Living with a local Costa Rican family is an excellent way to learn a lot of Spanish in a short amount of time. Families are located in the nearby villages in Nosara, Playa Garza and Esperanza. Host family students are given a private room as well as half board (daily breakfast and dinner) and laundry service is included in the price of the host family. Families are hand selected by the accommodation staff and are very accustomed to hosting students from around the world. Students should be prepared to live in simpler and more rustic homes than at home. If that doesn’t bother you, then you will be rewarded with a memorable experience and some new Tico friends. Please indicate any allergies or special needs.

Check in for your Homestay is on Sunday and check out is Sunday.

Classes are Monday thru Friday.

At NSI we use a communicative teaching methodology, where the main goal is the improvement of the students' communication skills, encouraging spontaneous and creative use of the language, using real communicative situations and activities that teach Spanish in the way we really use it.