Dear Diary

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By: Casey, a Chinese student at Languages International Having studied at Languages International for 4 weeks, I finished my General English and IELTS courses. This is my first time studying in a foreign country, and the experience is totally different from what I had in China. The first day here, I was shown around the

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CNN Names Auckland 1 of 10 Best Cities

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Downtown Auckland – the circled buildings in the park are Languages International Auckland Auckland is one of the best cities in the world to live in says CNN. CNN used the aggregated information from annual surveys such as the Economist Intelligence Unit’s global livability report, Mercer’s quality of living index and Monocle’s most livable cities

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Colin Mathura-Jeffree’s Guide To New Zealand

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Here are some more great things to do and places to see in and around Auckland, Rotorua and Queenstown: Colin Mathura-Jeffree’s Guide To New Zealand. (Colin Mathura-Jeffree was one of the judges on the TV show, New Zealand’s Next Top Model) Day 1: Auckland and Piha Day 2: Waiheke Island Day 3: Rotorua Day 4:

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3 Great Auckland Night Spots

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Photo: Auckland waterfront at night by Lens_Flare   Hi, I’m Andrew. Every weekend Emilie and I like to explore new places in New Zealand. In particular, we like to try lots of restaurants and nightclubs, so Emilie is going to write especially about nightclubs and I am going to write about the restaurants.   She

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Make Friends While Practising your English

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Photo: Mission Bay by gewitterhexer Hello, I am French, and I come from Paris. I am at LI for 3 weeks to improve my English among students from around the world that have the same aim. Up to now, I have already experienced the Social Programme activities proposed by LI twice. In my first class

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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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