We’re warm again! After a brief interlude in Chicago and the land of hats, jackets, long underwear and much laughter with good friends we got smarter and headed south. Each stop, Savanna, Miami and Fort Lauderdale required less clothing to stay warm but not less laughter or great conversation with friends. Tuesday we arrived in Antigua Guatemala and started our Latin American adventure. After recovering not from jet lag but from too much good food and wine with friends, we set out to find a language school and a place to live. 
Walking the narrow cobblestone streets lined with high walls we never knew what to expect behind the enormous doors we entered. 
Most of the schools and family accommodations we encountered did not really match our fantasy of living and studying here. After many miles of walking on the cobblestone, 
getting totally lost but enjoying every exhausting minute we finally found a fantastic school. It’s located on a family owned coffee estate turned language school where the students live on the property and take classes in private gazebos surrounded by manicured gardens. 
Each student is assigned their own private teacher who is matched to their level of Spanish, in our case beginners. 
We now are happily ensconced in a fully furnished one bedroom casita on this beautifully landscaped property (tennis anyone?) and we will be here for the next five weeks....studying hard! Today was our first day of Spanish class and tomorrow is a national holiday, so already we get a day off to play and practice our new words. Not a bad way to begin! 
Most of the schools and family accommodations we encountered did not really match our fantasy of living and studying here. After many miles of walking on the cobblestone, getting totally lost but enjoying every exhausting minute we finally found a fantastic school. It’s located on a family owned coffee estate turned language school where the students live on the property and take classes in private gazebos surrounded by manicured gardens. Each student is assigned their own private teacher who is matched to their level of Spanish, in our case beginners. We now are happily ensconced in a fully furnished one bedroom casita on this beautifully landscaped property (tennis anyone?) and we will be here for the next five weeks....studying hard! Today was our first day of Spanish class and tomorrow is a national holiday, so already we get a day off to play and practice our new words. Not a bad way to begin! 
