Vengan, Come and Practice Your Spanish in BoiseHablas español? If you're an adult who would like to practice your Spanish with others in Boise, there are several options available to you. Though I am fairly new to the Boise area, I have been pleasantly surprised at the opportunities there are to find others who want to converse in Spanish. The first place I know of, and participate in , is: Practice Aquí, at the Garden City Public Library Thurs. 6:30- 7:30pm The Garden City library is located in the northwest area of Boise. From Glenwood Ave., turn at the corner of Marigold Ave. toward the Les Bois Credit Union. The library shares the same parking area as the credit union. Practice Aquí is a time for conversation in Spanish and English. If you are at least a high beginner in Spanish and can cqrry on a conversation this is the place for you. It is for teens and adults. The meeting goes from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, often many stay a little longer, since the library doesn't close until 8pm. Sometimes there is a short presentation at the beginning or end of the time, consisting of a cultural or grammar lesson. Usuallythose attending are divided into small groups that include native speakers of both languages. Once in a group, everyone speaks English for the first half hour and then Spanish for the next. This way each person has the advantage of hearing native language spoken and being corrected or taught as needed. It is an informal time where one can converse and have the benefit of learning Spanish and help others to learn English. I hope to meet you there. This program does not meet during the summer. Its last Thursday meeting of the Spring is on May 13. It will start up again in September. Look up the Garden City Library website or back on this site, when school starts up again to see the specific date. Academia de las Americas This is a language school which has an informal atmosphere located in Garden City. Mutual learning takes place as you have a small class with both English and Spanish native speakers. Prices are reasonable:$100/month and you are allowed to attend as many classes as offered, usually twice a week. Check out their site here: Academia de las Americas El Grupo, every second Wednesday of the month This group has been meeting in Boise for almost 30 years, even before being bilingual was in! It was started by a group of women that included a Spanish teacher who saw the need for a time to practice Spanish outside of a class setting. It has grown to a bigger group that meets every 2nd Wed. of the month at 7pm to 9pm. El Grupo meets at a different home each month. The setting is informal with drinks and "bocadillas/botanas" available. There are a few native Spanish speakers and many non native Spanish speakers at various levels of fluency. It may seem a little intimidating at first if you feel weak about your Spanish, but put your fears aside and enjoy yourself, everyone is very nice and they were beginners at one time too. I have met fascinating people at these get-togethers. It is a very pleasant social time. Meetup.com The Boise Spanish Language Meetup Group This is a new group that was formed at the start of 2008. You can go directly to the
meetup.com
site to get all the information about the Boise group.
I have not attended this program, but have heard good things about it, such as it being family friendly. Trudy and Scott McGavin run the Puentes school with various times of group Spanish lessons for adults and children. They also have travel programs. You can see what they offer here:
Puentes Language Programs
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