What You Missed in Macon This Weekend

Taylor Drake, The Creek Intern|October 18, 2017

Murphy Center Student Work

Pura Vida is a common greeting and sight to see on signs in Costa Rica. Pictured here is a Pura Vida sign at Estacion Las Tortugas on the Carribean coast.

Pura Vida

Mercer students Talia Vega,
Riddhi Maheshwari, Christopher Fields and Elijah Walton shadowed at Proyecto Asis while a three-toed sloth was provided emergency care. The animal was injured in the wild and did not survive.

Mercer On Mission Costa Rica: The Experience That Changed Us

Mercer University student, Misha Patel, observes a sloth from a safe distance through a telescopic lens during a Costa Rican wildlife tour at Proyecto Asis.

Protecting Paradise: How Ethical Tourism Can Preserve Costa Rica’s Future

Mercer on Mission students talk with Oscar Campos, a Proyecto Asis employee, on Tuesday June 16, 2026. The trip gave students plenty of opportunities to learn and practice speaking Spanish with employees at Proyecto Asis and their host families. Students who were already fluent in Spanish realized differences in the linguistics of the language and which led them to ask questions which allowed them to learn more about Costa Rican culture.

Mercer On Mission students embrace everyday life in Costa Rica

Pictured is a Mercer Student observing the Great Currasow residing in the animal rescue site Proyecto Asis.

Costa Ricans share their views on wildlife