Costa Rica FLLT 2010 Homepage

Sunday, January 3, 2010   to   Friday, February 5, 2010
Application deadline: Sept. 25, 2009
Apply now!
 
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Directors:
Crista Johnson, FLL Dept
cristaj@udel.edu
JBH 320
831-4667		 América Martínez, FLL Dept
aml@udel.edu
JBH 114   302-831-2758
302-286-0460 (from 12/19 to 1/02/2010)

Check out the following links:
calendar  excursion sites and dates 
course descriptions
packing suggestions
 


Cost: Delaware Resident    Non-Resident
Program Fee:
2900.00
  
2900.00
  
UD Registration & Act Fees
50.00
  
50.00
  
Tuition: 
1,602.00
  
 4,172.00
  
Total
4,602.00
  
7,172.00
  


           Once Accepted:
Tuition:
        * Tuition payment is not affected in any way by the fact that you will be going abroad.  It is paid exactly as always and exactly as if you were taking WS in Delaware. It is due in mid-December: $1,652.00 for in-state and $4,222 for out-of-state.
        *  Winter course registration begins Tuesday, October 13. See below for courses and specific section numbers for Costa Rica

Orientation Meetings:
       * These meetings are mandatory. 
       * Thursday, October 8        5:30-7:30 PM    MEM 110     Gerenal orientation / Housing / All Program's Videos
       * Thursday, November 5     4:00-6:00 PM    SMI 202      Health and safety / All Programs' Videos
       * Thursday, December 10    3:00-5:00 PM    MDH 101    Final Preparations / All Programs' Videos

Student Health Meeting: Choose one to attend
       * Wednesday, November 18  3:30 Collins Room, Perkins Student Center
       * Thursday, November 19   2:30 Collins Room, Perkins Student Center

Program Fee Due Dates:
       * $300   Deposit due Sept 25
       * $1,500 due Oct. 15
       * $1,100 due Nov 3

         Going Abroad:

Flights: Continental   --   Please be at the aiport by 4:30 AM on Jan 3
Flight Date Time From Arrival Time Arrive at
CO 1762 Jan 3 7:30 A.M. Newark, NJ - EWR 11:50 A.M. San José, Costa Rica
CO 1761 Feb 5 2:55 P.M. San José, Costa  Rica 9:06 P.M. Newark, NJ - EWR
 


Courses:
 Courses: Hours: Instructors:
 Span 107-071--Intermediate Spanish                   9:00 - 11:30  Johnson (UD)
 Span 206-071/081--Conversation  9:00 - 11:00   Pérez Miranda (UICR)
 Span 355/071 -- Literature of the Caribbean & Costa Rica
  Span 307 -- Contemporary Latin America II
  9:00 - 12:30; 1:30-2:30 

 Martínez (UD)
 Span 207-071/081--Contemp. Latin America I

 12:30 - 2:30

  Johnson (UD)
 UNIV 370-029--Study Abroad Costa Rica (0 cr.; P/F)    
Dance classes:
 Span 207/307 include 3 dance classes		  4:00 - 6:00   


To get in touch with the directors while in Costa Rica:

From the US you need to dial 011 (International call) - 506 (Costa Rica country code) then the 8 digit number

Hotel Hojarascas 2261-3649 or 2260-7781 (dial ext 108 or 109 to get directly to our hotel rooms)
Jan 15-18 Hotel Playa Espadilla -- 2777-0903 (phone and fax)
Jan 29-Feb 1 Hotel Arenal Paraíso -- 2479-1100




            Neat links for more information about Costa Rica:

 **Christopher Baker's Costa Rica Handbook on the web--an excellent source of information and pictures.
 **Make sure your sound is on when you try out this site made specially for birdlovers.
 ** Also visit the CFIS Study Abroad page for more, important, information.

Last updated:  December 19, 2009