"I thought the trip was fantastic, and I certainly didn't want to leave. I met new friends, improved my Chinese and had what I can say was one of the best holidays that I have had"
"The school was a great place to be, we felt comfortable, and accepted, everyone there was friendly, and the food and facilities were good. The rooms were fine, the bed a little short for me, but other than that they were comfortable. The pool and ping pong tables got regular use, and we always had something to do. The computer block meant that I could keep in touch with my friends by email and instant message. The school gave us a lot of freedom to do what we wanted, we had almost no supervision, but if we had any questions or concerns, then they were always there to help."
"We thought that pretty much everything that we did struck the balance between learning and fun well. The amount of time that we spent in lessons felt to me to be just right, a good balance between seeing friends, and shopping etc. and teaching."
"Our private teacher for the 1:1 lessons, An Laoshi, was friendly, and helped us immensely, we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly in every lesson. I feel that after the trip my Chinese has improved a huge amount, my grasp of the language is now much greater, and I feel a lot more confident in my speaking."
"The lessons were very well taught, the school teacher was friendly and helpful, and integrated us into what was quite a challenging situation very well. We had never experienced Chinese spoken that rapidly, and for that length of time before, but within a few lessons we adjusted, and began to participate in the lessons a lot more."