Traveling to spain?

Question

i want to study abroad in spain, costa rica, dominican republic, or mexico. i DONT want to go to a city where everyone speaks english so i can't even try to speak spanish with them. my options are:

vejer de la frontera, spain

marbella, spain

alicante, spain

playa del carmen, mexico

sosua or santo domingo, dominican republic

flamingo beach, monteverde, san joaquin - costa rica

or antigua, guatemala.

the last thing i want is to go to an american-tourist infested h**l hole. the only thing i want is to GET AWAY FROM AMERICANS.

Answer 1

Everyone in Playa del Carmen speaks English - it's a tourist town. I highly recommend alicante spain, you will LOVE it!!!

Answer 2

From your list, I would say Vejer de la Frontera is the least touristy.  But if you want to get away from them even more - I would suggest looking at La Ceiba, Honduras or Cuenca, Ecuador.  Maybe even San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico - or possibly Queretaro, Mexico.  Although it looks like you are focusing more on beach locations, in which case I would say La Ceiba is going to give you great beaches and very few people from the U.S.

There are good comprehensive guide to language immersion schools all over the world at http://www.worldwide.edu

or http://www.studyabroad.com

Answer 3

First off I'm only in 11th grade but I went to Spain as a Sophmore. Its a beautiful place. I want to move there. I didn't go to any of the cities on your list. But where I went, the only places where the people spoke any English were the hotels and touristy places. It really got me to practice my spanish. I went to Mexico over the summer. Actually it was playa del carmen. I'd say about 90% of the people spoke English and it was very touristy. definently do not there. I say Spain, amazing culture.