Sadness at leaving

I am leaving Xela this Sunday for Antigua.  It is with great sadness as I will miss the family i am staying with, the teachers of Spanish, the students i worked with, and the town itself.  This is a real working city with little in the way of a tourist industy and very few people that speak English.  The quality of instruction, the unbelievably low prices to live here and study, the friendly people, and the great places to hike and visit make it , in my opinion, the best place to study Spanish in the world.  It is not historic like many places in Spain, no very scenic within the city itself, it is difficult to reach, but for a place to immerse oneself in a language it cannot be beat.

 I am on to Antigua, the old colonial capital, which is very scenic, but loaded with tourists.   I will be able to cook my own food there and come and go as i please which will be nice.  The Spanish school there has beautiful grounds and is quite resful.