About
Mr. Howard has an extensive foreign language background, having earned a B.A. in Latin American studies and a Master’s degree in Spanish from the University of California. He also has credentials to teach Spanish at all levels from California State University, San Francisco.
The author is a consultant for National Geographic, a columnist for Central America Weekly newspaper, Costa Rica Outdoors magazine and the ARCR bimonthly magazine, El Residente. He also write the perennial best-selling travel/retirement/overseas investment guide book, The New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica. (IBSN 1881233588). He is the only author of any of the guidebooks about Costa Rica who actually lives there full-time.
At present, the author writes columns titled Learning the Language for the Association of Residents of Costa Rica’s magazine La Voz and Short Cuts for learning Spanish for the newspaper Costa Rica Today. A witty Costa Rican expression is included at the end of each column.
Due to his expertise, Christopher Howard. is frequently called on to give seminars on the subject of learning Spanish as a second language. He can be found lecturing at the Association of Residents of Costa Rica’s monthly seminar for newcomers.
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