Student Reviews


Amy: Spanish in Madrid (1 week)

"My course was fantastic, I learnt far more Spanish than I imagined I would. Arriving in Madrid not being able to speak a word of Spanish was daunting but I soon settled in. My host family were lovely, welcoming and made me feel at ease. It was really good to practise what I had learnt in class at home with the family at the end of the day. Madrid was amazing, there was so much to see and do.

Many thanks to Live Languages Abroad for all their help, support and advice. I couldn`t have done it without you.
Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T20:39:07+00:00
"My course was fantastic, I learnt far more Spanish than I imagined I would. Arriving in Madrid not being able to speak a word of Spanish was daunting but I soon settled in. My host family were lovely, welcoming and made me feel at ease. It was really good to practise what I had learnt in class at home with the family at the end of the day. Madrid was amazing, there was so much to see and do. Many thanks to Live Languages Abroad for all their help, support and advice. I couldn`t have done it without you.

Billy: Spanish in Madrid (6 weeks)

" I have just returned from a six week course studying Spanish in Madrid, and decided to go with live languages abroad on the recommendation of a friend, and I'm so happy I did, from the accommodation to the school, the teachers and all the people I met, everything was even better than I could of expected! The support I received from Gemma was second to none and all efforts were made to make me feel comfortable on my journey. I can wholeheartedly recommend Live Languages and Gemma as a provider to anyone looking at studying abroad. Five stars isn't enough!"

Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T20:33:10+00:00
" I have just returned from a six week course studying Spanish in Madrid, and decided to go with live languages abroad on the recommendation of a friend, and I'm so happy I did, from the accommodation to the school, the teachers and all the people I met, everything was even better than I could of expected! The support I received from Gemma was second to none and all efforts were made to make me feel comfortable on my journey. I can wholeheartedly recommend Live Languages and Gemma as a provider to anyone looking at studying abroad. Five stars isn't enough!"

Ava – French in Lyon (4 weeks)

"I am currently in Lyon studying French. It is excellent here. My host family were warm and welcoming from the first instance and the school staff are escpecially helpful. We go on cultural activities after class to help familiarise us with Lyon. The food is AMAZING. Apparently, Lyon Bleu (the school) is the best one in Lyon. If you want a warm welcome, a good education in French and excellent food - Lyon is the place to go. Thank you Live Languages for making the organisation of this trip so easy!"

Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T17:03:53+00:00
"I am currently in Lyon studying French. It is excellent here. My host family were warm and welcoming from the first instance and the school staff are escpecially helpful. We go on cultural activities after class to help familiarise us with Lyon. The food is AMAZING. Apparently, Lyon Bleu (the school) is the best one in Lyon. If you want a warm welcome, a good education in French and excellent food - Lyon is the place to go. Thank you Live Languages for making the organisation of this trip so easy!"

Garbis: Russian in Moscow (4 weeks)

Moscow is a great place to learn Russian. I spent 4 weeks at the school in Moscow and very much enjoyed the experience.
Staff are excellent professionals and always follow closely everyone's work and progress. The accent on speaking is something I like and believe is extremely useful.
I will certainly be back at some point in the future.

Garbis Latifyan (32)

4 week Russian course in Moscow
Live Languages Abroad
5
2016-08-10T18:58:30+01:00
Moscow is a great place to learn Russian. I spent 4 weeks at the school in Moscow and very much enjoyed the experience. Staff are excellent professionals and always follow closely everyone's work and progress. The accent on speaking is something I like and believe is extremely useful. I will certainly be back at some point in the future. Garbis Latifyan (32) 4 week Russian course in Moscow

Nick – French in Biarritz (8 weeks)

Nick's mum (Debbie):


"My son just returned from Biarritz after spending 8 weeks there. He had a great time and met lots of fun kids there at the school. He really liked his host family, said that they were so good to him and Marie & Patrice were great to him at the school as well. He managed to do quite a bit of surfing there which was one of his dreams. He has been surfing for years so didn't need to take lessons but Patrice helped him out with a board and wet suit rental. This was my second time dealing with Gemma at Live Languages Abroad and she was wonderful once again! I would really recommend anyone to book through her, she makes it all so easy!"

Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T20:30:40+00:00
Nick's mum (Debbie): "My son just returned from Biarritz after spending 8 weeks there. He had a great time and met lots of fun kids there at the school. He really liked his host family, said that they were so good to him and Marie & Patrice were great to him at the school as well. He managed to do quite a bit of surfing there which was one of his dreams. He has been surfing for years so didn't need to take lessons but Patrice helped him out with a board and wet suit rental. This was my second time dealing with Gemma at Live Languages Abroad and she was wonderful once again! I would really recommend anyone to book through her, she makes it all so easy!"

Nick- French in Nice (15 weeks)

Debbie (Nick’s Mother) :


"Nick comes home from Nice tomorrow. He left there today and is in the UK with my brother overnight before flying back home to Barbados. He had a great time in Nice and really enjoyed the course and everything there. He was very proud of himself, as he went up 3 course levels whilst being there. Not sure if that is normal, but for him, it is a huge achievement as he has struggled his whole life with school work! He did say that he enjoyed the fact that the classes were sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. He liked that he got to sleep in late some days! Typical! He said that the teachers were very nice to him and he enjoyed the atmosphere of the school. To him, it was more like being at a college and not a “normal” school. The teachers treated you more as an adult. Oh and he really liked the host family he was with. His host “mother” treated him really well and he really enjoyed being there with them, especially loved the family cat that evidently slept with him most nights! :)"


Nick is now going on to study French for a further 8 weeks. He is a very keen surfer and has opted to head to Biarritz to catch some waves whilst he progresses his French.

Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T16:54:48+00:00
Debbie (Nick’s Mother) : "Nick comes home from Nice tomorrow. He left there today and is in the UK with my brother overnight before flying back home to Barbados. He had a great time in Nice and really enjoyed the course and everything there. He was very proud of himself, as he went up 3 course levels whilst being there. Not sure if that is normal, but for him, it is a huge achievement as he has struggled his whole life with school work! He did say that he enjoyed the fact that the classes were sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. He liked that he got to sleep in late some days! Typical! He said that the teachers were very nice to him and he enjoyed the atmosphere of the school. To him, it was more like being at a college and not a “normal” school. The teachers treated you more as an adult. Oh and he really liked the host family he was with. His host “mother” treated him really well and he really enjoyed being there with them, especially loved the family cat that evidently slept with him most nights! :)" Nick is now going on to study French for a further 8 weeks. He is a very keen surfer and has opted to head to Biarritz to catch some waves whilst he progresses his French.

Grace: Russian in St Petersburg

Last month I came to study Russian at the school in St. Petersburg and have been thoroughly impressed by the high standard of teaching and organisation at the school. Each day I had four academic hours of lessons, split between grammar and conversation. What I particularly appreciated was that the lessons are designed to help you expand your lexicon whilst tackling new grammatical concepts. I also really enjoyed participating in the cultural activities organised by the school, especially the trip to Novgorod.

Grace Dickinson (23) 

Russian course in St Petersburg
Live Languages Abroad
5
2016-08-10T18:56:53+01:00
Last month I came to study Russian at the school in St. Petersburg and have been thoroughly impressed by the high standard of teaching and organisation at the school. Each day I had four academic hours of lessons, split between grammar and conversation. What I particularly appreciated was that the lessons are designed to help you expand your lexicon whilst tackling new grammatical concepts. I also really enjoyed participating in the cultural activities organised by the school, especially the trip to Novgorod. Grace Dickinson (23)  Russian course in St Petersburg

Ali: Spanish in Barcelona (12 weeks) & Madrid (8 weeks)

