Simon, you will have fun, you will not get DF, and you will make friends. You already have 2 contacts, given that both
Verny and Josue live in CR.

Anyway we can talk about dengue fever at another time, can’t we?
And well, Simon I could give you a couple of Spanish institutes if you want to study..

Either way, i doubt you’ll get it in Escazu Simon, and hit me up if you want to talk man.

Moreover, the degue mosquitoes just live in stagnaned water so near the beach it’s difficult to get, too..

Where’s the problem?… the problem is when the people let stagnated water in their homes..

So it’s imposible to get dengue fever in you don’t live in sea level (or 500 meter above) and if you wanna go to the beach you just have to be careful about the places where you wanna live

First, I’m really functioning on zero sleep, so I may be incoherent. But here goes:

1) The Dengue Fever thing: I don’t think you have too much to worry about. I haven’t heard about any problems from friends (gringos & ticos) living in CR. Just wear your repellent.

2) I would recommend joining the CR Living Yahoo Group and the Costa Rica Young Expats Yahoo Group. There are a TON of expats living in Escazu and they do organized activities.

3) With regards to an intercambio… do you just want to speak with someone or do you want to take Spanish classes? If you just want to speak, make some tico friends; they’ll be more than happy to speak with you! (They’re very patient!)

Please keep coming back,
Erin

I am reading up about Costa Rica and the stuff about Dengue Fever is unsettling to me. How freaked out should I be when I find mosquitoe bites on my body? Should I just wear Deet repellant and relax about the whole thing?

Any other advice you can give me? Is it possible to take a stroll in Escazu, to meet other young people (I’m 22) - and how would I go about finding an intercambio? Quiero hablar en espanol con un chico/chica como yo.

Thanks,
Simon