Volunteer Costa Rica San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica and is the cultural main hub for volunteers and travelers alike. Because so many locals speak English, San Jose is a great place to improve your Spanish.
Streets are mixed with western style chain restaurants next to bustling outdoor markets. Although San Jose would rarely be called a pretty city, well-marked streets lead to some amazingly historical building architecture like the elegant 1897 National Theater. Within every corner of San Jose can be found many theaters, museums, parks, plazas and zoos.
However even with rapid growth in population, San Jose largely retains a small town vibe. With the city’s central location it makes an ideal jumping off point to visit some of Costa Rica’s premier tourist sites.
Volunteer projects include orphanage support, teaching, elderly care and health projects.
Volunteer Review, My experience volunteering was extremely positive and I had a wonderful time at the children’s hospital. The staff I met were friendly and willing to help.
Continue reading Volunteer Review Madeline Bregazzi Costa Rica San Jose Pre Medical Student
Volunteering in Costa Rica Great experience! We went to a dental clinic, a homeless shelter, a special needs home and an area where we saw a ton of kids that needed dental exams. (Also in a relatively low socioeconomic area) Also did dental checkups at a school.
Continue reading Volunteering in Costa Rica Escazu Review Raj & Susan Vij Dental Program
Volunteer Costa Rica: I had a fantastic experience all the way around with ABV. From the time I inquired about their programs, to almost the day before I left to come to Costa Rica, ABV was continually in touch with me making sure everything was arranged, taken care of, answered any questions I had. ABV is a very professional organization and one I would volunteer with again.
Continue reading Volunteer Marla Ofstad Volunteering in Costa Rica Escazu Animal Rescue Program
Volunteer Costa Rica: Our projects are open to individuals as well as groups. We know that volunteers play a vital role in the conservation efforts: without outside assistance, these projects would be lost. Join them and make a difference!
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Volunteer Costa Rica: I was lucky enough to volunteer at a hospital where I would help care for the babies or kids whose parents could not always be with them. There are not enough nurses to care for all of the kids and the parents need to eat or sleep at some point and that is where the rest of the volunteers and I come in. We would help take care of the children.
Continue reading Volunteer Costa Rica San Jose Review Veronica Neach PreMed Program
Volunteer Costa Rica: From beginning to end though, you are taken care of. Someone picks you up from the airport, our host was always there for us and very helpful, and we were only ever on our own on the weekends when we decided to do excursions, which was our own choice.
Continue reading Volunteer Costa Rica Escazu Review Katherine de Leon Dental Program
Volunteer Costa Rica: People who really care about your accommodation and are dedicated to making it a good experience
Continue reading Volunteer Costa Rica Review Cole Zacher Sea Turtles Program
Volunteer Costa Rica: I found the program to be very helpful and worthwhile. I found it very interesting and helpful for understanding different aspects of dentistry in different parts of the world.
Continue reading Volunteer Costa Rica Escazu Review Thomas Matthew Pre Dental
Volunteer Costa Rica My favorite memory at the orphanage was when it was a child three year old birthday. When we sang for him and brought out the cake his face lit up. Once he received his present, a monster truck that could lift its front wheels in the air, I have never seen him so happy.
Continue reading Volunteer in Costa Rica San Jose Review Autumn Leone Child Care Program
I am incredibly grateful for the experience that ABV gave me. The ABV program has opened my eyes to the value of experiencing another culture and learning another language.
Continue reading Volunteer Costa Rica Review Anna McNamara Teaching program
Have fun and make your time last
Continue reading Review Cole Zacher Volunteer in Pacific Costa Rica
Estoy más que complacido por todo lo que ABV me ha ayudado. Desde antes de venir a Costa Rica, ya el programa me estaba facilitando grandemente el proceso de solicitar y completar cada uno de los requisitos para participar en el programa. Es muy fácil de completar, si tienes una duda tienen un muy buen sistema de “online chat” el cual uno puede usar cada vez que tiene cualquier tipo de duda. Continue reading Volunteer Costa Rica Escazu Review Marcos Chinea Animal Rescue Center program
