Posts Tagged: spanish

An Introduction

By Jennie M., guest blogger studying Spanish in Heredia, Costa Rica Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, I’m currently living in San Diego.  I’m about to leave for four weeks of Spanish immersion in Heredia, Costa Rica.  I took Spanish for four years in high school and one year in college.  I studied abroad twice in… Read more »

Video: College Study Abroad in Cuenca, Ecuador

AmeriSpan offers semester, short-term, and year-long college study abroad programs at top foreign universities.  Here is a great video from our College Study Abroad program in Cuenca, Ecuador:    

Santiago Unfolds

By Jonathon L., guest blogger studying Spanish and skiing in Santiago, Chile Today was Day 2 of Spanish classes.  We talked about indigineous people, our zodiac signs, and when to use saber or concer.  Did I mention that this was all in spanish? After class, we went to lunch in the central market, at Mariscaria,… Read more »

Sample Day of Class in Santiago

By Jonathon L., guest blogger studying Spanish and skiing in Santiago, Chile Sample Day of class, and despite not sleeping much the night before, and the mild 'terremoto' in my head, it was a pretty awesome lesson overall. First Hour: 9ish-10:30ish:  Class starts with the profesor (profe for short) asking us what we did last… Read more »

Extracurricular Activities in Playa del Carmen

By Alisa W., guest blogger studying Spanish in Playa del Carmen, Mexico   Beginning my second week in Playa del Carmen – I am excited to continue with my Spanish lessons!  We get a new teacher each week, and my new teacher pushes us really hard to speak only in spanish which makes a big difference…. Read more »

Friday’s Activity in Heredia

By Niki W., guest video blogger at the Teen Junior Immersion program in Heredia, Costa Rica. Here, Niki W. documents a typical Friday activity. For more information on this program go to Teen Junior Immersion in Heredia, Costa Rica See Spanish programs in Heredia See all of Niki's video blogs from Heredia  

Getting into La Ceiba, Honduras

By Liz L., guest blogger studying Spanish in Honduras Well, I arrived. I´ve been here one week and I´m starting to get adjusted to things. For example, I´m starting to figure out the keyboard, which has buttons in different places. I still haven´t figured out how to make smiley faces, so my e-mails to my… Read more »

Trip to Viña del Mar and Valparaíso

By Jonathon L., guest blogger studying Spanish and skiing in Santiago, Chile Rather than sleeping in and relaxing or hitting the mountains to go snowboarding, I joined a group of other students from our school and hopped in a Van to explore two coastal cities, Vina del Mar and Valparaíso.  So a mix of Rowdy… Read more »

Playa del Carmen: Reflections on a Busy First Week

By Alisa W., guest blogger studying Spanish in Playa del Carmen, Mexico I have been in Playa del Carmen for exactly one week now.  The week has flown by, and I'm amazed by how quickly I became comfortable here in Mexico.  Yesterday, I took a tour with some of my new friends to Chichen Itza. … Read more »

Meet the School: Sosua, Dominican Republic’s Director

Meet Tanja Hölzer, Director of AmeriSpan's partner school in Sosua, Dominican Republic! What is your background?I am a public relations consultant and worked in education as a Divisions Manager for Marketing and PR business trainings in Germany. I am 41, originally from Germany where I have studied history, politics and languages and became later on… Read more »