Host family gift Costa Rica?

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william a

Ipod
diskman
wristwach
pair of boots

soleluna

Forget about cokes!!! Please, this is not the jungle!!! coke is as common as in USA... bring something that is traditional in your hometown: like tshirts, caps or some special food. For your host sister, anything a teen would like: a shirt, jewelry, or something like that.

Priscilla L

I usually bring something from my local area.....so If you are from Texas bring a cowboy hat and some BBW sauce and if you are from Vermont then bring real maple sirup.
A book (coffee table book) about the USa is also very nice.
For the 13 year old sister bring something what teenagers here at that age also really like.

March77

Forget about the coke and ice cream, allright? We can get pretty much anything u can get in the u.s, snickers, dr. pepper, all kinds of food, u name it...I would say for the host sister go for what all teenagers like, for example creams, (victoria's secrets creams are expensive here, I know they aren't in the u.s) or jewelry, makeup, things like that...and for the entire family a box of fine chocolates would be nice, not just the brand ones but a more luxurious 1s

CR - Tiquicia (only)

A small detail of your state of origin is a good gift.

penner

Nice handmade portraits or paintings made from photos are always a good gift idea. You can find more such ideas at http://www.paintyourlife.com
They make all types of personalized and unique portraits on oil, pencil, charcoal or on canvas.
This company also has a studio for oil paintings reproductions. In case you are looking for an affordable gift urgently, you can take a look at their 'stock on sale'. Visit http://www.oil-paintings-reproductions.c...

Truth

T-shirts or souveniers from your place.
It is a multicultural interaction for them too.

kookie

Apparently coke and ice cream are considered expensive treats in Costa Rica, this link has a good basic questions and answers and mentions that. Although it would be hard to bring ice cream, bringing a case of coke is plausible.

http://www.costaricahostfamily.com/faqs.php

Another site says this:

If you would like to bring your host family a gift, we suggest that you keep it simple. Things like chocolates, pens, pencils, caps, t-shirts, postcards from the U.S. and children's books in Spanish are always appreciated. Gifts that reflect where you are from are also very good. A couple of examples are; Maple syrup from Vermont or Smoked Salmon from Washington. You might also like to bring pictures of your hometown and your family because they are a great way to begin the cultural exchange.
Here is that link.
http://www.isls.com/costarica/destination/hostfamily.cfm

And this link has a lot of good info on being a polite guest and what to expect.

http://www.spanishabroad.com/costarica/sanjose/icai/homestay.htm

Hope that helps and enjoy your experience in Costa Rica!

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