Spanish Lessons for Retirees

Spanish For Retirees - Feb. 27, 2001

By Frank MacMurray

By Jonsey Jones

For several years now Conversa has offered Spanish lessons for retirees (and soon-to-be retirees). Seniors study in our Intensive Spanish Program. They may choose to stay on-campus or with a Costa Rican host family in Santa Ana, paying the corresponding price, but here's the deal... we will include a series of optional afternoon and evening educational, cultural, recreational and gastronomical activities for our students. Some of these activities will take place on our campus and will involve no additional cost to the participants. Others will involve short junkets to tourist attractions and restaurants, and each participant must pay for his or her entrance fees and/or meals (transportation will be provided by Conversa). Weekend activities will be arranged by Conversa but participants pay the tour operators/hotels directly. While prices for weekend activities will vary, students can expect to pay around $150 for the trip, including transportation and lodging.

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This program is available for two-week, three-week and four-week periods. It will be offered from January 4th through March 12th, 2010 (during this time frame, all students at Conversa's Santa Ana campus can benefit from this service, not only retirees). Here is a sampling of what we are planning for you:

Week I	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday	Spanish	Latin Dance Class	Dinner at Le Monastere
Tuesday	Spanish	San Jose Tour	Open
Wednesday	Spanish	Grammar Lecture	Performance at the Teatro Nacional
Thursday	Spanish	Visit to the Butterfly Farm	Open
Friday	Spanish	Guest Lecturer	Open
Saturday and Sunday	Overnight trip to Volcán Arenal

Week II	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday	Spanish	Latin Dance Class	Dinner at Il Pomodoro
Tuesday	Spanish	Café Britt Tour	Open
Wednesday	Spanish	Aerial Tram Tour	Theater Performance in San Jose / Dinner at Tin-Jo
Thursday	Spanish	Grammar Lecture	Cookout on the Campus
Friday	Spanish	Guest Lecturer	Open
Saturday and Sunday	Free Weekend

Week III	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday	Spanish	Latin Dance Class	Dinner at La Luz
Tuesday	Spanish	Open	Open
Wednesday	Spanish	Grammar Lecture	Theater Performance in San Jose
Thursday	Spanish	Open	Open
Friday	Spanish	Guest Lecturer	Dinner at Tiquicia
Saturday and Sunday	Overnight Trip to either Manuel Antonio Beach or to Monte Verde

Week IV	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Monday	Spanish	Latin Dance Class	Dinner at La Cascada
Tuesday	Spanish	Field Trip to In-Bio	Open
Wednesday	Spanish	Grammar Lecture	Theater Performance in San Jose
Thursday	Spanish	Open	Open
Friday	Calypso Tour to Isla de Tortuga and Farewell Party at El Ranchito on our Campus
Saturday and Sunday	Return to Airport

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