A plus for Estelar!

I had a great time here in Costa Rica studying at Estelar. The staff made everything very convenient including transportation to and from the airport, arrangements with my host family and day to day activities. Classes are great. Merlyn is a fantastic teacher! She made everything fun. She is very flexible, loves to listen and also explains many detailed concepts that I can use everyday. My other teacher Diedi is very helpful and totally awesome! She speaks clearly and slowly which helps me understand. I give her an A plus. Working with the native children in Club A was an awesome experience and so much fun to participate with them in an after school activity. I also got to meet a few native Costa Ricans who are learning English and was able to help them as well as learning from them. The extracurricular activities are great and a good way to connect with people and learn Spanish. This program not only offers Spanish, but also great extra trips to explore CR. The staff is excellent! Actually, everyone has been more friendly and helpful than I could have hoped for. They took care of everything. My host family was excellent and served the best food in town! The family was very receptive, very patient, and the food was great! My hostmom Digna is a great cook and hostess. She took care of everything from daily meals to washing clothes. She also tried to help my wife and me with our Spanish, although I wonder if we made her impatient with our lack of knowledge of Spanish, lol.