“I intend to come back as soon as possible”
“What else is more wonderful than to be received with a warm smile? So happened in my host family and at the reception desk of Liden & Denz language school. The sincere behaviour of my host family as well as of the staff of Liden & Denz created a homelike atmosphere which made it possible to concentrate on studying the Russian language, to discover Russia’s capital and to meet its people.
My host family was taking care a lot about me. Even though there was sometimes a huge lack of vocabulary in my Russian, it was possible to communicate – if necessary a paper and a pencil was patiently used to draw tiny and funny pictures to make oneself understood. I enjoyed a lot my stay at my host family; by the way: the room was comfortable and had all facilities needed (except internet), the food was delicious and if I did not like a meal the family was so polite not to serve it again. During the conversations the family and me developped more and more our own way to communicate and very soon we had our favorite dictum: sletela kukushka – u menja sletela, u nevo… to everybody sletela kukushka! So, I guess this proves that I had a lot of fun there.
At school the fun continued – at least during the breaks. The Russian language is not the easiest one. If someone intends to study Russian, he or she should definitely be aware of (several) possible crisises. The kind and friendly teachers were always patient, too, and they insistently invited the students to ask all questions which came up to their minds. The art is to find the right balance between the life in family, the language course and Moscow’s exciting life. If you achieve to do so, the glass of champaign served on every Friday will be a delicious reward for the hard work during the week. I enjoyed my stay in Moscow a lot and I intend to come back as soon as possible.”
Thomas Peisl, Germany, Intensive Group Course, Moscow centre - 27.09. – 01.11.2009
