Originally Posted by zog

if she is not a fluent spanish speaker, what about spanish classes? Learning a new language I imagine is very rewarding. And the result would be more people to talk to and get to know :-)

Or if she is bilingual then what about her teaching english on a part time basis? If the money is not good then so what? part time work fills up some time, and teaching english to spanish speakers would be rewarding and would involve her locally.