“Casa Goethe,” the German Language and Culture Institute originally based in Santo Domingo, recently opened a branch in Sosúa, Puerto Plata. The resort town of Sosúa receives a large number of German tourists all year round. From the 3rd of June on the people from Sosua and the tourists will have the same opportunity as the people from Santo Domingo to learn German or Spanish as a foreign language. The Institute offers German courses from Monday to Saturday on a regular or intensive basis, business German “Deutch im Hotel,” private lessons and also Spanish classes for all kinds of needs and on all levels. Apart from that the Institute has a translation and interpreter service, organizes cultural activities and promotes the understanding between Dominicans and Germans. For more information, contact Casa Goethe-Sosua, La Puntilla 2, Sosua, Tel. 571-3174, 571-3285, Fax 689-3241.