If you want to learn spanish then this is the place for you. Instituto Cervantes is the cultural…read morearm of the spanish government and they offer language lessons for those who wants to learn spanish. The lessons are not free but they are way more affordable than language lessons being offered elsewhere. Now why would a filipino want to learn spanish? Well, we were under spanish rule for more than 300 years so whether we like it or not, we have spanish influence all around us. Most of us even have a teeny bit of spanish blood. There are also a lot of employment opportunities for bilinguals. And they get paid a ton of money for knowing that while "derecha" means straight ahead in filipino, in spanish "derecha" means the right. Or you can study spanish so you can watch Marimar in its original form. No more weird sounding voice talents who sound as if they perpetually have sore throats. Majority of the profesors are native speakers so they have amazing grasp of the language. As a bonus, they also teach their students the nuances of spanish culture. You get to learn that they write the names of languages and nationalities in small letters so the ones that you read earlier are not typos. It's also quite fun to hear your tisay profesora suddenly blurt to the maintenance staff "kuya, andyan na ba si Nestor?" without a hint of an accent. Or hear your profesora gush about how handsome Jericho Rosales is. They have a library where you can borrow books and music CDs and movies so you can practice your spanish skills at home. And the library is also open to non-students for a nominal annual fee. They also hold cultural activities like film showings, book fairs or poetry and music nights. Whatever your motivations are for wanting to learn the spanish language, Instituto Cervantes can give you the help you need. ¡Vamos a instituto!

I took up Spanish years ago, but only recently did I decide to take it seriously. And where else…read moreshould one do that than in the foremost Spanish language and culture center in the Philippines, Instituto Cervantes? It's been absolutely wonderful so far. I signed up for their Intensive course, which guarantees you 30 hours of top-notch language education in 3 weeks. Of course, this is according to your level of knowledge, but moving up the ranks shouldn't be so difficult, with how focused they are on teaching you.