Sites and recommendation univ. in Florida area for 2 weeks coure for a tourist group ,Ing.Spanish ,Jan/2009 ?

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Sites and recommenendation of a university in Florida region about Engl/Span. 2 week course for tourists group.

A group of 10 dentists from Brazil want a immertion course and proficiency in english and spanish.

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Hi Eliot,

Since you already know Portuguese, it would be wonderful for you to improve your Spanish and English now. My concern is that two weeks trying to reach such a double/high goal might be not so easy and you may just end up having a good time but wasted in terms of foreign exchange education.

I  thought I suggested to you instead a program in Spain (so that you may focus on a language first and then on a second one), and in particular the spot where the purest form of the Spanish language is spoken. Spain is a wonderful choice and this program, one of the best if not the best of the programs offered abroad world wide. Location is a safe and most amazingly beautiful beach resort in Northern Spain. Since you are a group of 10, you may be able to benefit from a tailor made program. One especially designed for you, with your own teachers, your own activities and field trips etc... Another option would be to take classes in both languages English and Spanish, which www.beautifulspain.com can offer as well.

They may also be willing to help you with your idea for Florida, if that is still your desire.

Host families for this program are extremely well screened and very loving. This program gets returnees year after year, so great it is. But you may prefer as adults to stay in a hotel.

Cost is really reasonable considering everything included (as long as you sign up with this program through their web site as there are organizations that sell the same program for much more so high quality it is).

Some of the activities and excursions it offers besides Spanish, cooking and dancing classes are: Guggenheim Museum, paella dinner, bullfight, fireworks on the beach, city tour, medieval towns, fishing villages, many beach days, Aquarium, tall ship vessel excursion, Roman village hiking trip, canoening down the river, shopping, and much more.

It offers you the possibility of enrolling with a friend with whom to share same host family home, or for you to stay alone at host family. Many host families count on children of similar age to the participating students, including kids in their twenties and thirties.