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MiraCosta College Offers Study Abroad Programs In Costa Rica & Italy
The MiraCosta Summer 2023 Study Abroad Programs are now available for Florence, Italy or Sámara, Costa Rica.
OCEANSIDE, CA — The Study Abroad program from MiraCosta College is offering trips to Costa Rica and Italy to its Summer 2023 itinerary. This is the second year MiraCosta is organizing its own campus-led, study abroad program during the summer. MiraCosta study abroad students previously were limited to England in the fall and Spain in the spring through a consortium involving several Southern California colleges.
The study abroad program is part of MiraCosta College’s wide range of international education initiatives designed to enrich students’ multicultural awareness, intercultural competence, and understanding of global issues and trends to better navigate an increasingly global economy and society.
“Students can learn all the things we can’t teach in a classroom,” said Communication Studies professor Anthony Ongyod. “When you’re there in Sámara, you are immersed in the Pura Vida lifestyle. These opportunities deepen our understanding, deepen our empathy, deepen our experiences. To be there with the people, to live in the culture, to taste, to smell, to listen, to participate in the community, this cannot be replicated. Plus, the food is amazing.”
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MiraCosta's month-long summer Study Abroad trip to the beach town of Sámara in biodiverse Costa Rica, includes experiencing the waterfalls in the tropical dry forest of the Central American nation, volunteering at a wildlife refuge for sea turtles, or going on a kayaking and snorkeling trip to Isla Chora.
The month-long stay in Florence, Italy, is accented with full-day excursions to Venice, Bologna, and Siena, in addition to a two-day trip to Rome.
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Students taking part in either program will also be enrolled in two, three-unit, college credit classes. The Study Abroad trip to Costa Rica includes Spanish 101 (Elementary Spanish) and Communications 215 (Intercultural Communication). Students taking part in the trip to Florence enroll in Design 107 (History of Western Architecture) and Italian 121 (Introduction to Italian Culture). All courses are UC/CSU transferrable. Scholarships are available to help defray costs.
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