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Old 09-21-2010, 12:50 PM   #1
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not sure if this is the right forum for this, but it seems to be the most visited, so....

if you could take a month/two month long spanish program somewhere in south america, where would you go?

considerations:

- location --> not looking to take classes in a huge city like BA or rio, but would prefer being in a big enough town to where there will be younger people doing similar things (classes, traveling, etc)

- flexibility --> i've got a pretty firm time frame of early-mid october up until thanksgiving. not at all concerned about getting actual college credit or anything like that, but would like to be able to improve my spanish while also enjoying myself, traveling around, etc

nightlife --> learning spanish and outdoor/adventure activities are probably top 2 on my priority list, but nightlife is a pretty close 3rd. not looking to party everynight, but would definitely like to spend a lot of my time in fun areas

a buddy of mine spent a few months in bariloche using a company called patagoniaspanish.com to handle his schooling. set him up with a host family etc.

am considering doing that, but was already in bariloche for a few days in march. still pretty high on my list as there are tons of travelers, flexible language programs and a bunch of outdoor stuff to do.

other place i was looking at was ushuaia. same language program runs 2 and 4 week courses down there. being in tierra del fuego would obviously be incredible, but the place seems incredibly remote and i'm not sure spending that much time down there would be worth it -- anyone spent time down there???

thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions anyone might have. and i'm not dead-set on argentina by any stretch of the imagination. just happens to be where most of the ideas have come from thus far.
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Old 09-22-2010, 09:44 PM   #2
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Have you heard of Queztal Trekkers? Quetzaltrekkers: Trekking Hiking Climbing Central America

I worked with them for a few months in Leon, Nicaragua. Incredible time, learned a ton of Spanish, not even going to school, but there's several schools there, I heard good things about them. You could probably do both, work with QT hiking up volcanoes and go to school. Their Guatemala outfit is also worth checking out ... and the founder of these two just started a similar program in Bolivia, a friend of mine that worked in Leon with us was one of their first volunteers and though quite highly of it as well. Be more than just a tourist | Condortrekkers I bet you could find schools there as well, these organizations thrive where there's backpackers/language schools.

Just an idea, but as far as outdoors/hiking stuff, Leon is phenomenal, and I think the school could be too. Oh, and nightlife is great, really fun. Leon's a fantastic place, I really fell in love with the place.
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I think I am a little late on this, but in case you have not done this yet or others are thinking about doing this I would have to agree with LegitiKick on learning Spanish Nicaragua. I am currently in Nicaragua and there are tons of options for learning spanish. Also, the price is very reasonable! They have options for home stays, or inexpensive accommodations.

I would recommend Granada if you want to be inland or San Juan Del Sur if you want to be by the beach.

I am currently in San Juan Del Sur and thinking about doing a 2 week program. The program I am thinking about is $70 per week for 20 hours of classes. This is good for me because it will be 4 hours per day.

I plan to document my Spanish learning experience and will post my results later.

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Wife and I would love to do something similar.
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