Ellie Bergstrom

CIEE Climate Change Mitigation Session 3 has sadly come to an end. However, we all have such fantastic memories to keep for forever! Here's a compilation of the students' program... keep reading

By María Celeste Barquero Always before traveling I make a great list so as not to forget anything, but guess what! There is always something that escapes us and is... keep reading

This weekend we went on a 2-night trip to the rainforest in Río Celeste, in the province of Guanacaste. The day excursion on Saturday was tubing down the fast-moving river... keep reading

When applying for the Monteverde, Costa Rica CIEE program, I did so hoping I would learn more about climate change mitigation. During these past two weeks in Monteverde, I learned... keep reading

By María Celeste Barquero We are going to talk about our first Saturday at Costa Rica. And will we enjoyed our first weekend? Well, we really enjoyed it! It was... keep reading

Here in Monteverde it rains A LOT!! The plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and viruses that thrive here in the rainforest and cloudforest are very used to the rain, but us... keep reading

Want to laugh? Surround yourself with high schoolers. Want to laugh and go on a wild adventure? Go abroad to the mountians of Costa Rica with 16 high schoolers. Want... keep reading

By María Celeste Barquero It's only has been five days since this experience start it and we already tried a lot of natural juices! Also we are impressed that in... keep reading

These images encapsulate the number one thing that the Global Navigator students have been impressed by so far during the first two days of their trip in Monteverde, Costa Rica... keep reading