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Table of Contents = Community = Location TABLE OF Service = Activity CONTENTS = Arrival/Departure PRIMER DIA (FIRST DAY) ATENAS OVERVIEW………………………………………………………2-3 EMERGENCY NUMBERS…………………..…………………………….4 LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CAFES…………………………………..4 BASIC DAILY SPANISH……………………………………………….…..5-9 COSTA RICA IN NUMBERS………………………………………………10 COSTA RICAN GOVERNMENT……………………………………….…11 SEGUNDO DIA (SECOND DAY) VISIT AND WORK WITH INA (NATIONAL LEARNING INSTITUTE…….………………………………..…………………………..12-13 PRESENTATION ON EDUCATION AND HEALTH…………………….14-17 VISIT PLAYA HERRADURA………………………………………………18 TERCER DIA (THIRD DAY) ABOUT EATING HABITS, DIABETES AND OBESITY IN CR………..19-22 COOKING CLASS…...…………………………………………………….23-24 ORGANIC COFFEE FARM……………………………………………….25 CUARTO DIA (FOURTH DAY) RED CORSS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CEN CINAI………..…...28-32 CULTURAL VISIT SAN JOSE AND ZAPOTE…… ………....…………32-34 QUINTO DIA (FIFTH DAY) VISIT ARK BOTANICAL GARDENS AND MEADERY………………..35-36 SEXTO DIA (SIXTH DAY) SARAPIQUI REGION AND CHOCOLATE TOUR……………………..37-38 PINEAPPLE TOUR…………………………………………………..……39-43 WHITEWATER RAFTING IN SARAPIQUI RIVER..……………………44 VISIT THERMAL HOT SPRINGS………………………………………..45 SEPTIMO DIA (SEVENTH DAY) PENINSULA DE NICOYA BLUE ZONE……………………….……….46-47 OCTAVO DIA (EIGHT DAY) TRANSFORMATION OF COSTA RICA DUE TO TOURISM……..…48-51 NOVENO DIA (NINTH DAY) SUGAR CANE AND ITS SUSTAINABLE WAYS………….…………..52-54 FINAL CELEBRATION DECIMO DIA (TENTH DAY) DEPARTURE……………............……..54 1 QUEENS UNIVERSITY Guide Book LLEGADA – ARRIVAL DIA We’ll bring you to Immersion Abroad Costa Rica PRIMER . Cultural Center Viernes, 27 de Dic ATENAS Welcome lunch and program overview BIENVENIDOS - WELCOME Welcome Queens University of Charlotte students and faculty! You all have arrived in Costa Rica ready to explore one of the most bio diverse and unique countries of Central America. For the next ten days you will be diving into the study of culture, agricultural practices, and health of this special Latin American country. This guide will broaden your appreciation and understanding of Costa Rica as you learn important cross-cultural information and language skills for interacting with your host faMily and new community. The guide also lists important facts and points specific to your daily excursions and discussions. ATENAS & THE CENTRAL VALLEY Statistics Located on the Central Valley’s western edge, the town of Atenas Altitude: 698 meters, is a slice of quintessential small town Costa Rican life. With just 2,290 fee 25,000 inhabitants, Atenas is famous for having one of the best Climate: subtropical climates in the world, according to National Geographic. The and humid with 5-6 words “El Mejor Clima del Mundo” are emblazoned on every dry months Atenas bus; a valid claim as daily temperatures hover around 80 degrees and dip into the 60s at night. Average temperature: 23.7 C, Green and fertile with rolling hills, Atenas is a flourishing 75 F agricultural region known for its animal husbandry, coffee, sugar production, and fruit orchards. A stroll through the palM-lined Annual central park or lunch at one of the many typical small “sodas” precipitation: 1517 - serving local food in town awaits visitors to Atenas. 2952 mm, 59-116 inches Atenas is located half-way between the capital, San Jose, and the Area: 127.01 km2. Pacific coast. This geographical location allows for easy access to anywhere in the country to visit rainforests, volcanoes, or beach. Atenas is part of the province of Alajuela, and is located 24 km, 14 miles from the Juan Santamaría Airport with around 25,000 inhabitants. Its location makes it easy to travel to many destinations, including Guanacaste, San Carlos, and the South Pacific coast. Atenas has a climate recognized for health, rest, and the growing of sugar cane, mangoes, and oranges. Its climate is sub-tropical. 2 QUEENS UNIVERSITY Guide Book TRADITIONS Costa Rica has been voted one of the happiest countries in the world, and the town of Atenas exhibits this with its strong community. It is a place that has opened its doors to travelers from the earliest days of the oxcarts to the modern times of high-speed technology and tourism. Modern luxuries are available within Atenas from internet cafes to health care to promotion of the arts. Atenas is a family community full of rich traditions. Village streets have the surname of a local family because the grandfather divided his farm and distributed among his sons, which at once gave a piece of land to their children. Atenas families are very connected and invite many to celebrate birthdays or wedding invitations. The Catholic Church is another instance where you can see this family unit. If you go to church, you can see long pew benches where the grandparents sit with their children and grandchildren. Following the church service, usually the family is