I want to study abroad in a tropical location. Where should I go?

I love tropical, island-like places so much that I'm considering studying in one for a semester.





Problem is, I'm not sure where to go. Some places I've considered are the Virgin Islands and Costa Rica.





Have you studied in a place like this?? Is there a place I've overlooked?





I'm basically looking for a program with business classes in a warm, tropical place with friendly people and beautiful women.





Any advice or tips are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I want to study abroad in a tropical location. Where should I go?
Martinique. The official language is French, but it's a tourist location so I'm sure you could do it. It's gorgeous. I've never been there, but my french teacher has posters in her room.
Reply:You could also look at places like the Dominican Republic, Australia, or a Mediteriannian type place (Italy, Spain, Turkey...).
Reply:You can go to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Micronisia. Mexico is pretty big so be sure you go to a coastoal area. Puerto Rico is a us territory, so it is probably the safest. Micronisia is really far, but they have some really cool internship programs where they will let you do real work and it is a US territory, and you might even get a chance to interact with us politicians. Costa Rica is nice and stable, but it is a tiny country, I would rather go to Mexico, because it is a big country and it does some serious trade with the US which may be significant factor in future employment for you.
Reply:I think you should go to south America country like Guyana there is lots of sunshine , it is a tropical country with friendly people and lots of beautifully ladies. the food is great.It is also great for studing. In Guyana the speak English.
Reply:You can study in Brazil, but the Brazilian people speak only in Portuguese. Anyway, welcome to Brazil.
Reply:My brother is considering studying abroad in New Zealand. They speak English there, so that would be cool.
Reply:I was an exchange student in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico during a summer semester.





Wow.





The archaeology, people, architecture, vacation spots, and environment were great.





The food was good, but sometimes it was really weird and unpleasant. But there was enough stuff I liked that I could always find something good.





It was super-hot. Really hot. And it rained, like, every day. Bear that in mind--the summer is not necessarily the best time to visit an island, and you might want to skip hurricane season, too.





I don't know about business classes. I took Spanish and sociology classes and traveled a lot.





The people were nice--pleasant and VERY nice-smelling (they shower 2 or more times a day and they're obsessed with health and beauty aids!), but not crazy and tourist-sharks (except in the really touristy areas, which I avoided if possible.) They were very laid-back but they were totally helpful and friendly if you talked to them, asked them for help, whatever.





But I will say, bathrooms are dicey (though lodging is usually cheap) and you gotta RELAX--service in restaurants is achingly slow.





But bars, oddly enough, will serve you promptly and often.





Strange.
Reply:Your pretty weird
Reply:Go Costa Rica all the way! I lived/ studied and worked there for 14 years. It's a great country, the people are very friendly, the beaches are beautiful, and it's a small country with volcanos, jungles, rivers for white water rafting, etc.





Any studies would be in the Central Valley, (San Jose, Alajeula, Heredia) but it's only 2 hours to either coast, and the buses are great.





Also, Costa Rica is a very stable country, no army. Good food, too.