[MARK ROMO]

Russell-  I did hear back from Maria and she has given me permission to put her email here on this site.  If you would like to connect with an excellent Spanish teacher who will work with you where ever you curretnly are with the language, contact Maria at:   madioselina@gmail.com

[MARK ROMO]

Russell,

I also see that Canadian House offers some immersion opportunities.  I haven’t heard back from Maria, having emailed her.  Will get back to you when I have more info.

Mark

[MARK ROMO]

Russell-  I’ll email Maria and see if I can post her contact info here.  It is said that Loja has the “cleanest” Spanish in the entire country- a good place to learn, de seguro(for sure)!  I need to get motivated and make another language push myself.  It can come in waves…

[MARK ROMO]

Russell-  I was working with a very good Spanish teacher named Maria.  I am intending to get back with her soon.   She is in the process of changing teaching studios, but I’d be glad to get her contact information, if you’d like.

[MARK ROMO]

Hola!

My name is Mark Romo and I have lived in Loja for two and a half years now.  I came down here from Atlanta and am quite pleased with the quality of  life.  I have been teaching in private Ecuadorean schools since I’ve been here and have enjoyed the experience very much.  I purchased a car a year ago and call myself a “tri-city” guy.  I go to Vilcabamba Sunday mornings, where I take an hour and a half yoga class, receive a chiropractic adjustment and then have lunch with friends.  The drive from Loja to Vilca is absolutely beautiful and is what would be called a “driver’s road”.  I have also made some connections with folks in Cuenca, which is a three hour ride north so I don’t go as regularly to Cuenca, but it is a wonderful town with a lot of cultural options.  Both of these places, by the way, are also easily available by bus.  There are not a lot of English-speakers in Loja and the town is somewhere between quaint and scruffy, as I see it.  But, that’s just fine with me!  I love going downtown and seeing the young people arm-in-arm smiling and having a good time.  It’s just a little more “tranquilo” down here.  Knowing Spanish would be a big plus if you wanted to live in Loja.  I am learning Spanish and can speak the language better than I can understand the language, which can present some problems, clearly.  But, I currently enjoy living here and expect to do so for the foreseeable future.  Good luck in your explorations!

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