Latin American Literature and Creative Writing Maymester!

  Costa Rica

• San Jose: 
San Jose
• Monteverde: 
Monteverde

Term: Summer 
Dates: May 11 - June 1, 2010

Description: This unique program will focus on selected topics in Latin American Literature, emphasizing fantasy and magical realism in the Latin American narrative of the 20th Century. The course will discuss how various genres question and shape the "truths" of our conceptions of reality and how these authors critique the dominant constructions of social class and gender. Students will interact with Costa Rican authors, poets, musicians, and story tellers in addition to reading and analyzing excerpts from multiple Latin American writers and watching movies.

Highlights: During this program, students will be based at the UGA Costa Rica campus in San Luis de Monteverde. The program will also explore other regions of Costa Rica on field excursions. Activities included on the excursions are an integral part of course material and the overall study abroad experience. Students will begin the program based in San Luis at the UGA Costa Rica campus. The group will take multiple excursions around the Montevere region including zip-lines and canopy bridges, the Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, the Brenes family organic farm, and others. The program will then spend time in San Jose, the capital city, at Arenal Volcano National Park, and at the Pacific coast town of Junquillal. The program will also include three nights of homestays with local families in San Luis.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 2,600 USD

The cost of the program covers lodging and nearly all meals, study abroad insurance, in-country transportation on program excursions and programmed group activities, and entry fees to national parks, museums, etc. included in the program itinerary. Additional costs include personal items, airfare, and departure tax upon leaving Costa Rica.

***Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. The HOPE scholarship applies.

Experience Required: yes

Open to all students majoring/minoring in Spanish and/or English; open to all students with pre-requisites.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

University of Georgia's Mission Statement: Our Mission is to provide excellence in academic programs and research opportunities while serving as the best equipped social, cultural, environmental and international facility of the University of Georgia. Our Vision is to work under the principles of environmental, cultural, social and economic stability, as well as to serve as an example of sustainability to the academic and non-academic communities of Costa Rica, Latin America and the World.

Year Founded: 1785