GMI Student Blogs

Hola from 5 weeks done in Costa Rica! I can't believe that we've been here for over a month, and only have another month to go -- crazy how time flies. Here's the recap from a pretty chill week: On Sunday, we mostly just hung out around the hostel. Hannah and I went...

Hi again from Costa Rica, this week was full of long drives and exciting experiences at Meditek. Monday, we stayed in San Jose with Jesus and Lucia working in a hospital close to the office. Our task for the day was to check the hospital's vital sign monitors and...

It is so hard to believe that we have already completed 1/2 of our time here in Costa Rica! The first half absolutely flew by and I'm sure the second half will too. So far I feel like we haven't spent tooo much time doing touristy things but I definitely think now...

Hey guys, welcome back to the midway point of Ravi’s time in Costa Rica. Life here has become my new normal; I haven’t considered returning to the States. From the dreaded synchrony of mosquito bites to Thursday pizza nights at Lolita, it’s safe to say living in Costa...

This week Sarah and I went to the Molecular Biology Lab at Clínica Bíblica. We were kindly received by Gabriel the lab technician, who showed us around, explained to us what all the machinery at the lab did and even gave us a crash course on PCR testing! We got to see...

Hi everyone! This week I have two fun weekends to update you on, as well as some cool opportunities coming up with our internship. Last weekend we all took a trip to Manuel Antonio National Park, about a three hours' drive south of San José. On Saturday, we spent a...

Hola from San Carlos! Once again, I'm out of town for a Meditek trip this week. Since I posted early last week because of our Manuel Antonio trip, I have lots to update on. Here's the weekly recap! On Friday night, the GMI crew loaded into a van for our 3 hour ride to...

Last post I mentioned a future trip to Manuel Antonio that I was excited for - now I get to brag about our time! We stayed at the cutest Air BnB that had a little private pool, and was just steps away from the beach. The weather was mostly gorgeous for us the whole...