Students at Embassy

Let me introduce myself

My name is María Gabriela Pimentel, but everybody here calls me Gaby.

I come from Valencia, Venezuela. I am a lawyer, and I teach law at university in my country.

Now, I'm on sabbatical, and because of that, my family and I decided to come and spend the whole year learning English in the US.

I miss my country sometimes, but I am with my husband and our son, so it has been easier to get used to living abroad than it would be if we had been alone, as other friends of ours are.

I am in the Upper Intermediate class now, but when I arrived I was in Intermediate; so I think I have been improving a lot. I couldn't imagine myself writing for a website, and now, even though I know I have a lot work to do, I think it is great to have the opportunity to practice my writing and relate to others who are in the same boat: living in another country learning a new language.

Hi, I'm Sonia

I'm from Spain and I'm 30 years old.

I arrived in Fort Lauderdale at the end of December. I started my classes at the beginning of January. I decided to come to USA to improve my English. I think it's the fastest way to learn. I chose Fort Lauderdale because of the nice weather!! If you like the beach, this city is for you!!  But if you like an big cities, you should go to New York, Boston...

If you live abroad, you will learn much more than a language, you will learn a lot about yourself.  It's an amazing experience!! You will meet a lot of people from other countries. The teachers are really friendly, and always there if you need any help. I recommend you to do that at least once. Not only for your career but for yourself, your own life experience.

When you learn a foreign language in your country, it is really difficult to be motivated to learn it. You do your lessons, twice, three times a week, and after you close your books, until the next lesson.

If you live here, you are learning all the time, not only in the school, but speaking with your new friends, watching television, walking in the street... you learn too about a culture, a way of life. That way, you learn much faster!!

Since coming here, I have met a lot of students. Some of them decided to come here to have fun, to do some tourism and at the same time to improve their English; some of them needed English for their jobs or their future careers (we all need that - English is so important!!); some of them chose to be here because they wanted to have a new experience... many different purposes, but they are all enjoying this great adventure!!

Before I came to the US, some of my friends asked me: aren't you afraid that you'll feel lonely there? In this big country? Well, to be honest, I have never feel lonely here. The first day you don't know the students, everything and everyone is new to you, but not for very long. You feel confident very quickly. Everyone is in the same situation. So don't worry, you will meet friends, a lot of friends!!
I wanted to share this feeling, because I think it is a question that we may ask ourselves: will I feel lonely? I really like the people in this school. This is a big family!