Getting around Costa Rica without Spanish

Something I am glad I never have to do again

Welcome, aspiring polyglot, to the second installment of the personal story series. This week a look at my social life in Costa Rica, my experience at the university, and learning to live with a family who doesn’t speak any English.

First, though, I had to get to them, considering there had been a miscommunication and they weren’t there to pick me up at…