Which location would be beneficial to improve my Spanish?
My Spanish is horrible (in Spanish 2 at school), and I'd really like to improve my Spanish naturally.
Which place/location do you think would really help me improve my Spanish (vocabulary and maybe grammar)? Peru? Mexico? Suggestions please!
Thank you.
-C.
4 Answers
Hi, MissCindy. Really, I think any of them are good. Spanish is Spanish 
. Just make sure you choose a safe location and that you keep up-to-date on their current events. You might want to research some of the landmarks of different countries and see which ones appeal to you the most; or perhaps, if you have a preference in accent, you could choose to go to specific country.
Regardless of where you go, you are bound to learn something and improve in your Spanish as long as you have the desire and are putting forth the effort. Good luck!
My wife's cousin went to Cuernavaca in Mexico and loved it. And her Spanish improved to pretty good from zero in six months, partly or largely because she found a host family she got along with very well. The downside of the more popular places like Cuernavaca is that it is so easy to get into not speaking Spanish. But you sound as if you really want to improve, so I agree with Goldie_Miel. I learned Italian from an Italian-speaking American friend in his Volkswagen on a trip from Palo Alto to Tijuana because we got along and I really wanted to prepare for a trip to Florence. It's up to you.
It really depends on many factors. Such as
1) Where you live.
(If your country already has a Spanish speaking community somewhere, it helps alot just to go over to that area for dinner.)
2) Your budget for travelling or relocation.
(Spain is likely the best choice, but is it near home? It uses the EURO, is the exchange rate favourable for you?)
3) How long you intend to stay at the new location.
(A couple of weeks? Months? Years?)
4) With whom will you communicate with and how often?
(Staying with a Spanish speaking host family or youth hostel? Or some tourist areas like hotels where staff likely will understand your English?)
Personally, I threw myself to the sharks in Argentina (11 hours difference from home) having only listened to lessons 1 - 12 here at SD, for a 4 week trip. Everywhere I go the signs are in Spanish and people speak to me in Spanish. My guidebook and a bit of common sense is the only thing I have to rely on. And when I came back and listened to those lessons again Paralee suddenly seemed to be speaking too slowly for me. 
To me, the only real overriding factor would be if you were planning on moving to a specific country.
