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Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: Language History and Origins

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Every foreign resident who lives here knows that when we call at someone’s door, we cry “¡Upe!” However, nobody seems to know why. Well,...
Costa Rica

Easy Shortcuts to Learning Spanish

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In a previous article I offered some valuable tips to help English speaking travelers to Costa Rica (or elsewhere) and expat residents improve the...
Arts and Culture

Survival Spanish for Costa Rica Expats and Visitors

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One of the most daunting tasks that newbie expats are faced with is learning everyday Spanish survival skills . Most expats do not even know...
Costa Rica

10 Tips on How to Find a Language School in Costa Rica

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Anyone thinking of relocating or traveling to Costa Rica should at least acquire survival level Spanish to survive and enjoy what the country has...
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Ojalá: A Costa Rican Sense of Luck for the New Year

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As the clock strikes midnight and the fireworks light up the night sky, thousands of Costa Rican families will have prepared for the rituals...
Agriculture

Learning Spanish in Costa Rica: There’s lots to get from Latin Soap Operas

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Spanish can be melodramatic.A telenovela or novela is a Spanish language soap opera. Telenovelas seem to be the opiate of the masses in Latin...
Language Lessons

A Crash Course To Costa Rica Slang and Expressions

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You can’t call yourself fluent in Costa Rican Spanish unless you understand its slang. Maybe you already speak Spanish. If that is true, you probably...
Maeology

For my father, who loved Costa Rica

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A Father's Day tribute.
Maeology

Of maes and men: intercultural marriage in Costa Rica

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In a binational relationship, the person who gets to live in his or her native country doesn't always have the upper hand.
Maeology

Why learning another language keeps us young

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I giggle and gasp as I discover these misunderstandings, or when I hear phrases that are normal to Spanish speakers but sound funny to me. Life would be less interesting without them.
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