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I’d heard from a friend that the best way to learn German is to live in a German city.  I’d been to Vienna before, loved it and thought why not study there! When I contacted CESA they were quick to respond and gave good advice. They made the booking easy. I liked the school’s location […]

Phil One week German and Hiking in Kitzbuhel I wanted to work on my German language skills and get some exercise walking in the hills.  I hoped to gain some additional confidence in German. The language lessons were well run and the tutor was very friendly and positive.  He also took us on some excellent […]

Two weeks. German and Hiking in Kitzbuhel. I fell for Kitzbuhel on sight, there are only two main streets but they are made up of medieval houses, lovely mountain cabins mixed in with pastel-colour burgher houses, so clean, so tidy and so neatly set in the Tyrolean landscape. The population jumps to some 20,000 during […]

Basically I wanted a break.  January was getting me down and I felt I needed a week in the snow AND I’d promised myself all the previous year that I’d brush up my German language skills – so I decided to call CESA.  After that it’s was just a question of packing. There are no bad weather […]

Five weeks German course. I wasn’t sure what to expect from my German course in Lindau and was a little nervous. However, after a couple of days I settled in fine. The lessons were very good and as my confidence with the language grew I began to forget that I was learning. The lessons were […]

I expected my spoken German to improve considerably. I also expected grammatical aspects to come more naturally by the end of the course. Generally I expected it to be a great way to meet people and become accustomed to the new environment with people in the same situation as myself. I expected my skiing to […]

I expected to grasp some general German in the four weeks I was there. I also expected basic, clean accommodation close to the school. My expectations were definitely met, I learnt enough German to get me started. The accommodation was great and only 2 minutes walking distance from the school.