Last year my wife and I moved to Costa Rica CPH was chosen by my employer, Intel, to provide language training. CPH accommodates my schedule by providing instruction at the office during the lunch hour. The teachers provide instruction using every day conversation techniques that I can put to immediate use. I have found my teachers knowledgeable and professional. I would recommend CPH to anyone seeking conversational Spanish instruction in Costa Rica business a pleasure.

Many people come to Costa Rica for its people, its warm climate. Some people come to learn Spanish. One can find any number of language institutes all over the country. However, none of them can compare to CPH located in rural Santa Ana.

At the initial intake interview with Yamileth, you immediately feel comfortable and welcome. The teachers at CPH have been training Peace Corps volunteers for a number of years. They quickly identify and recognize areas which need to be reinforced. The classes are geared to your level and lessons center around your profession.

In am learning vocabulary and expressions I use on a daily basis in my job. You receive quality individual attention and can readily see what areas you need to improve. I have taken many Spanish classes, but CPH provides the best Spanish language instruction in the country!

I, along with my wife, Elaine and our two children, Rachel (age 9) and Sarah (age 7), are volunteers here in Costa Rica. We are Habitat for Humanity International. We will be helping less fortunate people to organize themselves and build houses for three years. When we arrived here, my Spanish was little more than "hello" (hola), "good-bye" (adios), "please" (por favor), and "thank you" (gracias). After about three months of language classes at CPH, I can honestly say I now can carry on a very credible conversation with people who can speak only Spanish. I can speak in present, past and future tense and a few of the other more complex verb tenses. I have a strong basis to continue progressing on my own.

As important as it is to learn the language of the people we'll be working with, I feel it is equally important to get some cultural training also. Here is also where the teachers at CHP excel. They shared their knowledge of history, culture and customs with pride and humor. They knew where to go and where not to go, and when the best time to go was; whether buying or sightseeing. Also, the teachers grew up in different Latinamerican countries and shared their differences. Learning what certain gestures mean can be important when conversing. This I also learned. Most important of all, I feel that when a program of learning has an environment that is varied, challenging and fun; it will be successful. Those of us at Habitat, who have learned the language and customs of the Spanish culture at CPH, know that they accomplish this well.

After attending the Language and Cross-Cultural School (CPH) for approximately three months, I am very pleased with the language skills I have obtained and I fell confident recommending CPH to other interested students. I have always looked forward to attending class. The large campus, the classroom style cabanas and the competent instructors made for a positive learning experience. My three hour, daily Spanish lesson seemed to move at an agreeable pace: I was never bored and I never felt at a loss.

It is quite evident that the teaching staff is well versed in linguistics as well as in the more traditional and eclectic forms of educational instruction. My teacher was adept at using such teaching techniques as situation reinforcement, skill building and guided conversation. It was also quite clear that the teaching staff worked as a team to introduce the Latino culture, reinforce pronunciation, and present new words. In conclusion, I will remember the many laughs I had with staff and the ease at which I acquired a new skill. I do not hesitate to endorse such a school.

I started classes with you eight months ago and have come a long way since then. I couldn't speak or understand one word in Spanish when I began. Now I can hold a conversation and actually receive compliments on my pronunciation. I know how to speak in preset, future, past perfect, imperfect, conditional and began to work on the subjunctive just before I left.

The entire staff at CPH was helpful to me. They all made an effort to talk to me and get to know me and help me learn. I worked with Trini the most. She prepared personal exercises for me to practice and often asked for my feedback and suggestions. The group exercises were useful and were fun ways to build vocabulary and meet other students. I learned how to cook some Costa Rican dishes and my salsa dancing is coming along nicely! Now I only hope to retain what I learned with you and teach my husband some basic Spanish. Thank you for everything,

Pura Vida. Estoy escribiendo para despedirme a todos y también para darles gracias por su enseñanza. Yo aprendí muchas cosas sobre la gramática y todo, pero lo más importante era que yo aprendí como usar la lengua para mi, en mi estilo. No solo la aprendi como una cosa de estudiar. Entonces gracias a todos: a Yami por su ayuda en buscar un lugar para mi, a Luis por llevarme a todos los lados de San José y especialmente a Salva por enseñarme y darme su interes en mi. Ya extraño a Santa Ana, a los Jiménez Obando y a CPH. Pero voy a acostumbrarme, es bonito aquí, mis días son muy libres. Tengo clases de inglés miércoles y jueves y clases de música los lunes, martes y viernes. Tuve mi primera clase hoy. Fue difícil mas o menos. Traté de enseñarles el verbo "To Be", pero no se si ellos entendieron todo.

Si uds. Pueden, me gustaría conseguir ideas para mis clases, como juegos o estrategias. Yo se que todos sben mucho de las formas diferentes para enseñar. Mis estudiantes son un poco más avanzados pero todavía no saben muy bien "To Be" o los adjetivos que usan con ese verbo. Entoces, si tienen ideas para me gustaría saber todos. Muchas gracias a todos y pura vida. Digale Hola a L.L. para mi. Ojala que el pueda sobrevivir por su universidad, y que viaje a todos lados para tener una aventura. Porque todavía es joven y hay que aprovechar su juventud, y especialmente su vida libre alli en el Valle del Sol. Hasta luego a todos. Buena Suerte. Y no preocupe Salva porque mi camiseta tienen botones y ojales también.

Before returning home this weekend I want to take this opportunity to tell you how happy I am to have chose C.P.H as the school to pursue my Spanish studies this summer. The first thing that strikes a student on their arrival at C.P.H is the genuine welcome and warmth of hospitality which they receive from All of the teachers and one feels almost immediately part of one large family. After this the courtesy and professionalism displayed individually by each of the school's teachers especially in their manner of teaching is second to none. I was especially impressed by the informality of the classes, the ease by which the teachers managed to convey a grammatical point while trying to steer away from too much grammar. Also the willingness of the including the daily so many different and varied topics including the daily life and culture of their respective countries, in order that could increase my vocabulary proved invaluable.