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Compliments from our Students

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Students from all over the world come to Universal de Idiomas to study Spanish. What better way to form an opinion than to read about other students’ experiences? Read the interview below and see what Olaf thought of his Spanish study:

 

Getting as much as possible out of the short time available in Costa Rica; that was Olaf’s aim! He joined Universal de Idiomas for two weeks, with six hours of classes every day. One of the reasons he chose for Universal, is because of the great central location: “Because of my busy schedule, I did not want to waste time on the road. With Universal I would finish my classes and step onto the doorstep of several museums with one finger snap.”
During his time in Costa Rica, Olaf stayed with a host family. “Homestay is an experience that everyone should take advantage of, there are so many benefits! The language immersion is great and the warm and friendly atmosphere provides you a home away from home. Do not expect to lose weight while you live there, the cooking is excellent and you don’t want to miss out!” He advises everyone who comes here to stay with a host family, people are lucky if they find a family as nice as his.
This language immersion was a great contribution to his classes and helped him progress a lot. “I feel like I know enough Spanish to ‘save’ myself during my travelling in the coming week and I have a good basis to continue learning Spanish. I am even planning to find a job in which I need Spanish; I like it so much!”
In the morning, Olaf would have four hours of group classes, added by two hours of private instructions in the afternoon. “I really enjoyed my classes, all teachers were so professional! I believe it is a good thing that teachers rotate every week (unless my preference was different), I got in touch with different teaching methods and both the two weeks and morning- and afternoon classes had a flawless transition.”
“Living with a host family gives you an inside in the culture, and so does just walking around the city and breathing the atmosphere. The life in Costa Rica is really relaxed and the people are very friendly. Living here is a continuous holiday.” Therefore, if he would give one tip to anyone staying in Costa Rica it is to stay with a host family, because it makes your complete experience so much richer!
This was Olaf’s second time visiting Costa Rica, and he definitely wants to come back; we hope to see you again Olaf!