During her semester abroad in Santiago de Chile, Sarah discovered her love for traveling and getting in touch with new cultures, people, and languages. After finishing her "Global Sales and Marketing" studies in Austria, she decided to go abroad and do a gap year.
Now, she's ended up at the language school Centro MundoLengua in the heart of Seville, enjoying eating tapas, speaking Spanish and being in touch with incredibly friendly people.
I am 22 years old and have already seen many many countries and cities in the world. One of the things I always thought is weird, but have now fallen in love with, is traveling alone. Traveling alone enables you to discover a city in a totally different way. You realize things you would not, do things you wouldn't otherwise do, and talk with people you might not have if you were traveling with somebody else.
I think one of my favorite travel memories was just two weeks ago when I went alone to Palma de Mallorca for a weekend. Since I am an outdoor sports lover, I rented a bike to just go to the coast in the south. I really missed riding a bike, I was used to it in Austria -- in Spain, I simply do not have a bike.
At the bike rental place, I got to know a super friendly man that I ended up speaking with for over an hour. In the end, he asked me if I was up for a hike the next day. You cannot imagine how happy I was! I had missed the Austrian mountains a lot, and I agreed to the hiking session.
We went on one of the most beautiful hikes ever. The weather was great, the company super friendly and the mountain and sights over the sea incredible, I will never forget that day!
Aside from that memory, I really enjoyed waking up on the Ko Phi Phi Islands in Thailand and going for a run, and going to sleep in the Atacama Desert in Chile during my semester abroad. I NEVER leave my running shoes at home when I travel.
Centro MundoLengua is a family! Even though I have always been a social and friendly person, this strength grew even more while working for this company.
All the people who are working and teaching here love their job and this is the reason why not only me, but also the students who visit our school, feel so welcomed and comfortable.
I have become even more sociable and interested in other people, and more open to cultures and languages -- I love to hear other people's stories and why they are how they are.
One of my favorite stories is from a 65-year-old student who loves Centro MundoLengua. I like listening to her as she always tells us how much she loves the atmosphere at our school and our team. She feels welcomed as part of our family and she enjoys the individual treatment.
Moreover, we have coordinators who are responsible for organizing the free time outside of our Spanish courses -- she loves that she can totally immerse herself in the Spanish culture by eating tapas, visiting local markets and buying artisanal goods.
I would choose the Spanish Immersion Program. As many other programs do, this program combines both a Spanish course and a variety of free time activities which can be individually designed.
Native speakers will teach you Spanish in a way that you can increase your writing, speaking, listening and comprehension skills. The afternoon activities include whatever your heart is searching for -- eating tapas, playing sports, visiting the most beautiful attractions, and more.
As I have already mentioned, this company is a family, a team! You can see this team spirit in our work every day. The programs, the courses, and the activities just work because we all work together and love our job. I am proud of my team every single day, not just on certain occasions -- everyone does a great job!
Team spirit, honesty, and working toward the same goal. The people who work in the company should know which goals they are working toward and why. Set a goal for your company and share it with your employees -- see your company as a team and go for the goal together!