Study & Live with your own Private Teacher in the Havana Region: a unique way to learn Spanish.

We offer this unique way to learn a language, studying and living in the home of your own personal teacher. We offer a choice of 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 hours of personal teaching per week plus 3 meals daily. Programs are suitable for any age of student and all levels of language skills.


Havana is the capital city of Cuba and the largest with a population of 2.1 million. It is also the most important port city in Cuba and the foremost commercial centre of the country. Cuba has a long history of colonialism which influenced much of the architecture of Havana and the nature of its various neighbourhoods. After the revolution in 1959 Cuba became a Communist state which has given the city a different atmosphere with the severe trade and tourism restrictions with the United States. Havana has always had its fair share of tourism and even under these circumstances it thrives.


Havana has four major districts: Old Havana, Central Havana, Vedado, and more modern suburbs. Old Havana is filled with museums and the historic buildings of its colonial days which you can navigate through winding streets. Central Havana begins with the el Prado boulevard the end of which begins the Malécon, the avenue by the sea. Here there are historic cigar factories and Havana’s own Chinatown as well as “El Capitolio Nacional” which is visible all over Havana with its huge domed roof. The building now holds the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the National Museum of Natural History. Vedado is a newer section of Havana which offers itself as an alternative to Old Havana. Here there are a number of shops, hotels, and wide avenues. Other suburbs were intended as more affluent suburbs but with the revolution were adopted to public purposes. Miramar is the only suburb to survive as an exclusive and affluent area with embassies, mansions and infrastructure for wealthy visitors and foreigners.


Havana has many events and festivals which showcase its vibrant culture. Havana International Jazz Festival is one of the most successful music festivals in the city originally set in the Casa de La Cultura Plaza and now spreading out to concert halls and spilling out into the street. If you miss this there are plenty of opportunities to hear distinctive Cuban jazz throughout Havana year-round. The International Havana Ballet Festival is one of the foremost events for the art and fosters interest and appreciation for dance. Havana’s International Film Festival is one of the cities best known events which focuses upon Spanish-language films and is a wonderful place for students of the language to test their new skills.


What we like about Spanish in the Havana Region:

  • Havana has many tourists so the residents are prepared and welcoming to visitors.
  • It is a city with both a colonial history and a great deal of historic interest but is also one of the last surviving Communist states and is of current significance.
  • A thriving culture of arts and music to inspire and Spanish student.