Introduction

Hi my name is Caijuan Lin, you can call me Meimei (may-may) if that is easier. I am a freshman at University of Colorado Denver and majoring in Business. I am originally from New York City but my nationality is Chinese. I immigarated from China when I was 13 years old to NYC and moved to Boulder, Colorado for high school. I feel very blessed of being able to speak and write fluently in both Chinese and English.

The place that I have selected is Costa Rica, and there is a story behind it. My intention was not attending the university after graduating from high school. Instead, I wanted to take a gap year. There was a volunteer abroad program in Costa Rica that had my interest. We get to live in a native Costa Rican's house and save sea turtles, why not? The beautiful oceans and forests of Costa Rica blew my mind. The idea of volunteer abroad and the beauty of Costa Rica is irresistable. Unfortunetly I did not go on the gap year, but the passion ad curiosity about Costa Rica did not cease.

I grew up in a city along the east coast in China and love oceans. When I heard about the volunteer program in Costa Rica, I was very excited. But honestly, I do not know all that much about Costa Rica. I know it is a country in Central America and has plenty of water, plants, and animals, but geographical wise, I am pretty ignorant. I decided to write blogs about it so I can learn more geographical knowledge about Costa Rica.