen between the Spanish language and your native language? What did you find interesting and exciting about the Costa Rican culture?

Differences I have found from my culture and Costa Rican culture is the amount of love and acceptance Costa Ricans have over their family and community. Where I am from, people are often very disconnected from each other and social event are not common. I find it very interesting that this is the way it turned out for America and makes me wonder what Costa Rican's do to keep such buetiful connections with each other.

What do you hope to learn if you continue to study the Spanish language?

I hope to continue learning Spanish, broading my knowledge and learning new cultures while doing it. It is important to recognize the complexity that each language holds> I believe the only way you can understand the complexity of it is by learning it.

We have learned elements of a language in a different teaching/learning style than you may be used to. Talk about your experience with learning Spanish in an online class. What did you like about the course? What did you not like and/or what could be improved?

I disliked the organization of the modules, I found it very hard to organize and never understood what had to be done and when. If there was a tutorial for people using the site for the first time, I think that would help. I really enjoyed the lenience on the late penalties, I have had a very busy second semester and really appreciate the lenience you have contributed to me.

What things did you do that helped you learn Spanish in this course? What things can you do to improve your own Spanish learning in the future?

Things that helped me include making a list of due to and scrolling through my grades and seeing what needs to be done. 1 thing I want to work on is my time management and when I get things done.

What things did your instructor do to help you with your learning? Was there anything that your instructor didn't do that would have helped you?

5 star to my instructor, I owe a lot to her for the lenience she has given to me. Thank you so much.