Buenos Aires Centre:

We have received these testimonials about the Spanish Language learning experience in our school.

Testimonial of Clarice Wirkala - Study abroad Program Coordinator - Seattle, WA

The trip we organized to Buenos Aires was a huge success. The students were delighted with their Spanish instruction, because it included not only grammar, but conversation, as well as talks on Argentine culture. Despite the bad press that Buenos Aires receives these days, it continues as a culturally and artistically thriving city. The students tremendously enjoyed sight-seeing, Tango classes and dances, evenings at the theatre and the famous Teatro Colon, shopping, cultural events, and travel to the famous Iguaçu falls. Despite the current problems Argentina faces, the students felt extremely safe because they were well taken care of by their Spanish teachers and host families. They also came to feel confident enough with their Spanish, and sufficiently independent to explore the city on their own. They came to realize that Buenos Aires continues to be a thriving metropolitan city, offering so much culturally; an exceedingly enriching experience. Once in Buenos Aires, they came to realize that while the country faces economic and social problems, people continue to live their normal lives, as they always will, going to work, studying, chatting in cafes, rushing about the city, dancing Tango! My students were apprehensive about going at first, but came back delighted with their Spanish, thrilled by their experiences, their stories, with plans of returning to the Buenos Aires some day soon. One student decided to extend his three week stay to five months! For anyone who is interested in really learning to speak Spanish, and in a truly cultural, lively, and enriching experience, I strongly recommend studying Spanish at the Buenos Aires Centre School in Buenos Aires.

Clarice Wirkala
Buenos Aires study abroad program coordinator, Seattle WA