Otto´s uncle Rodolfo and his friend Christian drove Otto and I to Antigua two nights in a row in order to scope out the different Spanish schools. 

I think that looking for spanish schools seemed like a good excuse for Rodolfo and Christian to show us around Antigua.  By this I mean eating massive amounts of food, spending most of the night in a bar, and then heading to a discoteca.  This was basically how it went on both days.  And of course, going to a discoteca isn´t any fun if there isn´t a street fight (about 8  people) to cap the night off.   No need to worry, we were at a safe viewing distance…

All of the bars in Antigua need to close after 1:00, but its common that there is an “afterparty” after this certain discoteca closes.  As soon as you walk out the door, people are handing out flyers.  Rodalfo explained that everybody is in on the afterparty.  Apparently this is true, because after driving for 5 minutes, we had to ask a random guard for directions and he knew exactly what we were talking about.  5 minutes later, we asked a kid who was probably 14, and he not only showed us where the party was, but helped us park…   

Christian, Roldalfo, and a bucket of Gallo

Despite how they may sound, these two days were definitly productive.  On the afternoon of the 2nd day, after looking at a few other schools, we found one that seemed to be the one.  The school is called ¨Probigua¨ and is a non-profit spanish school.  It includes activities (movies, salsa lessons, field trips, etc) and also offers the ability to volunteer in a small school that is close to Antigua.