EUROACE

When I hear someone contemplating going abroad, I tell them not to hesitate - they simply MUST GO!

A couple of the main concerns I have heard include the financial burden and being away from loved ones. My advice for students is: take out a loan for your trip if that’s what it takes, because they can be spendy. My mother really encouraged me to go abroad during my undergraduate years and so I took out a loan to pay for my 5 week trip.

I didn’t fully realize the freedom you have in your schedule as a student. However, now as a member of the full time work force, I am saddened to admit that the opportunity to immerse myself in another culture for any period of time longer than a week no longer exists for me! My biggest regret is not spending more time abroad as a student – I wish I had gone on another month-long excursion or even a full semester in a Spanish speaking country.

This experience was unique and special because as a student learning Spanish, we were encouraged to abstain from using English for the duration of our 5 week program. While it was challenging waking up hearing our host mother speak to us in Spanish, we had no choice but to spark our brainwaves and speak back to her in our second language – it was our only option because she did not speak English!

While this may seem daunting, immersion is the most effective way of enhancing your language speaking abilities. Despite the challenge, it was one of the most personally rewarding experiences of my life. I was one of the stronger Spanish speakers within our group, and a lot of my peers relied on me to communicate for them. I took advantage of every opportunity to speak, and I felt so proud of myself after realizing how much my skills had grown and I could communicate my everyday needs in a foreign country!

Some of my big learning experiences included: successfully completing a clothing return at a department store, and approaching a group of young Spaniards in a bar and joining in on their Spanish version of my favorite game: Trivial Pursuit!

I have taught many students this year who have been referred to Euroace by past students of ours. For example, one Brazilian couple returned to take a Spanish course in January and the lady brought her sister with her from Brazil to study Spanish too. Another instance is a boy we have on our Beginner's Spanish course right now who had been recommended to attend after his cousin came to study with us. The fact that they recommended the school shows they must have had a very good learning experience at Euroace.

I suppose this depends on each person's preference and what they want to do. I believe that the best experience would be to take Spanish classes and, at the same time, take another program to practice the Spanish you learn in the classroom in a different setting as well. This would mean that you get to have both the academic and practical experience of learning Spanish.

I think a big thing that makes Euroace different is the flexibility of the programs it offers.

We have the ability to adapt to every student's requirements and every student's profile. This means they get a unique abroad experience with us and we work hard as a team to provide the best service for them.

I think that to be a successful company you have to know the demand of your clients and then work hard to provide this. You must take into account what the customer wants and all the things they may need, and then you need to try to create an attractive product for them. And, of course, you need a dedicated team to make this happen!