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WINTER 2012 IN TALAMANCA, COSTA RICA
Program Type: Group experience led by SBU faculty
Date : January 1 - 20 |
![]() Check out our album on Facebook! Program Description Talamanca lies on the southeast border of Costa Rica and Panama within the lush Central American rainforest. Students will experience living in the rainforest and will interact with the neighboring community in order to study the effects of globalization among people and the environment from an eye witness perspective.
Program Highlights
Students will have the opportunity to teach English to the Bribri children or become involved with the retirement home or local school. Undergraduate Courses Offered Participants must a take a total of 4 credits. 3 credits will be selected from the following courses: ·LAC 380 Topics in Latin America (DEC J) – 3 credits OR ·ANT 311 Immersion in Another Culture (DEC J) – 3 credits 1 credit will be selected from the following courses: ·LAC 488: Internship in Latin America – 1 credit OR ·ANT 488 Internship in Cultural Anthropology – 1 credit Living Arrangements Students will be housed in the Bambu community center, a newly constructed facility made with all local trees and tucked within the natural setting of the surrounding rainforest canopy. Eligibility
Application Deadline
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Contact
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