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 He laughed when she dropped her head to the table in despair.

“No. No grammar. Por favor! I don’t need grammar. I need survival Spanish. I need rudimentary conversational Spanish. Por favor!”

So he, sitting in Costa Rica, and she, sitting in Texas, compromised.  

He wrote down phrases she’d need-

Podria ayudarme por favor.

Donde esta el bano?

And seemed surprised, but pleased when she asked for two more;

Como puedo ayudarte?

Me gusta estar ocupada, necesito hacer algo

Then, They just talked about their farms and their families, and living alone, in a friendly mash-up of English and Spanish.