Spanish Language, Latin American Studies & Courses with Locals

Brynne Shannon

Senior Program Manager, Latin America & Spain

Brynne’s first experience overseas was when she studied abroad in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Captivated by experiencing a different way of life, she decided to go back and spend the year after graduation teaching English in a rural Northern Thai town. After the experience of a lifetime, she became hooked on the love of travel and international education and landed her dream job working with students on their journeys to studying abroad. She has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and Australia, dabbled a bit in Europe, and is eager to venture to Latin America someday soon. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, tending to her urban garden and many houseplants, and taking barre classes.

Christian Vargas

Director of Latin America Operations

Sylvia Chaverri

Student Services Coordinator

Sylvia studied Tourism with an emphasis in Group Management at Alajuela University. In 1999 she began working for the National Biodiversity Institute in its INBioparque project (a wildlife park focused on biodiversity and bio-literacy) as a bilingual guide which gave her the opportunity to lead many visitors from around the world. Sylviaheld various roles at INBioparque and has experience serving people with diverse physical abilities, emergency protocols, quality standards, environmental interpretation and group management. She is certified in first aid, CPR and incident command through the Fire Department and USAID. She is fluent in English and her hobbies include gardening, reading, photography, arts and crafts, decoration, and learning about cultures and spending time in nature.Sylviaenjoys meeting and interacting with people of different nationalities and loves to share her culture and traditions.