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Learning Spanish in Bocas del Toro
Disclaimer: I haven’t been asked or paid to write this post. I wanted to share my awesome experience learning Spanish with Habla Ya in Bocas, everything I’ve written is my honest opinion of the experience! I have always had a passion for learning languages. I’ve taken Spanish classes since the sixth grade, minored in Spanish in college, and studied abroad for a semester in Costa Rica. Fast forward five years after college, despite traveling to Spanish-speaking countries a few times each year, and I’m finding my language skills getting a little rusty. Working a full-time job in the US where I do not work with Spanish speakers, I…
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Beating the rain in Bastimentos
I got lucky my final weekend in Bocas del Toro. The rain had stayed away for three whole days. Unfortunately, on my final day it had returned. I didn’t let this stop me from enjoying one last day in paradise. I decided to visit the farm and coffee shop Up in the Hill with some friends I’d met in my Spanish class at Habla Ya. It is quite aptly named as it is literally a walk up the hill from the main town of Old Bank in Bastimentos. You might be thinking that this doesn’t sound like a great rainy day activity. Actually, the constant light drizzle made a…
