Portrait by Ricardo, at the International Book Fair in San José, Aug. 31, 2013. It has been slightly edited.
While studying abroad at la Universidad Nacional in Heredia, Costa Rica, Zach served as a paid writer for a blog hosted by IFSA-Butler, the third-party organization that ran the program. All of these posts detail his time in the country and experience as a study abroad student.
- Bidding goodbye to my home, and a couple of reflections
- Now THAT’s a volcano
- Tourism into the past
- Last program trip
- Flying through Monteverde
- Exploring the Caribbean side of Costa Rica
- Saving the turtles
- Lamest national park ever
- Postcard perfect at Manuel Antonio
- A trip to Mal País
- Customer service at Claro at its worst
- PHOTOS: Simón Bolivar Zoo
- PHOTOS: Parque Internacional La Amistad
- PHOTOS: Costa Rican Independence Day
- I don’t like being the dumb kid
- Reflections at the halfway mark
- Three days without Internet
- El Cerro Chato – The hike that almost killed me
- Día de al Virgen de los Ángeles
- Flores y animales
- Why I quit my internship
- When family visits its abroad student
- I learned how to fly
- Why IFSA-Butler’s orientation process works
- 10 survival strategies for the first week of classes abroad
- My first volcano visit, at la Rincón de la Vieja
- A tour of San José, in pictures
- It takes a village
- Learning Spanish, poco a poco
- First experience with culture shock highlighted the little things
- Preparation, flexibility keys to beginning journey
Zach C. Cohen 
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