Spanish Program in Antigua, Guatemala

Academics = 10
The Campus = 10
Living Situation = 9
Cultural Immersion = 6
Program Administration = 8
Health and Safety = 10

overall the program was amazing! The main highlight was my teacher. Everyday my Spanish classes were my favorite part of the day! My teacher was great at finding the details I needed to improve in my Spanish. I definite can already see my subjunctive becoming more natural.

Be aware that the home stay family is with other people at Maximo. Whenever I am with my host father it is all in Spanish which I love. However, the other foreigners in my house all speak English which means it's easy to revert back to English when I'm with them which was a little different than I hoped. This all depends on who is there when you are. One week the girls spoke good Spanish so we could all continue in Spanish, but one week one of the girls didn't speak Spanish so we spoke in English to include her.

Lastly, just be prepared to be flexible. One week I found out my Spanish classes changed the morning of my classes. They are willing to work with you and if it causes you to miss any classes they put those hours on credit for another week. It's just important to know if your okay with the occasional last minute change.