“I started out on my gap year with very basic Spanish. I could count to ten, say hello and goodbye and of course… what every gap year student needs to know… how to order ‘dos cervezas, por favour’. I knew that I wanted to spend time in two different cities and that I wanted excitement, culture and to meet as many people from all over the world as possible as well as improving my Spanish. After talking to Gemma @Live Languages Abroad she advised me that Barcelona and Madrid would give me exactly what I was looking for. She was so right. Barcelona is a dream! It’s a very cosmopolitan city, full of people from all walks of life, vibrant, busy and full of excitement. The school was amazing, I spent 3 months in Barcelona and my Spanish went from very basic to me holding conversations in Spanish throughout the days without even thinking about it. For the first 6 weeks in Barcelona I stayed with a Spanish host family. They were so welcoming and treated me as another member of the family. If you want to progress your language skills as quickly as possible, live with a Spanish family. Listening to the language being spoken and conversing with the family on a daily basis is invaluable. The last 6 weeks I spent in the student residence with the best group of girls that I will be lifelong friends with. I have some fantastic memories of Barcelona, from visiting ‘la Sagrada familia’ to dancing with the street dancers on ‘las ramblas’. It is a truly amazing city and I can’t wait to go back.



Next on to Madrid. I spent 8 weeks in Madrid and to be honest as I sat on the train from Barcelona to Madrid I began to wonder how Madrid could ever top my time in Barcelona. Well it’s right up there with Barcelona! Madrid is full of hidden treasures and you really need to spend some real time in Madrid to fully appreciate everything it had to offer. The school was yet again brilliant and only a few minutes’ walk from the beautiful Retiro Park. I spent hours walking in the park or just sitting with a book and a coffee, watching the world go by. The teachers were so enthusiastic and they make you feel so welcome. My Spanish progressed even more and I now have a very advanced level of Spanish. One of my proudest moments of my gap year was having a conversation about the economy of all things and putting the world to rights with an elderly Madrileño gentleman in a tapas bar just off Gran Via. Of course a little sangria for Dutch courage helped the conversation flow, but this was my moment of realisation, that I had done it… I’d learnt to speak Spanish… WELL!! I stayed in the student residence in Madrid and again, met a fantastic group of friends.



I had the most amazing gap year, not only did I learnt to speak Spanish, I saw so much culture, made soooooo many friends and grew as a person too. Thank you so much Live Languages Abroad, your advise was spot on and I’m so grateful for all your help in organising a fantastic gap year and helping me throughout the whole 5 months I was in Spain. When can I go again?”

Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T20:35:48+00:00
“I started out on my gap year with very basic Spanish. I could count to ten, say hello and goodbye and of course… what every gap year student needs to know… how to order ‘dos cervezas, por favour’. I knew that I wanted to spend time in two different cities and that I wanted excitement, culture and to meet as many people from all over the world as possible as well as improving my Spanish. After talking to Gemma @Live Languages Abroad she advised me that Barcelona and Madrid would give me exactly what I was looking for. She was so right. Barcelona is a dream! It’s a very cosmopolitan city, full of people from all walks of life, vibrant, busy and full of excitement. The school was amazing, I spent 3 months in Barcelona and my Spanish went from very basic to me holding conversations in Spanish throughout the days without even thinking about it. For the first 6 weeks in Barcelona I stayed with a Spanish host family. They were so welcoming and treated me as another member of the family. If you want to progress your language skills as quickly as possible, live with a Spanish family. Listening to the language being spoken and conversing with the family on a daily basis is invaluable. The last 6 weeks I spent in the student residence with the best group of girls that I will be lifelong friends with. I have some fantastic memories of Barcelona, from visiting ‘la Sagrada familia’ to dancing with the street dancers on ‘las ramblas’. It is a truly amazing city and I can’t wait to go back. Next on to Madrid. I spent 8 weeks in Madrid and to be honest as I sat on the train from Barcelona to Madrid I began...

Megan: Russian in Moscow (4 weeks)

My time at the Moscow school has been fantastic. I don’t have space to give all of the reasons I have loved my time in Moscow, but here are my top 3: Language classes: My month here has been filled with fun, relaxed and interactive language learning. The teachers were excellent and my Russian has improved more than I thought possible! Real World Practice: Being immersed in Russian language is an experience which cannot be replicated, and is such a boost to your language skills. My confidence to use Russian in everyday scenarios has grown so much while in Moscow. City Life: Studying Russian in Moscow has given me a wonderful and unique perspective on Russian culture. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning Russian against the backdrop of the beating heart of Russia’s capital city.

