Is this program okay for someone who speaks no Spanish?

Posted by Grace Brindle 9 years 3 months ago

Answers

My daughter Anna did the Costa Rica trip, her Spanish was limited, really...the experience was great. No need to speak Spanish.

For someone who speaks absolutely no Spanish it may be fairly difficult. However, it depends on how courageous and willing they are to be out of their element. My host family spoke absolutely no English. I lucked out and for the first half of my time I spent with my host family there was another person doing the same program. She was fluent in Spanish and would translate everything for me. For the last half of my trip the conversations I had with my host family were very limited but I spoke enough Spanish to understand key things. If you do not speak any Spanish I would suggest asking to be placed with someone else who does, although the program may not be able to accommodate for this. I think I just lucked out. Although, all of the workers within the program spoke English this included the man who picked/dropped me off from the airport and all of the employees at the animal shelter.