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
Make Friends While Practising your English
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
Go Surfing in Raglan
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
Brasilia – Capital of Modern Architecture
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
Living in Tahiti
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
“They look after me like a real son.”
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
How to improve your academic skills, your IELTS score and your knowledge of global issues
My name is Khalid Algahtani. I am 19 years old. I am from Riyadh, in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I have taken the English for University course to improve my academic skills and to help me with IELTS studies, because I have to get 6.5 in it. Also, I need to improve my knowledge
Playing for an Orchestra in Auckland
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
My Homestay Family
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
Why Auckland?
A lot of people asked me, why I chose Auckland for studying English. There are many reasons. Because it’s a big city, but not crowded, and it has a lot of parks to relax in, you can do everything, whatever you like. It has wonderful beaches, beautiful restaurants near the viaduct harbour, and many stores
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