Author: Rose Walters |Major: Biology |Semester: Summer 2025 This summer, I studied medical Spanish at Universidad Veritas in San José, Costa Rica. Although I considered other Spanish language programs, none had as specialized a language course as Costa Rica. I am...
Author: Bennett Shaver | Major: Accounting | Semester: Spring 2025 I finally get to use my Spanish! I’m so excited! Wait… but what if I forget this word, or how to say this, or what if I embarrass myself and they think I don’t really know how to speak it and...
Author: Collin Thompson | Major: Biology | Semester | Summer 2024 Three weeks into my five week program, I had a moment where it all hit me. It was like I took a step back, almost outside of my body. There I was, riding a horse on a trail through the middle of the...
Author: Will Walker | Major: Psychology | Semester: Summer 2023 There were many reasons I decided to spend half my summer in Costa Rica studying at Veritas University in San Jose. The two classes I took in the program were “Intermediate Spanish I” and “Health and...
Author: Sakura Roberts | Major: Biology Every morning I woke up to the sound of yet another bird calling. That shrill, sharp chorus of chirps right outside my window at 5 am was just what I was envisioning when I signed up for a study abroad trip. A natural alarm...