wow, lots of great tips, thanks!
We have the 3 CD "Spanish for Dummies" in the car for our commute. Will we be able to get by OK with broken, pleading spanish? I speak french, so I was thinking I'd just speak french with a drunken spanish accent.
We've got our little cabin on the beach with a kitchenette. We'll be buying our groceries and making some meals, eating out the rest of the time.
What, if anything, can we do to avoid or minimize "the squirts" as you so eloquently called it?