Playing for an Orchestra in Auckland

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Hey everyone, I am Corinne Niklaus from Switzerland and I’ve been studying English since the 5th January 2010 at the Languages International School. In Switzerland I played in different orchestras, sometimes three at the same time! This explains why I couldn’t leave my clarinet at home, and I had to search for an orchestra in

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Have You Ever Been to the Coromandel?

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The Coromandel is located to the east of Auckland. It takes 3 hours by car to get there. The scenery is beautiful. You can explore beaches and forests, but the most important place is Hot Water Beach near Coromandel town. At Hot Water Beach you can enjoy your own pool in the sand and relax,

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My Weekend

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I had really nice weekend, my friend and I go to the seafood festival. Before this, we had travel on the ship and we could see the regatta and beautiful view around us. It’s was like small excursion. It’s as really amazing, but to tell the truth the weather was not so good for regatta.The

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The Last Big Pub Crawl

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Friday afternoon at 4pm, a big crowd of Languages International students was waiting outside 27 for James and the pub crawl crew. After the pub-list and a competition paper had been handed out to the students, we all started walking towards Anzac Street where our first stop would take place. Happily and safely we arrived

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Japan to New Zealand!

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For the very first time, Languages International was proud to host the “Sakura Festival.” Originally celebrated in Japan over the course of 2-3 days, it is a time to celebrate the beauty of nature while enjoying a picnic under the cherry blossom (Sakura) trees. Although the Sakura trees blossomed 3 weeks early this year, we

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Ramadan Feast – Auckland

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                          Last night, the Saudi students of Languages International prepared a magnificent Ramadan feast for the other students and staff. The food was traditional Saudi dishes, including chicken and rice, lamb kebab, hommus, three types of soup, and special Saudi coffee. We were

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Auckland West Coast Beaches

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Have you ever been on New Zealand’s amazing west coast? If your answer is ‘no’, you should go to these lovely places as fast as possible. I’ve been to three of these beaches. I’d like to describe them and give you some impressions. The easiest thing to recognise, and also the most exciting fact is that

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From 15000 feet to the bottom: Skydiving in Taupo

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Imagine a beautiful day when the sun is shining and there is neither a cloud or a plane in the sky. You know that in a few minutes you can’t return. Suddenly it starts and your heart is running faster. There are a lot of cameras and you have to smile all the time. But

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A Weekend in the Coromandel

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For the last few weeks I’ve been busy at school and on the weekends on different trips. I’ll tell you what I did last weekend when I was in Coromandel. First of all, I rented a car with five of my friends from school. We picked it up on Thursday afternoon at three o’clock and

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