Initiative to Help Elmer Write his Next Book Kicks Off
I know Elmer has touched so many of our lives with his story, his art, and his friendship. Trying to navigate the topic of poverty and it’s “day to day” reality is a consistently difficult conversation at ICADS and in groups of caring people. Elmer has written this letter as a petition for our help […]
How to Choose the Perfect Study Abroad Program
Esther Kang is an undergraduate student at Scripps College majoring in human biology on the pre-health track. Aside from her passions to improve access to healthcare and higher education, she collects and sells secondhand clothing online, as well as going to the beach at sunset. – She will be writing weekly blogs from her perspective […]
Let’s talk finances (and logistics)
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Celebrating Professor Carmen Hutchinson Miller and the publication of her recent book:
As any ICADS student knows, Carmen Hutchinson Miller is one of our outstanding guest lecturers at Icads. Every time she visits us, she challenges us to reflect, critically, on the origins of Afro culture in the context of the recognition of a multiethnic and pluricultural Costa Rica, and in that exercise she confronts us with […]
Making the most out of your time and opportunities
Time will probably fly by when you’re studying abroad.
One day, you’re settling into your classes and the area, and next thing you know, you’re saying your farewells to the those who shaped your experiences the most.
Sound familiar?
Celebrando a la profesora Carmen Hutchinson Miller y la publicación de su reciente libro
Como cualquier estudiante de ICADS sabe, Carmen Hutchinson Miller es una de nuestras destacadas profesoras invitadas en Icads. Cada vez que ella nos visita nos plantea el reto de reflexionar, de manera crítica, acerca de los orígenes de la cultura afro en el contexto del reconocimiento de una Costa Rica multiétnica y pluricultural, y en ese ejercicio nos confronta con la cultura “vallecentralista” que en general e incluso de forma xenofóbica, hemos asumido los costarricenses. Este año ella publico un libro nuevo contemplando el mes de la afrodecendencia en Costa Rica con un enfoque en Marcus Garvey. Como ya saben el Día de la Persona Negra y la Cultura Afrocostarricense se celebra en 31 de agosto.
Choosing, Pursuing, and Reflecting on my Four-Week Summer Internship
¡Hola! It’s Esther again here to share more about my experience studying abroad in Costa Rica. Today, I’ll be talking all about my internship experience as a part of the Pitzer Costa Rica Summer Health program at ICADS, where I interned at one of the many public primary care clinics in Costa Rica!
Why Making Mistakes was the Best Decision I Made
¡Hola! It’s Esther again, here to share more about my experience studying abroad in Costa Rica. As a part of my short six-week summer program, I took two courses: Intensive Spanish and Sociology of Health and Health Care in Costa Rica. I also had the opportunity to intern at one of the many public primary care clinics where I shadowed a general practitioner who serves a patient population of 14,000 and sees an average of 32 patients a day.
Discovering My Dream Study Abroad Program: An Accident?
Esther Kang, will be writing weekly blogs from her perspective about being involved in the Summer 2024 Pitzer Costa Rica Summer Health program at ICADS