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Costa Rica Frika

Costa Rica Frika provides unique opportunities for full immersion into the culture of Costa Rica.

23/05/2025

¡Ultima oportunidad para hacer una amistad internacional! Faltan dos familas de la zona de San Ramon/Palmares para recibir a dos muchachas de 15-17años del 12 al 26 de junio. 👍🇨🇷🇺🇸

02/05/2025

99% of our US hosting opportunities involve snow and subzero temperatures, however if you've ever wanted to share your culture in shorts or at the pool please consider hosting a student from Spain this summer with International Friendship*.

Host families needed to host for 3.5 weeks in July and August. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

*International Friendship and Costa Rica Frika are unrelated, however we both are passionate for bringing cultures together.

¡Pura vida! 🇨🇷🇺🇸🇪🇸

29/04/2025

¡Atencion San Ramon! Oportunidad para hacer una amistad internacional y traer cultura a su casa. Si su familia cuenta con hijo(s) de 13 al 18 años, les invitamos a participar en el intercambio colegial del 12 al 26 junio.

Favor ver imagen para requisitos y comunicarse con nosotros para más informacion.

¡Pura vida!

21/04/2025

As the school year enters its final weeks it's a reminder that the high school exchange to Costa Rica will be happening soon to complement the January visit from the Costa Ricans.

If you're interested in getting involved in the exchange next year, now is the time to start thinking about it.

Costa Rica Frika will be hosting the first of three high school exchange general info meetings this Wednesday at 7:30pm Central / 8:30pm Eastern. Meeting link at bit.ly/hostingexchange

Learn about hosting Costa Rican students in January 2026 and traveling to be hosted by Costa Rican students in spring/summer 2026. While any student can exchange to Costa Rica, students in the following communities/school districts will have the chance to host students in January: Mt. Horeb, Stoughton, Monona Grove, Barrington, New Prague, Slinger with more to be confimed in the next month. 🇨🇷 🇺🇸

14/04/2025

Anytime is a great time to participate in an exchange however, there are times when the benefits of an exchange are magnified. We're living in one of those times.

A cultural exchange. A simple exchange between cultures. Some are formal and some are informal, but one thing that is certain is that they have been happening for a long time. Costa Rica Frika has …

21/02/2025

The Hogarcito San Ramón(orphanage/foster home) of San Ramon was founded in 1986 to provide a temporary home for children suffering from diverse family situations including psychological, physical and sexual abuse as well as negligence. At the time there was no orphanage or foster home in San Ramon and the community came together led by a group of leaders that energized the local community and businesses to provide a safe space for children.

Initially, the hogarcito could host up to 12 children ranging from newborns up to 12 years old. Nowadays they have as many as 20 children at a time thanks to a community that has always responded and found ways to provide and expand the home’s facilities to meet the needs of the community.

Due to the complex legal situations of these children, a permanent solution can take years to come to fruition. Typically, the children will be adopted or return to their rehabilitated families, however in the meantime their lives are marked with uncertainty and stress.

The Community Action Alliance of Costa Rica (CAA), a local non-profit that supports various causes in the San Ramon area, responded by creating a birthday buddy program that provides party favors and decorations every time a child has a birthday. A local bakery generously donates a cake allowing the children to celebrate their special day with their own party.

Each party costs about $120 and with upwards of 20 a year requires a significant amount of fundraising.

Costa Rica Frika (CRF) assists in these efforts by connecting schools throughout the United States to sponsor the birthdays. In addition to supporting the birthdays schools can add a cultural exchange component to show solidarity on a global scale.

Message us for more info on how your school/class can get involved.😀

**image is a stock photo.**

10/02/2025

With another successful winter exchange in the books, the next exchange opportunity will be in Costa Rica this summer June 10-26!

The exchange is literally open to any HS student within driving distance of Midway airport in Chicago.

