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My name is Federica and I spent a week in Birmingham in August 2011. I needed to improve my English quickly so I booked 20 hours of private English lessons with my host/teacher, Frank. Before I booked my English course with Live and Learn Homestays, I contacted 2 other companies - EF and a smaller company. I chose Live and Learn Homestays because the director, Lorna, was very kind and helpful; I also read her interview on the Network Milan website. I'd give my host family 10 out of 10; they were fantastic and Frank was the best teacher I'd ever had. The family was always available to speak with me and they spent lots of time with me. The house was beautiful and clean and they treated me as part of their family. Lorna came to meet me to make sure that everything was going well; we also spent an evening together at a salsa club! Even though I only spent a week there, I was able to improve my spoken English and work on my grammar. As well as improving my English, I was able to spend time with the family and learn about British culture and customs; this was really important to me. I also got to see many beautiful places around Birmingham and the Midlands.I congratulate Lorna for doing a great job and suggest that she considers taking au-pair students and offering conversational English lessons via SKYPE; I'd be her first client! If you're considering using Live and Learn Homestays, my advice would be to "Just do it!" My only regret is that I could only stay for 1 week. |
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