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JakeJakeJake · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 135

I'm pretty much set on Mexico now. Which is great. I'm almost pretty certain I'll be enrolling in the IH CELTA course starting early July in Mexico City.
BUTTTTT I will hopefully have enough dosh saved to go to Mexico in late May/early June to do a 3 or 4 week intensive Spanish course before heading to Mexico City for my course and then job hunting.
I would love to spend a few beautiful weeks in somewhere lovely and cheap where there is a language school. Any recommendations for either a place or a school?

123teachme.com is helping me but I need the inside scoop! Smile

MELEE

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

brianrex · Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Vancouver BC

Try Antigua, Guatemala. Beautiful city, friendly people and inexpensive. There are many schools to choose from, they all offer one on one instruction and room and board with local families. Just substitute buey for vos and you'll do fine when you go to Mexico. Julio Garcia at [email protected] is one I would recommend.

MELEE · Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

Guy,

I believe he's looking for Lovely, Cheap and a Language School.
No place in Mexico can compete with the prices of Language Schools in Guatemala. Last time I checked US $500 got you two weeks of morning classes, afternoon activities, and homestay with 3 meals a day.

I suggest Queztaltenango over Antiqua as being slightly cheaper, slightly closer to Mexico, and slightly fewer gringos in town.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Sorry, I didn't mean for my post to come off as it did. You're right, of course, but Mexico is so big and varied you can find lovely, cheap, and a language school for Spanish. I figure if Jake is coming to Mexico, it makes little sense to go to Guatemala. Any savings on that country being cheaper would be eaten up by the additional travel costs.

Taxco is relatively close to Mexico City and offers Spanish courses (sorry, I don't have a school name handy). Beautiful city in my opinion. Cuernavaca is also a major center for Spanish study.

JakeJakeJake · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 135

cheers for the advice guys. was looking at queztaltenango yesterday. fandabidozi. cheap as chips.

realistically im only going to find a reasonably cheap flight to mexico city from the uk. how much would coach travel or flight cost to Guatamala. ballpark figue. i like travel me. a few eeks in guat samplin the delights appeals somewhat.
crap writing as at owk keepion it sly from my manager !

corporatehuman · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 198 Location: Mexico City

Yeah I recommend Guatemala too. I know people that just live there for awhile and take spanish classes and well...basically relax.

Also I studied Spanish at DUNHAM Institute which you can find online. The spanish courses aren't as cheap as Guatemala but it includes homestay I think. Plus the Spanish teacher there is really good.

It's in Chiapas btw. So that's right on your way to Guatemala anyway.