**Apprehensive** That's a word you use when Mom/Dad leave their 2 beautiful teenage daughters in Boquete for a month taking intensive Spanish lessons. But how wrong we were! Lorena, Jaime and the staff at Habla Ya found the perfect host family, arranged incredible excursions, all the while providing the very best in intensive Spanish. The end result was my daughters... more

During July/Augus 2009, my family spent three weeks studying Spanish at Habla Ya. We had private lessons- my teenage sons had one teacher, I had another teacher, and my husband had a teacher. Every Monday through Thursday we learned and conversed with our teachers in Spanish for 4 hours. We either stayed in the classroom or went on an excursion... more

I spent one week in classes at Habla Ya, and I loved being there! I had spent two weeks in Panama City at ILERI language school, and found Habla Ya to be MUCH more professional, impressive and welcoming! I have attended 4 language schools now (2 in Panama and 2 in Mexico) and Habla Ya was by far the best.... more

Habla Ya language school is an absolutely wonderful establishment. The learning curriculum is planned carefully to both match standards of Spanish learning schools and to remain flexible to individual travelers. Class sizes are small- one to four people each class, and the teachers are intelligent and patient. Additionally, many classes meet around the same time so that before class, after... more

I just came back from my trip to Panama where I took a spanish language class at Habla Ya. They have the most wonderful, helpful, experienced staff and teachers I ever met. I can recommend this school to everybody who will learn or improve their knowledge of the spanish language. I've learned a lot and it was so much fun.... more

Spent two weeks with Habla Ya. They are a group of very friendly, positive and wonderful people who will do whatever it takes to help you get the most out of your experience. The language instruction was very good with small class sizes, especially because I was there in the off-season. They made us feel very comfortable. Their school space... more