{"id":776,"date":"2015-10-06T01:19:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T07:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.academiatica.com\/blog\/?p=776"},"modified":"2019-07-11T22:33:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T04:33:35","slug":"desde-playa-jaco-hasta-coronado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.academiatica.com\/blog\/desde-playa-jaco-hasta-coronado\/","title":{"rendered":"From Jac\u00f3 Beach to Coronado – Desde Playa Jac\u00f3 hasta Coronado"},"content":{"rendered":"

The day I moved from Jac\u00f3 Beach to Coronado, my watch didn’t work correctly. It was two hours ahead, so I came to Coronado two hours earlier than I had planned (luckily, it was possible to change the bus ticket that I had bought in advance). I was lucky to come early at my new accommodation as it started to rain heavily for the next hours shortly after my arrival . In Jac\u00f3 Beach, the rain had never bothered me, and sometimes it was even refreshing because of the hot weather. And surfing in the rain could be fun, too.<\/p>\n

When I packed my suitcase in Germany, I thought, maybe I would need a pullover for especially chilly nights. But I didn’t expect to sometimes need one at daytime, too. For that reason, I had only packed one pair of long trousers and (luckily at least) two pullovers. For the lack of adequate clothes for this temperature, I already missed Jac\u00f3 Beach a bit. But after the next day and a short tour through Coronado, I found the advantages of both places.<\/p>\n

Jac\u00f3 Beach<\/h3>\n
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Sunset in Jac\u00f3 Beach – Atardecer en Playa Jac\u00f3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Jac\u00f3 Beach, it was warm and we have a pool in the garden of the school. There is a nice beach where you can surf, go for a walk or watch the sunset. All the stores and supermarkets are very close to the school apartments and there is also a fantastic \u201cfruter\u00eda\u201d where I discovered many fruits I had never seen before in Germany. It’s quite a touristic place with a bunch of souvenir shops, bars and restaurants where you can spend the evenings with your friends.<\/p>\n

Coronado<\/h3>\n
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The church of Coronado, the Costa Rican flag and two rainbows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coronado can be cooler, so my advice for everyone: don’t forget to pack some long trousers, pullovers and a jacket for the evenings \ud83d\ude09 As I got to know the first morning, there is a rooster (named Gallo Pinto) in the garden of the campus, which takes its role as alarm clock very seriously.<\/p>\n

In return, the school in Coronado has great things to offer too: the student residence is quite big and bright and is equipped excellently. We have a drier (that is actually unnecessary in Jac\u00f3 Beach), and the kitchen is well equipped, there is even a rice cooker! On the campus, there is a volleyball net and a table tennis.<\/p>\n

Every noon during the week, Don George comes to the school to bring some typical Caribbean\/Costa Rican food like empanadas and tamales. Another service we students really enjoy is the gym at Club Los Ja\u00fales, which is gratis for Academia Tica students. Besides of the swimming pool and the gym at Los Ja\u00fales, the hot showers my roommate had told me about were a reason why I decided to go there (anyways, after a few days I found out, that you could also have a hot shower in the apartment. You only had to turn the water on slowly!).<\/p>\n

The grand supermarkets and the center of Coronado with its beautiful church are located a bit farther (approximately 20 minutes walking) but there are sodas, different restaurants, caf\u00e9s and stores too. And from Coronado, there is a bus to San Jos\u00e9, leaving every 10 minutes. In San Jos\u00e9, you can go shopping, watch movies in the cinema, go to the theatre or one of the museums.<\/p>\n

In this way, both schools offer different possibilities, which make them each a nice and interesting place to study Spanish!<\/p>\n

