Spanish Immersion At It's Best

My plan in coming to Guatemala was to study Spanish at this school for 5 weeks and then travel around Central America for 6 or 7 more weeks. Well, I feel in love with this place and ended up studying here for 10 weeks. I not only learned Spanish from amazing teachers, but also learned so much about the politics, social justice issues, and life in rural Guatemala through the teachers, through time spent with families talking and doing life with them, through talks given by people from the villages, and great trips. My view of Central America changed through sitting and listening to stories of this amazing people. It is also a really good place to learn Spanish because you can not fall back on your English. The families and teachers and most staff only speak Spanish. You must learn it. I can't speak highly enough of this place. I have friends now in Guatemala. You will not regret choosing to come to this place.
It is rural. And I loved this. It is away from the business of the cities and way to totally immerse oneself in the language and the people.