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UAM Offers Spanish Experience

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    Students serious about learning Spanish, who want to learn quickly, efficiently and professionally, can take advantage of a program offered by the University of Arkansas at Monticello that provides the opportunity to study in the enchanting country of Costa Rica.

   Under the direction of Spanish instructor Isabel Bacon, students can earn up to nine hours credit during the 2006 Summer Session in San Jose, Costa Rica.

   In addition to the four hours of classroom studies divided between grammar and conversation, students experience the Spanish culture by living with a Costa Rican family for a month and interacting with them on a daily basis. There is no better way to learn to speak Spanish than to live it.

   Offered from one week to three months, the program allows students to progress at their own pace with classes limited in size to six students.

   Bacon assures participants that plenty of recreational activities exist. The town offers tourists three museums, concerts, arts and crafts, and a large shopping center, which includes a cinema, all within walking distance. Students find most restaurants and night clubs provide them with a very pleasant atmosphere where they can relax and mingle with other students and residents of Costa Rica.

   "It is a very safe country," Bacon said. "The most dangerous thing you have to be concerned with is the traffic."

   The $1,885 cost for the trip includes tuition, room and board, and two meals a day (airfare not included). Students can enjoy eating at several familiar restaurants such as McDonald’s and KFC, but may also experience the authentic cuisine offered at many Costa Rican restaurants.

   Several weekend field trips are included with the package and many more excursions are available at additional costs. The tour and excursion program allows visitors to experience some of the most enchanting and exotic places in the world (IPEE.com).

    Students interested in this program can contact Bacon at baconi@uamont.edu for registration information.

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