I'm with cuzbar on this. I speak almost no spanish and my first trip a week ago went quite well. Just download Google Translator and use that. Chicas already have that loaded on theirs too and they will make sure you will have good time. Now, having some of the vets around you is a plus if you happen to plan your trip around the same time. They are just like you travelling from US or some other place, but they will certainly help you move around, but don't need any money from you. Again, my first two days in DR, I was all alone and it went very well. The 3rd and 4th day, the great vets, Nasty, Bach and 007 were there, which definitely was a great plus.