Specialized Spanish (10)

The best thing about the school was my teacher. She zeroed in on what I needed. Her explanations were very clear and helpful.
I cannot speak on the housing, activities or facilities because I did not use any of those items. Location is a little out of the way if you wish to be in the center of Boquete. However buses and taxis are available.

Nice and very flexible staff. Spent one week in Boquete and then spontaneously spent the other week in Bocas del Toro because for me Boquete was a little to quite, especially during the rain season. However very cute hostel with a lot of hummingbirds and a nice garden. The teachers were all very nice and spoke English as well so there was no problem, even for beginners.

Great experience! The hostel was very cozy and the staff friendly. The Spanish lessons were intense but we learned a lot, our Spanish teacher really pushed us in a good way!

I had a private room, which was super nice and clean, but I could never get the hot water in the shower to work.. maybe that was just me. The door was really hard to open; you should fix the lock if you haven't. I was with the Travelling Classroom, and for the week in Boquete my teacher was Mariel. She was the perfect teacher. I really enjoyed her classes, especially the conversations where she would share a lot about her own life experiences. In general, I found Boquete to be filled with possibilities when it came to activities, and I wish I would have had more time for these. We did try to do a scooter ride, but that was impossible because no scooters were working or something. Also we talked about other activities such as horses, but that also had to be scheduled several days ahead. It seemed to me like that was the case for most activities, which makes it hard when you are only staying for a few days.

The tree trek was fun and I also hiked the El Pianista. It was super wet - lots of rain and filled rivers, but Feliciano was a great guide and we made it to the top in good spirits!

What I did not like that much were the kitchen facility, because it was really small and a bit messy when everyone where cooking. I also felt like some equipment were missing.

I liked the fixed fee for taxis and they were easy to get a hold of during daytime. I also liked that there was a little supermarket in walking distance.

Ruby was a great host, and she seemed to know Boquete pretty well, gave good advice for activities, and made excellent pancakes. :)