I asked two people staying at my B&B if they could recommend their Spanish schools as there are so many to choose from. It's daunting. Antigua is definitely a Mecca for Spanish immersion. I had been looking for a suitable school and found it overwhelming.
One guy said he absolutely loved his school, CSA. I'd walked past there and been very worried as CSA stands for Christian Spanish Academy and I instantly imagined being indoctrinated with Christian teachings, signed up for missionary work and whisked off to help the poor all before I could say "I'm not a believer."
Rod (the gay Canadian) highly recommended it though and I agreed to walk over there to see what it's like. He's doing 6 hours of Spanish a day (one on one) which is terrifying. As the sum total of my Spanish comes to ten minutes of conversation (if I'm lucky) the other five hours and 50 minutes could be a bit repetitious. Apparently though you can do four hours instead of six...!
Rod then accompanied me to a weekly slide show at a nearby restaurant being put on by a local ex-pat. The presenter, originally from California moved here when she was 14 in 1969. Since then she seemed to have been involved in the restoration of every building in Antigua. She's now working on moving the market and the bus station out of town which I'm sure will be handy for the locals. I definitely got the sense that she knew everything going on in Antigua!
Despite that, it was nice to talk to Rod. He's here to learn Spanish which is great. I helpfully pointed out that learning a language apparently helps stave of Alzheimer's... luckily he thinks I'm funny!
More about the Christians to follow....
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