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\"flickr\"<\/a>Professors Robert E. Rubin and Derek Petrey presented the latest International Series event in Building 8 on Costa Rica.<\/span><\/p>\n

Costa Rica ranked first in the \u201cWorld\u2019s Happiest Country\u201d annual polling. With no standing military and only a small national guard and police force, Costa Rica is often known as the \u201cSwitzerland of the Americas\u201d for its peacefulness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rubin is the Director of English as a Second Language at Wright State University and Professor Petrey teaches courses in Spanish at Sinclair and is the Director of Sinclair\u2019s Honors Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

They started off by serving gallo pinto, which translates directly to \u201cpainted roosters,\u201d but is really just rice and beans. They also served tres leches, which translates to \u201cthree milks,\u201d a cake that is made with evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream.<\/span><\/p>\n

Costa Rica is a Central American country that lies directly between Panama and Nicaragua. \u00a0It is approximately the size of Virginia and has a population of about 4.5 to 5 million people. The majority of the country lives in the center, near the mountain range. Their capital is San Jos\u00e9, which houses about one million people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rubin said that Costa Rica has the largest percentage of protected rainforests. Instead of cutting down their trees, they charge fees to zip line and hike through their rainforests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Petrey shared a favorite phrase of Costa Ricans, puravida. Meaning \u201cpure life,\u201d Petrey said that they live purely–without the many distractions of some technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most popular religion in Costa Rica is Catholicism, with around 95 percent of Costa Ricans identifying as Catholic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Costa Ricans use the col\u00f3n for their currency; it was named after Christopher Columbus. An American dollar would equal 500 col\u00f3ns in Costa Rica. Growing and exporting coffee is a major business in Costa Rica.<\/span><\/p>\n

Petrey and Rubin ended the talk with a question and answer session. One student asked about Costa Rica\u2019s government. <\/span><\/p>\n

Similar to parts of the American government, Costa Rica has two chambers and an elected president. <\/span><\/p>\n

A trip to Costa Rica would cost about $700 \u2013 $800 for a round-trip ticket, hotel prices vary. The plane trip from Dayton to Atlanta and then Atlanta to Costa Rica would take about 4 \u2013 5 hours without layovers, a distance of just under 3600 miles.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Laina Yost<\/strong>
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