frequently asked questions
About tuition
About Spanish lesson
About housing
Miscellaneous
Does it include meals?
Yes, you will have three delicious meals a day and purified drinking water waiting for you.
Do I pay the program separately from paying the instructor and the host family or is all a complete package?
Yes. We encourage our students to make a direct and separate payment to their instructor and host family. This way, you do not have to pay everything at once, you could express your gratitude personally and everyone knows where the money goes. We are using this payment method because it is against our belief that one person/group gaining disproportionate share of money by telling you that your tuition is distributed fairly to instructors / host families / social projects. Only downside to the direct payment system is that we suffered some loss of income when several students with reservations had failed either to appear for their classes, or to inform us of their cancellation. For this reason, if you wish to cancel, please do so THREE (3) weeks prior to your arrival.
I know that it's X dollars a Y period of time, but if I wanted to stay for more would it be lower?
We believe that happy instructors and host families will make you happier in the end. We are treating our instructors, host families, etc. as our partners not as somebody we can exploit from. Our priority is rock solid: Giving you the genuine Guatemalan experience. We believe that anything short of the best is unacceptable.
How long is each session?
Our normal session is a week long and begins on Monday and ends on Friday. You'll have an intensive 5 hour private lesson per day. The class is from 2pm-7pm followed by volunteering from 9am-12:30pm.
If I wanted to participate in this program for a week and enjoyed my time for that 1 week, is it possible to extend my session?
Yes. You are free to extend your session as long as you wish. Also, it is very common to see students studying for a few weeks, go on to travel around for a couple weeks and come back to resume their lessons.
My son is 7 years old and I'm over 50. Are there instructors available for us?
Yes. Our students come from wide range of background. We have had students as young as 5 and as old as 60+. Regardless of your age, cultural background, proficiency in Spanish, etc. you will have our best individualized attention in Xela.
If I am very enthusiastic and work hard, how much could I expect to learn in just four weeks at your school?
There are many factors involved such as your linguistic background, talent, motivation, etc. But starting from 0 knowledge of Spanish, you should be able to learn all grammatical functions and complete our advanced level in 12 weeks of study.
I'm coming with my husband and 3 children. Could we be housed under a same roof?
Yes. Some of our host families have multiple rooms available.
Are there other housing options?
Yes. We have a list of guesthouses, hotels and apartments that we can recommend in Xela. Please let us know your length of stay, budget, preference of location and other pertinent information.
Airport pickups?
Yes. We will arrange all your transportation need from the airport to your host family in our city.
Is it safe?
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May I have contact information of 1 or 2 people that attended your program?
Sure! Please call us and we'd be more than glad to provide personal references for serious prospective participants! We take the protection of our past participants' personal information seriously. In order to protect them from spamming, we do not post their contact information in our website.
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