my nice little life

Our first day of school, by now, is our first three days of school, and for me it’s been a strange experience, since I haven’t said,”Sorry, I can’t go. I have homework” in about 40 years. They start you with a test to see what level of Spanish you are. Sherry is high intermediate. I’m [...]

My Arrival in Cuernavaca Mexico for Immersion School Sherry blogs: The bus ride from the airport took two hours. Once outside of Mexico City, we started climbing toward Cuernavaca. I had forgotten that the area actually had quite a few trees (mostly pines) and didn’t look quite as dry as Oaxaca, Guanajuato or San Miguel. [...]

This is Bill writing now.  It may get a bit confusing for a while, since there will be two of us writing, but we have fairly different perspectives and writing styles.  We’ll try to identify ourselves. I leave for Mexico at 7 tomorrow morning.  I’ve never been to Mexico, so it’s exciting.  I’m not sure [...]

Sherry is doing the Blogging this time:     I made it! The trip was very easy. Good weather, no large crowds, planes running on time. No problems. The USAir plane to Mexico City wasn’t full — a sign of our economic times, I suppose.       After immigration and customs, I tried to find AeroMexico, but didn’t [...]

I spent 3 weeks in Oaxaca attending the Español Interactivo.  Here is my experience. Location & building: This school is located within a couple of blocks of the traditional Mexican city center, the zócolo.  To enter, you pass through the outside wall via two tall, beautiful wooden doors.  The doors lead to the office and [...]

There are not enough words to express the level of satisfaction that I had at Español Interactivo, but I’ll try my best. First, some incidentials, that I’m finding more and more important. For those of you that travel with your computer and need a free WIFI connection, the school provides a strong signal on site. [...]