Hola. I highly recommend Simon Bolivar. I attended one-on-one lessons for four weeks, five days a week, four hours per day. I also participated in many of the evening activities. If you chose hostel rather than homestay, I also recommend that you have Alexandra at the school make a reservation at Hostal La Castellana which is located next to the school. The hostel is more like a hotel, has a great staff, nice breakfast, is clean, has internet, etc. Fausto, the school director, does a great job. The staff is very professional and there is plenty of opportunity to practice spanish with faculty and students. My spanish is “high-intermediate” level. I was really able to accelerate my learning with the one-on-one, four hour per day sessions. I’ve taken group lessons before and although they are more fun, you will learn much more by constantly speaking and having a custom learning plan. The Simon Bolivar learning materials are excellent. I plan to return. By the way, you will find it hard to return to the US after living in Cuenca. Have fun!
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