Journey on Campus

Many students are curious beforehand about life upon arrival in Costa Rica. The individual journeys vary but the overall experience looks the same.

Students are greeted by staff at the airport and driven to their homestay or hotel. From there students explore and bond with their surroundings. They forge friendships with families and/or friends met along the way.

Students then follow the schedule below for training:
6 Week Hands-On Massage Therapy Training Schedule
Classes: Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 3 pm, Friday 8 – 12
Clinics: Monday – Thursday 3:30 – 5:30

During free time in the week, students study coursework and explore Heredia and its surroundings. 

For three of the weekends staff take students on the following journeys:
Volcán Arenal

Volcán Arenal is an active volcano located about 90 km from San Jose, Costa Rica. Seeing the volcano rise out of a mostly flat landscape is breathtaking. One is easily reminded of the power and mystery of nature. Many visitors even get to see red lava flow at nightfall.

In addition to seeing the volcano, there are a number of outdoors activities including famous bathes in the numerous hot springs heated by the volcano. There is also a nearby lake providing recreational water activities. This is truly a tropical experience in the interior of Costa Rica.

Manuel Antonio National Park
Manuel Antonio is a nationally protected forest on the Pacific Coast. It’s world-renowned for it’s expansive green jungle that grows right up to the high tide line of expansive white sand beaches. Hikes through the park offer views of tropical birds, sloths, monkeys and a variety of other creatures. There are also secluded coves of turquoise water where one can relax and swim. Depending on the time of year, migrating dolphins and whales can be observed.

There are a number of restaurants and bars to entertain guests in the evenings, making this a relaxing getaway at the beach.

Playa Hermosa
Playa Hermosa offers a quiet retreat for visitors only 2 hours from San Jose. Famous for it’s waves, it is was home to the 2009 International Surf Associations World Surfing Games. The strong riptides that make great waves for surfing pose a hazard for swimmers. Depending on the time of year it’s sometimes better to suntan and play on the dark sand beach.

This is the most relaxing of the three trips and our students relax between the beach, hotel and restaurants. It’s the perfect trip for letting lessons from the classroom and Costa Rica settle in the mind.