Go Surfing in Raglan

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Photo: Surf Raglan by Bas Schonenberg Hello, On the last weekend, I was with friends in New Zealand‘s surfing paradise Raglan. Raglan is a small nice city on the west coast of New Zealand and only 2 hours away from Auckland. We rented a car by Jucy Car Rental (the cheapest and best company to

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Brasilia – Capital of Modern Architecture

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Brasilia is the brand new capital of Brazil. It is only 50 years old and the city is very modern. The city was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. He was a pioneer in exploring the formal possibilities of reinforced concrete solely for their aesthetic impact. He was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro in

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Living in Tahiti

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Photo: Tahiti Beach – Huahine by tiarescott l live in Tahiti. It’s an island in French Polynesia . It’s the biggest island there. In all French Polynesia there are only 250,000 people and 2/3 are in Tahiti. In Tahiti it is about 50% Tahitian/indigenous people, 25% Chinese, 10% French, and about 15% mixed, Tahitian-French or

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PAST STUDENTS REUNIONS 2010

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Some very special reunions took place in March – April when Larissa Merz, Regional Marketing Manager was on a business trip around Europe. The meetings were filled with the sharing of great memories of LI and New Zealand. It was wonderful to hear what an impact students’ experience at Languages International had had on them

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“They look after me like a real son.”

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I came to NZ 7 months ago, but I’d never stayed in a homestay before. When the contract on my apartment ran out, I decided to change to homestay, so at that time I asked my friends about homestay. I asked whether it was good or bad for them. Most of my friends just told

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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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My Homestay Family

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I chose to stay in a family house in my first 2 months here in New Zealand because I thought it would be another way to experience a new culture, and learn how to speak English better than now. My family home is located near Takapuna Beach. It is a beautiful beach, so whenever I

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