On 20 Jan 2004 10:03:23 -0800, gonsouli@ohsu.edu (john) wrote:
>Hi,
>
>i would like to learn spanish and am therefore heading to south or
>central america in the middle of March through the middle of May. i
>have found two language programs that i like that are comparable in
>price. one is in Peru and one is in Guatemala. However i can't
>decide which would be a better country to go to. does anyone have any
>suggestions.
>
>my number one goal is to learn spanish but i would like to visit a
>place where there would be some pretty cool stuff to do besides class.
> i imagine both countries will be awesome...i just didn't know if
>anyone had any personal experience with one or the other being better
>in terms of beauty, adventure, people, places to visit...etc.
>
>thanks for any help,
>
>john
If this is your first trip I recommend you stick to Antigua, Guatemala. I
have been there twice. My favorite place is Cuenca, Ecuador or
other places in Ecuador. I believe that Peru and Ecuador are
about the same. The cost is the same as Guatemala, but the food
and standard of living are higher than Guatemala. If you have
specific questions I'll answer by mail. Remove NOSPAM.
If you are serious about studying Spanish go to:
http://members.cox.net/jackdins/
and download a copy of Vocabulous. It will help you increase your Spanish
vocabulary. It runs on Windows 9x and up. The read me file explains how
to select the proper keyboard to type the tilded letters.
Other helps:
Read Condorito daily at . It also has links to other
comics in American Spanish.
If you like Dilbert this page offers it in Spanish. It has excellent
translations; it is not easy to translate irony and sarcasm:
This site offers Baldo and Garfield in Spanish:
Good luck
--
Jack from Taxacola (formerly Pensacola), Florida
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