All of our onsite directors are bilingual & bicultural and are available our students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The onsite directors will be your program leader and will be there to lead and guide you during your study abroad experience. Our programs also have assistant directors that help manage the programs, especially during our excursions and cultural activities. Our directors are usually host-country nationals with cross-cultural experience. All of our directors have experience working with groups and have international experience (travel and work) and have studied abroad themselves as students.
Angelica Perez
Angélica is a native josefina (someone born in San José, Costa Rica). She graduated as a tour guide from UNACE University in 2004. Since then she has worked with non-profit foundations and...
Gabriela Gonzalez
Gabriela “Gaby” González Quesada is a native Costa Rican who began studying tourism at the Colegio Universitario of Alajuela where she received a diploma in tourism with an emphasis in ...
Janiva Cifuentes-Hiss
A believer in the life-changing potential of travel, Janiva Cifuentes-Hiss fulfills her personal purpose by leading transformational journeys throughout the planet. Over the past decade, Jan...
Jessenia Saborio
Jessenia Saborio is a native Costa Rican and a natural-born tour guide! She began working in the field professionally in 2004. She is certified with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) ...
Leydi Laura Hernandez
Laura Hernández was born and raised in Heredia, Costa Rica where our program is based. Since she was a child her interest in nature was evident. In 2006 she started her studies in Tourism ...
María Molina
María Molina was born in Alajuela, Costa Rica but grew up in the town of Atenas on the Pacific slope. She graduated from the Liceo de Atenas in 2003, where she was involved in many cultural...
Rocio Carvajal
Rocío Carvajal Arce was born and raised in Costa Rica. Shortly after graduating from the Federated University of Costa Rica in 2001, she traveled the world and honed her customer service s...