After nearly a decade living in Costa Rica, I can tell you this: you don’t need much Spanish to visit—but a little goes a long way. Here’s what to expect, where English is enough, and the key phrases ...

I moved to Costa Rica with zero knowledge of the Spanish language. I like to joke that I knew two words, cerveza and gracias, but that wasn’t too far from the reality of the situation. I randomly took ...

Learning a new language later in life requires patience, perseverance, and the understanding that, no matter how fluent you become, you’ll probably never reach the level you have with your native ...

«It’s not a vacation, for sure. It was not a tourist destination and it was challenging, very challenging.» Getting around using Uber in a different language in a country with no addresses can be ...

Dios. Señor. Jesuscristo. As I stood in the all-Spanish church service this past Palm Sunday, I had one half-formed thought: ...

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, July 26 (UNHCR) - Bangalay came to Costa Rica by accident. He arrived while travelling from his native Côte d'Ivoire, heading towards what he believed was the United States.

Spanish language immersion students at Eisenhower and Zarrow International Schools had to exchange their exchange trip to Mexico for one to Costa Rica, but it worked out to be a good trade-off in the ...