together for small lunches, parties, meetings, games and more. You can also see this close-knit family concept in small family businesses where usually three or more members are working together. Respect for elders and adults is important as their knowledge is taken into account in the final decisions. Monument to the Costa Rican Boyero 1 Atenas has been part of the exportation of coffee and raw materials, which were imported for the construction of important buildings like the Costa Rican National Theater, the San Juan de Dios Hospital and those required to build the highway to Limon. There were commonly about 400 oxcarts per day passing through Atenas to rest or to spend the night and see the splendid sunrise. In homage to this tradition, Atenas possesses the National Monument to the Costa Rican Boyero. Every year the Catholic Church celebrates the Festival of Atenas’s patron saint, Saint Rafael, on the 24th of October. A cattle auction to the patron saint is customary. November celebrates the International Festival of Cuentacuentos, where national and international artists participate and there is an agro-ecotourism fair. In the summer on the first Sunday of every month you can find local artists performing in the Sundays in the Park series. In April the Climate Expo Fair brings its traditional Sesteo, parade of the oxcarts and “topes” of horses, crafts, regional culinary delights and cultural and environmental spectacles to the central park. 3 QUEENS UNIVERSITY Guide Book EMERGENCY-NUMBERS Local Contacts (no area code needed) International Contacts (011 + area code) Student Center 2446 7568 US. Phone numbers for Student Center 8am - Odie Calvo 8810-9155, 2446-7568 5pm: Esteban Calderon 8320-2429 2446-7568 Eduardo Calderon 8308-8637 US No: 510-315-7065 Police and any Emergency 911 Student Center Address: Red Cross in Atenas 2446-5161 Health Care Clinic in Atenas 2446-5522 De la Corte Suprema de Justica 50 metros al US Embassy San Jose 2519-2000 Este. Red taxis: 2446-3030 LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CAFES Furlongz Place – 50 mts East from the Court House Natzuki Sushi – 150 mts East from the Central Park Sodas at the Central Market – in central market, near local bus station Tío Mano – near the furniture and appliance store Gollo Chinese Food - in the center of Atenas next to Banco de Costa Rica Pizza 2000 - in center of Atenas on the East side of the church GreenMarket – from the NW park corner 50 mts north on the right side La Trocha - in Los Angeles before Don Yayos restaurant La Terraza Rest y Pizzeria – 1 block East from the Court House Pops- Ice Cream place across the park on the East corner Ticas Mi Café - 70 mts East from Court House Al Gusto Restaurante – 100 mts North (on the left) from the NW corner of the park. 4 QUEENS UNIVERSITY Guide Book BASIC DAILY SPANISH Greetings Saludos Hi, Hello Hola (In Atenas and other parts of Costa Rica, you may hear “adiós” also used as a simple greeting) Good morning Buenos días How are you this morning? ¿Cómo amaneció? Good afternoon Buenas tardes Good evening Buenas noches How are you? ¿Cómo está? Very well, thank you. Muy bien, gracias Life is good Pura vida Very happy, Excellent - great Muy feliz More or less; Mal - bad Mas o menos And you? ¿Y usted? How is it going? ¿Cómo le va? Fine, thank you. Bien, gracias Farewells Despidas Bye Bye, Goodbye Adiós (in Atenas and in other parts of Costa Rica you may hear “adiós” used as a greeting too) See you later Hasta luego, Nos vemos luego Until tomorrow Hasta mañana Goodnight Buenas noches 5 QUEENS UNIVERSITY Guide Book Personal Information Información Personal What is your name? ¿Cuál es su nombre? Cómo se llama usted? My name is Lisa Mi nombre es Lisa or Me llamo Lisa. My mother’s (father, brother, sister) name Mi madre (padre, hermano, hermana) se llama is Rosa. Rosa. Where are you from? I’m from the USA ¿De dónde es usted? How old are you? Yo soy de Estados Unidos I’m 20 years old. My brother is 15 years ¿Cuántos años tiene usted? old. Yo tengo 20 años. Mi hermano tiene 15 años. Questions Preguntas Did you sleep well? ¿Durmió bien? or ¿Cómo amenecio? Where is the bathroom? ¿Dónde está el baño? When did you arrive in Atenas? ¿Cuándo llegó a Atenas? Where is the post office (hospital, bank, ¿Dónde está el correo (el hospital, el banco, la red cross, pharmacy)? The post office is cruz roja, la farmacia)? El correo está al lado next to…. de… How do you say in Spanish “food”? (water, bed, happy, …). ¿Cómo se dice en español “food”? (agua, cama, What is your profession? feliz,…) What do you do? ¿Cuál es su profesión? May I help you? ¿Qué hace usted? May I use the bathrooM (the telephone)? ¿Puedo ayudarle? What time is it? It is 1 o’clock or It is 2 ¿Puedo usar el baño? (el teléfono) o´clock or It is 2:30. ¿Qué hora es? Es la una o Son las 2 en punto o How much is the bag? The blouse, the son las 2 y media.
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