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Susanna Pettigrew : 8 weeks in Seville I hoped that after the first four weeks I would be able to know the basics of the Spanish language, such as numbers, colours, food, clothes, family etc.  I was a bit concerned though as I went out there with no previous knowledge of the Spanish language.

Zara Richards 8 weeks Spanish language course    From the information CESA gave us I knew that all the lessons would be with native speaking teachers and would all be in Spanish, however this still didn’t prepare me for the first few days – they seemed really difficult.  It all worked well for me in […]

Laura Meadows 12 weeks Spanish language course I wanted to learn Spanish and experience the Spanish culture, all of which I gained through the school and living with the Spanish family.  Learning a language is only REALLY successful abroad when you’re surrounded by the language all day. I decided to go with CESA Languages as […]

Alex Mackula   Russian course: 12 weeks   Gap Year    Before my arrival in St Petersburg I expected to gain a lot from the course.  During my basic learning of Russian before the course began I realised just how complicated the language was. I assumed that the actual course would be equally challenging but as I would be […]

Claire Jones   10 weeks    Intensive Russian course   I expected to get basic grounding in the Russian language, understand more about grammar, and be able to speak conversationally. I hoped to experience various aspects of Russian culture, Russian history etc. to set me up prior to reading Russian at Uni. The amount of language […]

Meredith spent 4 weeks last summer in Italy with CESA: I honestly had no idea what to expect from my Italian course in Sorrento. I was prepared (as best I could mentally) for the culture shock but beyond that I had no idea what I was getting myself in to. Absolutely I was very happy […]

Katy Michael 8 weeks Languages for Life course   I really didn’t know what to expect.  I assumed the classes would have a great emphasis on speaking the language and understanding it rather than working on grammar all day.  I’d read all the CESA Languages paperwork avidly but still felt so nervous about the whole […]

Thanks Ladies for sharing these with CESA students who are thinking about a course in San Sebastian. Yes the school is fantastic. Yes the tuition is excellent. And yes – the sky is really THAT blue!

Emily 12 week Spanish course San Sebastian, Spain !Hola! I´ve spent one month (at the Spanish language school in San Sebastian) here already, as you know, and unfortunately it has taken me one month to touch base with you and to let you know how things are going.

Joanna 12 week Spanish course San Sebastian We are having an amazing time! I think the classes are very well set up and I am learning alot. I enjoy going to classes!