Antes del Viaje
En este parte de mi ePortfolio, hablo como mis objetivos, mis preocupados, qué espero que aprender, como espero que crecer etc.
Porqué Costa Rica?
Mi familia visitasteis Costa Rica en 2018 sin yo, pero quería ir. Desafortunadamente, la pandemia ocurría después de viaje, pero vida es largo! Tres años más tarde, tengo un oportunidad ir a Costa Rica y aprender mas del sistema medicina, cultura, naturaleza, clima, y personas originaria con mi universidad.
Qué puedo aprender?
What interests me most about Costa Rica is the standard of health for a country that is not dependent on "big pharma" for all forms of healthcare. It is a country that takes care of its population using a holistic perspective, one that I hope the United States will begin to adopt in the years following the pandemic. Taking information on this home with me would make this trip successful in itself. When it comes to the language, even if I still stumble through the language at the end of the two weeks I am spending there, I have a goal of achieving a level of confidence to use and practice what I know. That is what will lead me to growth. In order to make that happen, I am embracing the nature of my language skills at face value and seeing this as an opportunity to go outside my comfort zone - no conversation is redundant.
Los Preocupados?
While I am extremely excited to travel to a new country and speak with people from a vastly different background than mine, I am also nervous to be so far from what I know - both linguistically and geographically. Speaking with my homestay is my biggest fear, as the breadth of what I may need to communicate is so vast that I will have to think on my feet more than in a classroom setting. That being said, I have no doubt that these will be the most friendly people I interact with, as they have invited us into their home. I am trying to remember... Pura Vida!