Amerispan Travel Resources

Jaco Beach, Costa Rica

• Biggest Study Abroad Mistakes
  AmeriSpan's co-founder, John Slocum's tips on how not to overpack part of his popular ebook, 19 Biggest Study Abroad Mistakes.
  

• Bridging the Achievement Gap (Learning A language)
  Marlo Goldstein, Director of Academic Programs at AmeriSpan, recently attended two conferences focusing Latino issues in North Carolina, the state facing the highest percentage of growth in the latino community. She left the conferences informed and inspired.
• Are Language Skills Enough? (Learning A language)
  Article on the importance of cross-cultural communication
• On Turtle Patrol in Costa Rica (Articles/Travelogues)
  Jennie Morrris shares her turtle volunteer work experince
• El Alquimista (Book Reviews)
  AmeriSpan's Suzanne Keller gives us her two cents on Paulo Coelho's El Alquimista (The Alchemist).
• Tres Leches (Recipes)
  Tres Leches means 3 milks and gets its name from the 3 different kinds of milk added to make the cake. It is a popular dessert in many Latin American countries.
• The Changing Face of Latin America (Learning A language)
  Latin America is changing…well, let me rephrase that…Latin America is changing too fast!
• The Fruit and the Root (Learning A language)
  Is the life of a tree in the fruit or in the root? What does this have to do with learning Spanish? A LOT! If you want to understand "the root" of the issue, this article is a must read.
• Aterciopelados (Music Reviews)
  AmeriSpan's Carol LaMastra reviews Pipa de la Paz, an album by Aterciopelados
• Arroz con Leche (Recipes)
  A typical dessert of Spain
• Before You Go, You Need To Know (Learning A language)
  Before traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America offers a list of what you need to know.
• The Power of Patterns (Learning A language)
  Forget about "tenses" and "conjugations!" - Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America tells us about a better way.
• Eco-Tourism: Rethinking the Benefits (Articles/Travelogues)
  Eco-Travel The Benefits vs The Costs
• La Eva de las plantas (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish
• Shakira en el mercado inglés (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish about Shakira, one of the most popular female pop stars.
• José Donoso y su historia personal del (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish
• ¿Cuánto debemos saber? (Learning A language)
  Article in Spanish.
• The Four Secrets to Long Term Retention... (Learning A language)
  What you learn here has the potential to completely change your life! I have specifically applied these four secrets to the development of all Bilingual America Learning Courses. and have found over and over that students who follow these "Four Secrets To Long Term Retention" achieve outstanding results.
• Spanish...The NEW Language of Commerce (Learning A language)
  Spanish has become the NEW Language of Commerce and I’ll show you how and why in this article.