Read it in Spanish!<\/h2>\n

El d\u00eda de m\u00ed cambio de Playa Jac\u00f3 a Coronado, m\u00ed reloj ten\u00eda alg\u00fan problema y me indicaba una hora err\u00f3nea todo el d\u00eda. Por eso, llegu\u00e9 a Coronado dos horas m\u00e1s temprano (por suerte fue posible cambiar el tiquete de autob\u00fas que hab\u00eda comprado antes). Poco despu\u00e9s de mi\u00a0 llegada a Coronado, empez\u00f3 a llover, as\u00ed que tuve suerte con haber llegado antes. En Jac\u00f3, ha llovido mucho tambi\u00e9n pero nunca me hab\u00eda importado, porque ah\u00ed hac\u00eda mucho calor. A veces incluso fue agradable y surfear en la lluvia fue muy divertido.<\/p>\n

Cuando hice mi maleta en Alemania. Pensaba que solo necesitar\u00eda una su\u00e9ter para noches especialmente fr\u00edas. Pero no era consciente de que de d\u00eda lo necesitar\u00eda a veces tambi\u00e9n. Por eso, solo hab\u00eda metido un par de pantalones largas y (por suerte al menos) dos sudaderas. Por la falta de ropa adecuada, ech\u00e9 un poco de menos a Jac\u00f3, pero despu\u00e9s de mi primer d\u00eda y una vuelta peque\u00f1a en Coronado, pod\u00eda ver varias ventajas de ambos lugares.<\/p>\n

Playa Jac\u00f3<\/h3>\n

En Jac\u00f3, hace mucho calor y hay una piscina en el jard\u00edn de la Academia. Hay una playa bonita, donde puedes surfear, dar un paseo o mirar la puesta del sol. Todas las tiendas y supermercados est\u00e1n muy cerca del apartamento, y hay una fruter\u00eda fant\u00e1stica, donde puedes encontrar verduras y frutas que nunca antes hab\u00eda visto en Alemania. Es un lugar bastante tur\u00edstico con muchas tiendas de suvenirs, bares y restaurantes para pasar las tardes con los compa\u00f1eros.<\/p>\n

Coronado<\/h3>\n

Coronado, puede ser un poco fresco, por eso m\u00ed recomendaci\u00f3n es: no olvide a meter unos pantalones largos, su\u00e9ter y una chaqueta para noches frescas ;). En la primera ma\u00f1ana me di cuenta que en el jard\u00edn vive un gallo (se llama\u00a0 Gallo Pinto) que toma \u00a0su papel como\u00a0despertador bastante en serio.<\/p>\n

La Academia en Coronado tambi\u00e9n tiene mucho que ofrecer: el apartamento es bastante grande y luminoso y tiene un equipamiento excelente. Hay una secadora (que por el calor era innecesaria en Jac\u00f3). En la cocina hay un horno microondas \u00a1e incluso una olla arrocera! En el campus, hay una red de voleibol y tenis de mesa. Cada d\u00eda durante la semana, Don George llega en la tarde para llevar comidas y refrescos t\u00edpicos del Caribe y de Costa Rica, como empanadas y tamales.<\/p>\n

Algo m\u00e1s que nos gusta mucho es el gimnasio en el Club Los Ja\u00fales cerca de la escuela (que es gratis para estudiantes). Aparte de la piscina y el gimnasio en el Los Ja\u00fales, una raz\u00f3n para ir all\u00ed fue que mi compa\u00f1era de residencia me hab\u00eda dicho que el gimnasio ten\u00eda duchas calientes (bueno, despu\u00e9s de unos d\u00edas entend\u00ed que es posible tener una ducha caliente en la residencia tambi\u00e9n, \u00a1solo tienes que abrir el agua despacio!).<\/p>\n

Los supermercados grandes y el centro de Coronado con su Iglesia linda est\u00e1n a unos 20 minutos pero aqu\u00ed hay sodas, varios restaurantes, caf\u00e9s y tiendas diferentes tambi\u00e9n. Y desde Coronado, cada 10 minutos sale un autob\u00fas a San Jos\u00e9, donde tienes la posibilidad de ir de compras o visitar varios museos, teatros\u00a0 o cines.<\/p>\n

Ambas academias ofrecen posibilidades diferentes, que las hacen un lugares bonitos e interesantes para aprender espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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