I just read a post over on The Real Costa Rica Blog that talks about learning Spanish before moving to Costa Rica.  They noted a few stats that didn’t shock me

“I was speaking to the owner of one of the larger moving companies some while back, and he told me that he is now moving back “home” more than 50% of the customers he moved here originally.”

For learning Spanish, TRCR blog mentioned Coffee Break Spanish, which I’ve been listening to for some time.  There are also a few other Spanish/language learning sites that I would recommend as well.

• The learn Spanish Survival Guide
• Insta Spanish Lessons
• Donquijote Spanish Word of the Day
• Learn It Lists
• palabea.net
• mango languages

They also reminded me that if you’re moving from the USA that it’s also a good idea to learn the metric system. It’s things like that, that will make your transition into another country/culture, so much easier.