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Luck and Tradition Shape Costa Rica Families New Year Celebrations

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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...
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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...
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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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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...
Expat Living

How My Father Shaped My Life in Costa Rica

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One of my favorite things about my five-year-old daughter is that before she runs anywhere, she winds up like a cartoon character. She leans...
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.
Expat Living

How Learning Spanish in Costa Rica Keeps You Young and Laughing

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When you’re tuckered out from a long day using Costa Rican slang at every conceivable opportunity, how do you announce you’re ready for bed?...
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