So was I in early 2006 and since being there I’m really glad I made the decision to go. Its a cool, vibrant city with many faces, lots to do you’ll come back with tons of stories to tell.

The only problem was early in my stay I encountered some huge problems with one of the cities language schools. My only regret about the whole trip was meeting these guys and I thought I’d produce this site so hopefully others don’t make the same mistake.

Before going to Quito my girlfriend and I had arranged to do some volunteering and spanish lessons with the Atahualpa Spanish School in the city. All seemed fine with their website and we were confident things would work out well. It wasn't long however before things started going wrong. It quickly became clear what we saw online and what we got where two very different things.

I don't want to deter anyone from studying in Quito especially as the vast majority of schools teach excellent Spanish and you'll have an excellent time. I would however warn anyone against going to the Atahualpa School becuase of my experiences and what I heard from other travellers. If your interested in finding out more about what happened us then click here or else feel free to check out the other useful stuff we have compiled about Quito.