Navigating the Social and Legal Norms of Hispanic Culture
I will never forget the moment I passed through customs in the Juan Santamaria International Airport in Costa Rica. Sure, I knew the basic verb tenses and common phrases such as “buenos dias”, “muy bien”, “tengo hambre”, and “bienvenidos”, but I quickly realized that wasn’t going to be enough to navigate the country. Luckily, in the chaos I saw my host family holding a sign, rescuing me from trying to use my useless Spanish vocabulary.