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Podcast: Studying Spanish in Cuenca, Ecuador
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] [Download MP3 | Add to iTunes | Subscribe to Podcasts] Cuenca is a UNESCO World Heritage city, founded in 1557 by the Spanish, about 10 hours south of Quito in Ecuador. I chose to study here following my Spanish studies in Guatemala as Guatemala and Ecuador are the [...]
Studying Spanish in Cuenca, Ecuador
Having got over the trauma of my bag slash, I found some Spanish classes in Cuenca, Ecuador through a recommendation on the Lonely Planet forums. I’ve just completed a week of 4 hours/day one-on-one lessons here – at the Abraham Lincoln Cultural Center (pictured below). I’ll be studying for another week here and also publishing [...]
Rancho de Rosa: Our host family in San Pedro, Guatemala
Living with a host family has both advantages and disadvantages. Significant advantages are: practicing your Spanish on a daily basis, experiencing Guatemalan life and culture from "the inside", and living in a safe and filling environment (the food is more than sufficient). Some disadvantages might be: lack of privacy, eating at set times (not decided [...]