Leslie (left) with other students.
Leslie Lotina, from Chapel Hill, NC, took advantage of her empty nester status and completed a three-week Spanish immersion program.
She did a week of classes at each of our schools in Viña del Mar, Chile, Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile.
Listen to hear how Leslie made travel easy on herself, how much time she spent studying, and her favorite way to explore the cities.
¡Ven, chiquititas, y escúchala!
0:21 – Empty nest feeds travel bug
0:49 – Trapped by an unfriendly host family?
1:55 – Host family details
2:56 – Self-reliance in Spanish
3:50 – Multi-city continuous learning experience
4:46 – The one-week-per-city disadvantage
5:29 – Travel tips (make travel easy!)
6:33 – Wander the city with amigos nuevos
7:14 – Age range concern
7:45 – Spanish as the common lunch language
8:16 – Food talk
9:22 – Safety in the cities
10:11 – Viña del Mar celebrities
11:07 – Who should not commit to Ecela
12:18 – Extended travel idea
12:47 – Time spent in homework
13:24 – Communication between school/homestay and home
14:02 – Bringing Latin America back home
14:33 – Chiquitita
15:18 – Highly recommended Mendoza excursion!
15:56 – February weather