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The best Spanish classes & language school in PANAMÁ CITY, PANAMÁ

 

Learn Spanish in the Heart of Latin America

 

Why Studying Spanish Abroad Is A Good Idea (& Spanish in Panama even Better!)

 

Written by Stew Green who has lived in 6 Latin countries and visited 11 others.

 

  1. Hey! It’s a vacation, rather than just studying.
  2. Learning Spanish in a Spanish speaking country is so much easier than slaving away at books in your own country. The atmosphere and the fact that real Spanish is all around constantly give you cues … you can see the shop signs etc. In the supermarket all the produce aisles are labelled in on Spanish so you don’t need to remember all the vocabulary and when you reach the checkout all you need to do is copy those people in front of you.
  3. The presence of cultural things like Latin dance and Panama sights lets you really enter the spirit of the language.

 

The US, Canada & the UK For Learning Spanish

  1. It’s not a Spanish speaking country so there are no clues from the enviroment.
  2. It’s too easy to drop back into speaking English instead of forcing yourself into speaking Spanish.

 

Spain For Learning Spanish

- Spain is, of course, the home of the Spanish language and has all the history and culture, but …

  1. Since adopting the Euro it’s got pretty expensive.
  2. For North Americans it’s a long and costly flight.
  3. Remember Spain has 4 main languages; go in a bar in other areas apart from the Center and the South and you’re likely to hear people speaking another language. I used to live in the South and found the accent to be too strong and often unitelligible.
  4. Unlike Panama, mainland Spain doesn’t have a comfortable year round climate. Winter can be bitter whilst the summer is often overbearingly hot and dry.

 

Costa Rica For Learning Spanish

- Costa Rica is popular with Americans and has developed a two tier industry where visitors and Costa Ricans stay apart : I have often seen 2 restaurants side by side; the Costa Ricans go in one and the foreigners go in the “gringo restaurant” next door and pay double (or triple!)  the price. 

- Check how many tourists are robbed on that main street in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica.

Cuba For Learning Spanish

  1. The Cuban accent is very strong and not clear to other Spanish speakers.
  2. It’s not illegal like you might think, but there are problems with infrastructure.
  3. It ‘s now relatively expensive.

 

Venezuela For Learning Spanish

 

- the accent is not clear, prices have come down and the political situation is in turmoil

 

Chile and Argentina For Learning Spanish

 

- the accent is not clear, nor is the Spanish standard.

 

Mexico For Learning Spanish

 

- Mexican Spanish is popular and is the form used in most TV soap operas. It is a continent rather than a country, but infrastructure largely resembles the US. But where to go ? The drug wars mean you want to be away from the US border, but flying into Mexico City means you have a polluted city of 32 million people to deal with. 

- Places like Oaxaca may be a better bet, but then you’ve still got to deal with Mexico City first.

- Cancun has direct flights, but is largely a gringo tourist resort. And remember in the rest of the Yucatan Pennisula people’s native language is Mayan (Mexico has 30 languages)

 

Guatamala For Learning Spanish

 

- it’s good that the authorities have made Antigua the one safe town sometimes, but the rest of the country can be fairly risky.

The Inca Countries : Peru, Bolivia Ecuador For Learning Spanish

 

- I like these countries; 95% of the people are great, but they will you to watch out for the small percentage of people who are professional thieves. So those countries are better suited to the experienced Spanish speaker rather than the novice.

Central America : El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua For Learning Spanish

 

- Now all the civll wars and military dictatorships are over, but they all need massive ugrading in infrastructure and there are still major safety concerns. So they are better suited to the hardcore traveler who has experience of Spanish.

 

The Inca Countries : Peru, Bolivia Ecuador For Learning Spanish

 

- I like these countries; 95% of the people are great, but they will you to watch out for the small percentage of people who are professional thieves. So those countries are better suited to the experienced Spanish speaker rather than the novice.

 

Central America : El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua For Learning Spanish

 

- Now all the civll wars and military dictatorships are over, but they all need massive ugrading in infrastructure and there are still major safety concerns. So they are better suited to the hardcore traveler who has experience of Spanish.

 

Panama For Learning Spanish

 

Panama has Unique Selling Points

 

  1. It’s the heart of Latin America being right in the middle between South America and Central America.
  2. It’s tropical so it has a year round comfortable climate apart from some storms likely in May and october. The rain is usually of the “liquid sunshine variety”, not like the cold rain of the Boquete mountains. (the city doesn’t get hurricanes).
  3. The US Dollar is the currency so you don’t lose money in the exchange rate or have the hassle of exchanging
  4. Easy to get to – there many flights everyday from LA, Miami and Canada to Panama City

 

Panama City, Panama, For Learning Spanish

 

There are schools in the mountains and on the islands, but …..

  1. frankly when you are in a big city there are more options
  2. The city is much easier to get to .. From airport to classroom it’s only 30 minutes. Whereas in the mountains or Bocas Islands the travel time means you lose a day at the beginning of your vacation and then another at the end.

 

Why Spanish Panama in Panama City is the best choice For Learning Spanish

 

The school’s Unique Selling Points

  1. The Location – La Via Agentina is right at the heart of things a short walk from the tourist, banking and business areas and a 15 minute bus ride from the old town.
  2. Our testimonials – show we are a trusted and reliable school.
  3. VALUE – being well established, we spend money on classes rather than expensive mass marketing programs and advertising. 

- You get what you pay for. We don’t make huge profits or pay for fancy websites and sales commsissions, but we do believe in paying our teachers properly and giving the students the things they need like access to computer based learning and books.

 

* So choose Spanishpanama.com for your Spanish learning vacation * Spanishpanama School