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By Sarina R., guest blogger studying Spanish at AmeriSpan's Antigua Spanish school
Today, a bit on packing and general safety for travel in Guatemala.
In preparation for the trip, I scoured Lonely Planet, Moon, the internet, etc. for packing tips in the rainy season. Yet despite my research, I found specific and useful information hard to come by. As a result, I went the ¨pack a little bit of everything¨ route, and it ended up being a pretty good decision. A few pearls of wisdom..
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By Jonathon L., guest blogger studying Spanish and skiing in Santiago, Chile
For those who await my return in the states, I cannot wait to see you and hear about your amazing summers. For those who I am leaving or will be leaving after a wonderful time in Chile, I love you the most (but not necessarily more than others). I will miss you like woah...and I apologize that this is in English and many of you may not be able to comprehend the words I am typing.
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Meet Alfonso Nájera Sánchez, Academic Coordinator and a Spanish Instructor at AmeriSpan's Playa del Carmen Spanish school
What is your background?
41 year old, Degree in Spanish, Resident of Playa del Carmen since 1999
Which languages have you studied?
English
Continue reading "Meet the School: Playa del Carmen's Academic Coordinator" »
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By Jennie M., guest blogger studying Spanish in Heredia, Costa Rica
Since my Mama Tica is also the cooking teacher at school, I have had a variety of delicious meals. At home, she doesn't always cook comida tipica. I have had everything from spaghetti with marinara sauce to the traditional gallo pinto. Rice and beans are a common staple of Costa Rican food. For lunch, I often go to a local soda - a small restaurant - for a casado. A casado often includes rice, beans, meat (or cheese if you prefer), with vegetables. Platanos (or plantains) are a common side. One of the first lessons I learned with food in the markets was not to confuse platanos with bananas, as they look quite similar. In Costa Rica, bananas are smaller.
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Last week we posted Part One of our Antigua Tour video. Today we bring you Part Two, which includes a tour of the ancient city of Tikal as well as the city of Chichicastenango. After watching these tours, you might just consider Guatemala study abroad for yourself!
Continue reading "Learn Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala (Part Two) - Video" »
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By Alisa W., guest blogger studying Spanish in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Over my trip I have constantly been evaluating my packing choices. I thought it might be useful for those traveling to Playa del Carmen, or anywhere that has a similar climate. The climate here in Playa is, well, HOT. It isn't necessarily the temperature, however, that gets you. It's the humidity. The humidity is often very high. I walked past a thermometer that said the humidity was 80%. The temperature is usually only around 85-90 degrees. Being from Texas, this does not seem that hot, however, combined with the humidity, it often feels hotter than Texas. You spend most of the day very sweaty, but don't worry about it too much, because everyone is sweating!
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In Part One of this two-part video of Antigua, Guatemala, we discover some of the most notable sites of Antigua. Visit Lake Atitlan, Maximon "The Evil Saint", a volcano tour, and much more! There is much to be discovered when you learn Spanish in Antigua!
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Meet Katherine Neumann, Reservations, Information and Front Desk at AmeriSpan's Playa del Carmen Spanish school
What is your background?
I am a 29 year old Canadian who has been living in Mexico on and off for 10 years (as a permanent Resident for the past 6 years). I have a BA in Spanish.
Do you travel often?
As often as I can! I love nothing more than visiting somewhere new.
Continue reading "Meet the School: Playa del Carmen's Reservations, Information, and Front Desk" »
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By Jonathon L., guest blogger studying Spanish and skiing in Santiago, Chile
I am going to take the Dani Duran approach to starting this blog and see where that takes me:
This last week, I basically had to restart my Chile family experience because Morgan had returned to the states, Lauren was living it up in Uruguay and Buenos Aires, and for some ungodly reason, Clau (who normally works from home) happened to have one of her busy weeks where her trabajo is actually filming and she needs to be there to do her thing (I don’t think she is the star but she does some of the behind the scenes work...HOWEVER SHE COULD BE IF SHE WANTED TO!!!)
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By Katie B., Guest Blogger and SALUD Medical Spanish Student in Buenos Aires, Argentina
This is my first blog entry and my first week in Argentina!
My name is Katie, and I am a 3rd year medical student at Drexel University originally from Rochester, NY. I came to Buenos Aires, Argentina to learn Spanish so that I can communicate with the multitude of Spanish speaking people in the U.S., in an attempt to bridge the gap between the number of Spanish speaking patients and doctors.
I will be in Buenos Aires, Argentina for four months, three of which I am enrolled in AmeriSpan Spanish classes. For the first four weeks I will be studying general Spanish, and the next eight I will be in the SALUD (medical Spanish) program.
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