I'm moving from the US to a Central American office for a year for visa reasons. I'm really hyped for the experience but at the same time, really nervous being an Indian with a reasonable but not very strong command over Spanish

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Also, getting a latina gf is your fastest path toward Spanish fluency ;)

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You can learn spanish.. this is fixable

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Costa Rica ?

You'll be fine. San Jose has alot of English speakers. Also don't shy away from trying to learn Spanish. Emerging yourself in the culture is always the best way to learn :). Good luck!

You'll be fine

Learn Spanish, respect local traditions, build authentic relationships and act as though you are going to be there forever…

Learn Spanish. NewsInSlowSpanish.com, Duolingo, YouTube, Rosetta Stone, etc. This is a huge opportunity—look at it as something to maximize, not as a potential obstacle. You can gain a whole new perspective and make memories for life.

I've been learning Spanish too. One tip I would give is to watch your Netflix in Spanish. Super helpful with listening

there is a chrome extension called “language learning with Netflix”. Add if it you haven’t yet - super helpful. (Dual subtitles, hover over translation, etc).

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