<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/final/magazine/spring-2006/teaching-experience.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Teaching Experience</title><excerpt>One of the biggest challenges of living in Costa Rica is my inability to communicate. It’s frustrating to not speak the language and be incapable of articulating my thoughts and feelings. As a result, I have been doing my utmost to improve the situation. I diligently practice Spanish with my host family, I attend Spanish classes, and I attempt muddled conversations in Spanish with my friends.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            <img src="http://blogs.westmont.edu/magazine/files/2006/11/KatieSchick.jpg" alt="Katie Schick"/>
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