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Mayra Spanish School

Location
Baños, Ecuador

This Language School teaches:
Spanish

Created: 13 Mar 2008

Updated: 20 Mar 2009

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Strongly recommend this school

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Language school in Baños

Email contact: danaschiffner@hotmail.com
City, Country: Baños, Ecuador
Rating: 10

Recommendations: Mayra´s Spanish School, Princess Maria Hostel

After traveling in SA for about 2 weeks I decided that I had to take at least one week of Spanish in order to be able to survive and get around easier. Chose Baños based on travelers recommendations as a good place to chill for a week. Checked out all the Spanish schools in Baños and finally decided on Mayra´s based on them having teachers who understood english in order to help out with any problem i might have, i got the best feel from them and the woman running my hostal, Princess Maria (best place i´ve stayed in SA), recommened them. Since I only had one week I decided on doing 7 hours a day(hellish) for five days. Went in with no spanish and came out beeing able to form basic sentances and comunicate with those i met traveling. Strongly recommend this school if you´re in the area and want to learn spanish.

By V!VA User from Germany, Jun 15, 2008

great Spanish teacher

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Marco is a really wonderful teacher!

By V!VA User from terrell, texas, Jun 11, 2008

Excellent Spanish School with very knowledgable teachers

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100%

I was blown away by the original review of Mayra's school on this site. I have had the exact opposite experience. Mayra's school is excellent. I can't say enough good things about the professionalism, level of knowledge, patience, and work ethic of the teachers here. I've worked with two profesors here (Mayra and Marco). They both have an excellent knowledge of the language and they also are tuned into all of the errors that I will make as a foreigner. I've spent 3 weeks here now, and I have another week to go. I have been studying grammar, attempting to improve my listening comprehension, and reading skills. But I don't get much time in conversations normally. Here, I have focused on conversation (4 hours a day), and have about 2-3 hours of homework per night. I am studying here pretty hard, but I feel like I am getting a great payback on my time and money here. Classes are one on one, and there is no place to hide. I think learning a language is really hard work, but you will get out what you put into it. If you are willing to put effort into your learning here, you will learn Spanish at this school. They also make it a lot of fun. I have also learned a tremendous amount about the culture and the people here, and I think that is a big driver for me in learning the language.

By V!VA user from Boulder Colorado, Apr 24, 2008

I speak Spanish

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100%

I spent 4 weeks in Mayra's School and now I speak español :-) The place is very nice, the teachers are serious and capable and most of them speak English, which is very helpfull at the beginning. Moreover, Baños is a very good place to study a language in a peacefull ambiance.

By V!VA User from Glasgow, Apr 21, 2008