Meggan Beddoe (21)

4 week Russian course in Moscow
Live Languages Abroad
5
2016-08-11T13:15:37+01:00
My time at the Moscow school has been fantastic. I don’t have space to give all of the reasons I have loved my time in Moscow, but here are my top 3: Language classes: My month here has been filled with fun, relaxed and interactive language learning. The teachers were excellent and my Russian has improved more than I thought possible! Real World Practice: Being immersed in Russian language is an experience which cannot be replicated, and is such a boost to your language skills. My confidence to use Russian in everyday scenarios has grown so much while in Moscow. City Life: Studying Russian in Moscow has given me a wonderful and unique perspective on Russian culture. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning Russian against the backdrop of the beating heart of Russia’s capital city. Meggan Beddoe (21) 4 week Russian course in Moscow

Sam- German in Munich (4 weeks)

"I am two weeks into a German course in Munich and am thoroughly enjoying the experience so far. The multicultural Carl Duisberg Centrum offers courses for all abilities and takes a pleasantly surprising interest in maximising the development of individual students. Munich is a great place to live with plenty of activities to keep you entertained, whatever your interests. Live Languages Abroad made the booking process quick and easy and ensured I had all the information I needed prior to departure. I get the impression that they would have been quick and eager to assist with any problems, had I encountered any."

Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T20:27:35+00:00
"I am two weeks into a German course in Munich and am thoroughly enjoying the experience so far. The multicultural Carl Duisberg Centrum offers courses for all abilities and takes a pleasantly surprising interest in maximising the development of individual students. Munich is a great place to live with plenty of activities to keep you entertained, whatever your interests. Live Languages Abroad made the booking process quick and easy and ensured I had all the information I needed prior to departure. I get the impression that they would have been quick and eager to assist with any problems, had I encountered any."

Ellen Cusack – Spanish A-level revision Madrid (1 week)

"I went to Madrid with live languages abroad to study a language course, everything was arranged so efficiently and well and I would highly recommend the company to anyone. Gemma was so helpful and so was the language school. I would definitely tell anyone who may not be used to travelling alone to go as it was so easy and well arranged. I would recommend it for any age, it has improved my Spanish speaking skills hugely, to have intensive courses with native teachers as well as being immersed in the language all day every day."

Live Languages Abroad
5
2015-11-03T20:28:48+00:00
"I went to Madrid with live languages abroad to study a language course, everything was arranged so efficiently and well and I would highly recommend the company to anyone. Gemma was so helpful and so was the language school. I would definitely tell anyone who may not be used to travelling alone to go as it was so easy and well arranged. I would recommend it for any age, it has improved my Spanish speaking skills hugely, to have intensive courses with native teachers as well as being immersed in the language all day every day."

Mark: Russian in Riga (6 weeks)

My name is Mark Kennedy, and I spent six weeks both doing an internship for and studying Russian in Riga, Latvia. I was immediately impressed in my first lesson at the ability of the staff to not just explain the language, but to help me integrate what I learned into everyday life. In terms of outside the classroom, I've really enjoyed getting together with other students and hanging out with my flat mates. There hasn't been one person in the program I didn't get along with. I would recommend studying Russian with the school in Riga to anyone, and I plan on coming back in the future.

Mark Kennedy (23)

6 week Russian course in Riga
Live Languages Abroad
5
2016-08-10T18:55:08+01:00
My name is Mark Kennedy, and I spent six weeks both doing an internship for and studying Russian in Riga, Latvia. I was immediately impressed in my first lesson at the ability of the staff to not just explain the language, but to help me integrate what I learned into everyday life. In terms of outside the classroom, I've really enjoyed getting together with other students and hanging out with my flat mates. There hasn't been one person in the program I didn't get along with. I would recommend studying Russian with the school in Riga to anyone, and I plan on coming back in the future. Mark Kennedy (23) 6 week Russian course in Riga
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