Love In Translation: Letters To My Costa Rican Daughter

When a Phoenix schoolteacher buys a one-way ticket to Costa Rica, she gets pretty much what she hopes for: salvation on a bus, enlightenment in a taxi, and a serendipitous romp of a reporting career. What she doesn't see coming is a decade-long affair with the country's sly and hilarious street slang, whose wit and wisdom changes the way she sees life, love, and eventually motherhood. A delight for travel buffs, parents and linguists alike, Katherine Stanley Obando's ingenious and soulful phrasebook portrays a Costa Rica most tourists never see - and explains how what's lost in translation helped her find herself. Praise for Love in Translation "No one who loves Costa Rica should be without this delightful book - but it will also speak to anyone who has ever been far from home, or loved a child, or marveled at the power of language. 'Love in Translation' has earned a cherished and permanent spot on my bookshelf and in my heart."-Oscar Arias, Former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Laureate "Delicious... Lovingly written, with luminous joy."-Carlos Arauz, author of Costa Rica: leyendas y tradiciones "This is cross culture at its most charming."-Henrietta Boggs, Former Costa Rican First Lady, author of Married to a Legend: Don Pepe "She has taught us a valuable lesson: that our language and culture are rich and worthy of preservation. We must carry it in our souls. The pride of being Costa Rican, just the way we are."-Mar?a Mayela Padilla, National Culture Award-winning writer and folklorist

• | Author: Katherine Stanley Obando
• | Publisher: The Tico Times Publications Group
• | Publication Date: Nov 26, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 164 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0692809449
• | ISBN-13: 9780692809440