Join us tomorrow at 8pm for a virtual informational meeting to find out more. Meeting link at bit.ly/CRsummerexchange

27/12/2024

Last chance to bring Costa Rican culture into your home this January!

We're looking 1.5 families in the Menomonee Falls area to match the last exchange students. Please feel free to share the image with your contacts as the exchange is nearly upon us and the participants are eager to communicate with their hosts.

¡Pura vida!

26/11/2024

The Costa Rica HS Exchange is back! Verona, Edgerton, WI Dells, Grafton, Menomonee Falls, Oconomowoc, and Lexington, OH will be hosting students Jan. 15th-29th. Families provide a bed, meals, transfer to/from school and have an interest in learning about CR culture.
If that sounds like your family please join us at the virtual host family info meeting TONIGHT, Nov. 26th at 7pmWI / 8pmOH.
More info and meeting link at bit.ly/hostingexchange
🇨🇷🇺🇸😀
¡Pura vida!

20/11/2024

The Costa Rica HS Exchange is back! Verona, Edgerton, WI Dells, Grafton, Menomonee Falls, Oconomowoc, and Lexington, OH will be hosting students Jan. 15th-29th. Families provide a bed, meals, transfer to/from school and have an interest in learning about CR culture.
If that sounds like your family please join us at the virtual host family info meeting tomorrow, Nov. 20th at 7pmWI / 8pmOH.
More info and meeting link at bit.ly/hostingexchange
🇨🇷🇺🇸😀
¡Pura vida!

13/11/2024

The Costa Rica HS Exchange is back! Verona, Edgerton, WI Dells, Grafton, Menomonee Falls, Oconomowoc, and Lexington, OH will be hosting students Jan. 15th-29th. Families provide a bed, meals, transfer to/from school and have an interest in learning about CR culture.

If that sounds like your family please join us at the virtual host family info meeting this Thursday Nov. 14th at 7pmWI / 8pmOH.

More info and meeting link at bit.ly/hostingexchange

🇨🇷🇺🇸😀

¡Pura vida!

06/11/2024

Ready, set, exchange! Costa Rican students will be visiting and staying with host families in Verona, Edgerton, WI Dells, Grafton, Menomonee Falls, Oconomowoc, and Lexington, OH Jan. 15th-29th.
If your family would like to host please join us TONIGHT (Nov. 6th) at 7pmWI / 8pmOH to find out more.
Info and mtg link at bit.ly/hostingexchange
¡Pura vida!🇨🇷🇺🇸

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Finding My Place

I first arrived in Costa Rica in January 2006 as a fresh-faced university sophomore looking for a change of scenery and a new language in which to write my story. I remember clearing customs and staring down the airport doors that would lead me into a new world and trying desperately not to let my hands shake. I was nervous and alone, but I was also inexplicably sure that I had come to the place that had been calling me.

After a rewarding six-month homestay and volunteer experience, letting go of this incredible country was out of the question. So, I came back for more and more and when the timing was right, Costa Rica Frika /free-ka/ was born. The mission of Costa Rica Frika is to deliver that same unforgettable experience that set me on my own path by providing travelers with specialized services, personal contacts, and in-depth language and cultural immersion in a warm and welcoming environment.

Simply put: We want to be the ones waiting for you on the other side of those airport doors. It is a feeling shared by most travelers: we have uncovered a remarkable place and are eager to share it and live it over and over again with others. We want to be the ones to introduce you to the Pura Vida culture and watch you grow and learn about yourself in the process. Our goal is for you to feel FREE(ka) from your daily constraints and routines. Leave your own culture behind and reinvent yourself. Open your mind to new thoughts, beliefs, sights, sounds, and flavors and keep your smile close by.

Costa Rica Frika believes that a trip that involves cultural immersion is a life-defining moment. No matter your age – young, old, or “too old”, there is still room to grow and there is still so much to know! Since 2012, we have worked with groups and individuals to give them an unforgettable immersion experience through touring, volunteering, and learning – and we hope to see you next!