![]() In the winter it is 78☏ during the day and 64☏ at night. The average temperatures in the summer are 80☏ during the day and 66☏ at night. The rainy season is from May to mid-November. Due to its elevation though, it has a mild climate. During the summers, we sometimes have ten or more PAA volunteers on the program at one time, joining over a hundred other volunteers and Spanish language students pursuing similar projects. In the case of shared rooms, your roommate will be another participant of the same sex around the same age. Most of our volunteers have their own private room during the program unless you are traveling with a friend or family member and request to stay in the same room. Many volunteers create lasting relationships with their homestay families, and stay in touch long after the program ends. In addition to building relationships with your family, you will be provided with breakfast and dinner daily, and laundry service once per week while living in your home stay. Most of our homestay families have been hosting volunteers for more than ten years. We work with dozens of families in San Jose, all of whom are carefully vetted based on interviews, background checks, family income level, safety of the area where they live, and previous experience hosting international visitors. Located in lovely neighborhoods throughout the city, you will stay in a middle class home with your own private room. You will take your understanding of Costa Rican culture and the Spanish language to the next level by living with a host family for the duration of your volunteer project. Cloud forests, beaches, baby sloths, and rainforests are just hours away in one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. Costa Rica’s arts scene infuses every aspect of the country, such as the influence of Afro-Caribbean rhythms to pre-Columbian dances to traditionally Spanish dance.īeyond the performing arts, this breathtaking destination leaves no shortage of activities to satisfy your appetite for delicious food, thrilling adventure, or unique activities. Guanacaste dances are based on the Spanish paseo, with maidens wearing dazzlingly bright skirts circled by men in white suits and cowboy hats.ĭance and music are an integral part of everyday life with calypso and reggae, a maypole dance called the cuadrille, and an annual music festival. The folk dance Punto Guanacaste is the official national dance of Costa Rica and uses heel-and-toe stomping to tell the tale of enchanted lovers. Ballet, opera, theater, and classical music are flourishing in the cultural center of San José, home to the National Dance Workshop, National Theatre, and National Symphony Orchestra. Immerse yourself in the diverse culture of one of Central America’s most interesting and thrilling destinations.
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