Hi Dan, I agree. I was just wondering for the beginning. Learning a new language takes some times. Look like a nice country, I think we will come to have a taste of it soon!
Depending what is your job, if you do not need to communicate with locals regarding your profession, English is just enough to survive And pretty soon you will learn basic words which you need when you are in grocery store, or driving by buss. People here, on the coast, are pretty used to have foreigners around.