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Testimonial: Ken Davis (Business Spanish)

My experience at ECELA was great! I asked for specific, personal lessons directed at improving my business vocabulary in Spanish. Gabriel Bayona did just that. He had lessons planned for each day and he adjusted them to my level. He utilized his teaching method to great effect by identifying new words as they came up […]

Cultural Tidbit: Stretch your Cash in South America

Learning Spanish abroad is an amazing experience, but it can also be very expensive! Here are some tips for how to make your money stretch as far as possible, so you can see and do more things during your time abroad. Book early or book late. Depending on where you’re coming from, your flight into […]

Modismo del Día: En los nidos de antaño, no hay pájaros hogaño

Spanish Saying: En los nidos de antaño, no hay pájaros hogaño. Literal Translation: In last year’s nests there are no birds now. English Equivalent: Things change; “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”

Language Learning: Keeping Skills Up

So you’ve finished your Spanish study abroad. Now what? Whether you’ve just spent a few weeks mastering the basics or a few months polishing your skills, you need to keep practicing Spanish after you go home if you hope to remember everything you’ve learned. Here are a few suggestions for how to keep from losing […]

Vista de Viernes: Cusco Stairs

Testimonial: Nicole Kaforski

My experiences at ECELA and in Cusco were amazing! The professors were all so helpful and friendly. It was never a dull day. I really learned a lot and improved my Spanish greatly. Cusco was the perfect place to learn Spanish and really experience the culture. It’s a wonderful city with a lot to offer. […]

Cultural Tidbit: Cool off in Santiago

Summer’s coming in Santiago, and pretty soon people studying Spanish there are going to have a new excuse to hang out in bars and restaurants instead of studying…it’s just too hot to do anything else! And if you get tired of beer and wine, there’s always mix drinks, from the popular terremoto to an odd […]

Modismo del Día: No hay más cera que la que arde

Spanish Saying: No hay más cera que la que arde. Literal Translation: There isn’t any more wax that than which is burning. English Equivalent: What you see is what you get.

Language Learning: How to Lose an Anglophone Accent

While you may be able to communicate fluently in Spanish, you’ll never be mistaken for a local as long as you have a foreign accent! Check out this article from Fluent in 3 Months for tips on correcting the most common mistakes English speakers make when learning a Latin language. Getting Rid of Your English […]