Program: ACE in Costa Rica

As I reflect on my time in Costa Rica, I’m flooded with vivid memories—snakes, enormous bugs, team games, a grueling…

“Jamma!” This is a word from the Bribri Indigenous language – spoken by one of the Costa Rican indigenous communities…

Throughout the 2025 ACE in Costa Rica experience, we spent a few afternoons playing soccer within the community of Gandoca.…

In my day-to-day life, I often find myself stressing about the future or overthinking what happened in the past. There…

Coming into Costa Rica, I had a general idea of what to expect – volunteering, playing sports, and connecting with…

Looking back on my ACE experience in Costa Rica, I’m filled with countless memories of new experiences, challenges, and most…

One evening in Costa Rica, I wrote in my reflection journal: “I won’t ever know what I don’t know.” This…

After landing in the airport in Costa Rica, I was immediately bombarded with souvenir shirts and trinkets with the phrase,…

“School, church, and soccer field.” According to our host Andrey, these are the three things every town in Costa Rica…

Several weeks ago, I traveled to Gandoca, Costa Rica for my ACE experience. I had expected a quiet town with…