Staying with Strangers ~ Costa Rica

Over the next two days, I was happy to spend time with Marinas family who made me feel very welcome. I ate every meal with them, and went with Marina on her errands around town, stopping here and there to chat with her neighbours and even getting invited in for delicious black (and extremely sweet) Costa Rican coffee. I will never forget the time Marina took to invest in my life by spending hours speaking Spanish clearly and slowly and teaching me about Borucan culture. I certainly learned more Spanish in the last 2 days than I have in the number of language classes Ive taken. If ever you want to experience indigenous culture in South America, find your way by local buses to Boruca and ask for Marina. Shell be happy to find a bed for you to lay your head on for a few nights.