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Hola! Mi nombre es Sam y estoy viviendo en Costa Rica.  Mi cumpleanos es junio diecinueve. Este verano yo tengo dieciseis anos. Mi nacionalidad es estadounidense y estoy muy proud.

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Mi escuela es en Costa Rica. Mi encanta aprenda. Aprendo espanol, ingles, banda y matemáticas. Me no gusta matematicas. Mi encanta inglés. Mi escuela tiene lápices, cuadernos y mas. Esta es mi sala de banda.

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Mi casa es en Costa Rica. Yo vivo con un familia en Costa Rica. Nosotros tiene siete habitaciones. Mi alfombra es morada y mi cama es muy grande. Mi patio es muy bonita y tiene un piscina.  Mi encanta mi casa en Costa Rica.  Esta es mi casa en America.

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Mi familia es muy pequeña. Nosotros tenemos cuatro miembros. Mi madre es Chris Lewis, es la esposa de mi padre. Ella es estadounidense y mi familia es también. Mi madre es un contadora. Mi padre es Doug, el es el esposo de mi madre. Le gusta aprender y leer. Mi padre trabaja en un campo de golf. Mi hermano es Max. Le gusta jugar videojuegos y pasar tiempo con amigos. Mi abuela vives muy lejos. Ella vives en Michigan. Me encanta mi pequeña familia.

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En mi tiempo libre me gusta ir a la playa con mis amigos. Durante la semana juego en la banda y me encanta! La deportes juego son navegar y natacion. En el futuro quiero es médico. Me encanta aprendo y yo quiero ir a la universidad.  Esta es una foto de mis amigos y yo en el bote.

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Me gusta comer y beber muchos dulces.  Mi encanta huevos y frutas también. Mi favorita comida es la helada . No sé qué sirven en la cafetería. Yo siempre como en casa. Para mantener la salud como verduras y frutas. También como granos y proteínas. Mi dieta es muy sana. Yo como una dieta muy balanced. Mi encanta frutas y vegetales. Yo como tostadas en la mañana, yo como una ensalada en el almuerzo, y como tacos para la cena!

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Cuando voy de compras me encanta encontra ropa! Me encanta lleva ropa que sea gris y bonita. En el verano me gusta usar pantalones cortos y una camisa cuando la temperatura es alta. En el invierno me gusta usar suéteres y pantalones cuando la temperatura es fría. Tengo noventa dólares a la semana para ir de compras Esta foto es de mi amigo comprando en Walgreens. Ella nombre es Zoe!

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En Costa Rica, la comunidad tiene muchas personas. La gente practica deportes, habla, escribe y aprende. Hay un bosque lluvioso donde viven muchos animales. Esta es una foto de mi 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? - The differences I've noticed between the Spanish language and English are the grammatical differences. In English, adjectives proceed your nouns. For example, "The red car", or "The black dog." However, in Spanish phrases begin with the noun and end with the adjective. For example, "El Carro Rojo" or "El Perro Negro." Additionally, I noticed the question marks that come before questions and the accents within different words in Spanish. What I find most exciting about Costa Rican culture is the genuine ideology of loving one another and being kind to those around you.  "Pura Vida" is a beautiful phrase that I think will always stay with me.

What do you hope to learn if you continue to study the Spanish language?           - I hope to learn more of an in-depth understanding of both the culture and the language as a whole. Next spring I hope to take another Spanish class at our local community college to further my education of the language I've developed such a fondness for.

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? - My experience learning Spanish in an online setting is definitely different than the setting most people are used to however, I have really enjoyed it. Working at my own pace, on my own time, gave me the flexibility I needed in order to pursue an in-depth understanding of Spanish without being confined to a classroom. The resources given were always exactly what I needed to understand and the Schedule of Assignments really helped me stay on track towards the end of this course. As cheesy as it sounds, nothing within the course really caused me any issues however, I would have liked to be able to watch RLCs at my own time rather than based on a schedule.

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? - The notes within each module or lesson really helped me grasp and understand whatever concept was being taught. The provided quizlets and matching activities all helped me learn and retain the information given. Recently, I have downloaded the Duolingo app on my phone to continue my understanding of Spanish past a basic level. After this class has concluded I hope to use it daily to continue to learn a little bit of Spanish every day!

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? - My instructor, Mrs. Clark, was such an awesome teacher throughout this whole course. Particularly, I really enjoyed the one RLC I got to see her teach. She was happy and excited to teach Spanish and it stuck with me throughout the rest of the course. Her enthusiasm was inspiring and it made me even more excited to learn about Spanish!

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All photos taken by me!