April 29th, 2008 by admin
SPANISH ABROAD IRAZU SPANISH SCHOOL
THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!! 
Our partner school in Heredia is situated in a spectacular building in Santo Domingo Heredia, Costa Rica 25 minutes by bus from the Juan de Santamaría International Airport and the city of Heredia. The school offers:
- Classrooms
- Conference room
- Common areas for relaxing and socializing
- Tropical gardens
Timetable Classes are held from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 12:00 with a 20-minute coffee break at 10:00. In the Super-intensive courses classes start at 8:00 am and finish at 2:30 pm with a coffee break at 10:00 and a one-hour break at 12:00Teachers All teachers are university graduates and have been well trained in the teaching of Spanish to foreigners.The school organizes excursions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and the weekends.Special events.Activities and Excursions The most common activities are:
- Latin Dance classes ( salsa, merengue and cumbia)
- Cooking classes
- Literature or handicrafts workshops
- Coffee tour to Café Britt coffee plantation
- Waterfall rappelling
- White water rafting
- Visit to the Arenal Volcano
- Visit to the Poás Volcano
- Visit to the Irazu Volcano
- Visit to Manuel Antonio National Park
- Jungle boat trip on the Sarapiquí River
- Visit to the Tortuguero National Park
April 23rd, 2008 by admin
ECOTOURISM IN COSTA RICA 
The Costa Rican territory is divided in 20 National Parks, 8 biological reserves and a lot of protected areas. Costa Rica is a country which is concerned about protecting all its flora and fauna making it be one of the worlds best eco tourism places you should visit.. There is a lot of offer in tours and trips: from horseback riding to bird watching.
Costa Rica Rain Forests
The Costa Rica Rain Forest is one of the most bio diverse regions in the planet. It has an incredible variety of flora and fauna which makes it be such an especial place to visit. The Costa Rica rain forest covers 25% of the territory, it has a lot of National parks and biological reserves that have made the country gain a lot of popularity as an eco tourism destiny. If you like plants, trees, birds, monkeys and much more wildlife, Costa Rica is the perfect place to come.
Bird Watching
Costa Rica is a small country but in bird diversity it is huge. With more than 850 different species in an area of just 50 000 kms squared Costa Rica is a great destination to admire the beauty of the different birds in the world.
In the rain forests, mountains, beaches, lakes and different habitats of Costa Rica you can find different types of birds like: scarlets, toucans, blue headed pionus, quetzal and a lot more.
All around the country you can see the different birds, but the best sightseeing will be in the different National Parks around the country.
Horseback riding
Horseback riding is something you should not miss. In all regions you have the opportunity to ride a horse and make a great trip around the different places and habitats of Costa Rica. You can chose from a short horse back ride to a whole day tour.
Horseback riding is a great idea for those who want to admire the best flora and fauna of the country and at the same time have a good time in a horse.
April 19th, 2008 by admin
Spanish for Beginners
Who’s learning Spanish these days? For starters, residents of the United States, a bunch not known for conquering monoligualism, are studying Spanish in record numbers. Spanish, too, is becoming of greater importance in Europe, where it often the foreign language of choice after English. And it’s no wonder that Spanish is a popular second or third language: with some 400 million speakers, it’s the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world (after English, Chinese and Hindustani), and according to some counts it has more native speakers than English does. It is an official language on four continents and is of historical importance elsewhere.’The numbers alone makes Spanish a good choice for those wanting to learn another tongue. But there are plenty of other reasons to learn Spanish. Here are a few:
Better understanding of English: Much of the vocabulary of English has Latin origins, much of which came to English by way of French. Since Spanish is also a Latin language, you will find as you study Spanish that you have a better understanding of your native vocabulary. Similarly, both Spanish and English share Indo-European roots, so their grammars are similar. There is perhaps no more effective way to learn English grammar than by studying the grammar of another language, for the study forces you to think about how your language is structured. It’s not unusual, for example, to gain an understanding of English verbs’ tenses and moods by learning how those verbs are used in Spanish.
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April 19th, 2008 by admin
The importance of Spanish
“More and more companies value employees with a knowledge of Spanish, a language giving access to one of the fastest-growing markets in the world.”
If you speak Spanish, you can communicate with almost 500 million people worldwide! Think how many more employment options that gives you! And if you want to take a trip to Spain or Latin America, a little knowledge of Spanish will go a long way.
Spanish Statistics
* Spanish is the world’s third most spoken language, after Mandarin Chinese and English, and ranks second in terms of native speakers.
* At the end of the 19th century, 60 million people spoke Spanish. Today, almost 500 million people worldwide speak Spanish!
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