El Turismo de Salud y su Impacto en La Economía y La Población de Costa Rica
For this essay, I investigated the topic of medical tourism in Costa Rica and its effects on the economy and local population. I was introduced to this topic by my host sister, and was able to conduct interviews with both her and my host mom to understand this topic further. While tourism overall is the most significant contributor to the country's financial state, the split between people coming for vacation vs. for plastic surgery is a lot closer than I ever would have thought.
Colombia
As my final project for my Spanish Through Culture class, I looked at seven different aspects of Colombian culture from a historical and present day viewpoint. This project helped me develop a deep appreciation for the country of Colombia and its people, and how much it has gone through to be the nation that it is today