{"id":979,"date":"2023-06-06T14:26:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wellnesscenter\/?page_id=979"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:05:50","slug":"costa-rica-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wellnesscenter\/costa-rica-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HLTH 297 Winter 2026 plus a nine-day Costa Rica adventure March 25-April 2, <\/strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collaboration between the Wellness Center, the Office of Sustainability, and Earth Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health 297 Global Wellness, which meets once a week in Winter Quarter, prepares students for the nine-day trip to Costa Rica in March. Explore Costa Rica while learning and experiencing the lifestyle and cultural attributes that make the Nicoya Peninsula one of Five Global “Blue Zones<\/a>“.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The nine-day trip includes time exploring the beach and trails of the Nicoya Peninsula as well as travel to the Arenal Volcano and Monteverde Cloud Forest. Share this experience with fellow BC students who are learning to help our community and to leverage their future professions to be more mindful of well-being and the individual and societal choices affecting our lives and longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to learn more about Blue Zones?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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