hi nathan and welcome to this forum...people here are very friendly .. like you, i have questions and they have helped me a lot in sorting out our docs... even if i am not asking directly from the moderators and the members, reading threads will give you general idea of how the process goes...
if you have direct questions , you can address them and all the guys here will be more than happy to help you..
steve is right... internet connection ( approximately 1000 peso a month ) and a simple laptop ( notebook like acer one around 14000) will be a better option instead of calling thru phone...skype will be a great program..not only hearing her voice but at the same time seing her thru webcam... 24 hr communication is possible thru this...
good luck...