Valencia is a very good and fun city. The city has many old buildings and has many colors. The program of Taronja is super to study Spanish. In class Pablo and Elisa have learned us a lot about the history of the city and the forms of times. Our vocabulary is very big because of this. The Taronja school is a very good school and the teachers are very friendly.

• Hello! We are students from New Zealand. During our time here (six days) we fell in love with Valencia. Valencia is very beautiful and there are many things to do. We went to an art museum, the central market, and we have learned about the history of this city. We danced salsa and it was very very very amusing. We watched a movie in Spanish which is called ´Robots´. The teachers of Taronja are very beautiful and funny and the classes are interesting and very educative. We like to visit another time! See you soon.
• We like Valencia, because the beach is very beautiful and the shops in the city are nice. The city is very beautiful and very practical, because my house is only ten minutes away from the school.
• The city is very interesting. I love the weather here. The school is very nice. I learned a lot.
• I like Valencia, because the city is very very beautiful and the beach is enjoyable. The school is nice.
• The city Valencia is very nice. I love the park where you can run, because I really like to run. The school is very nice as well, because the teachers are a lot of fun.
• Hello! We are students from New Zealand. We love Valencia and the school. There are a lot of activities that we can do in the school and outside the school. The first day we went to the beach and we enjoyed it a lot. It was great! They were bigger than the beaches in New Zealand and we played football. We also did a language exchange. Which was an interesting experience and it was very helpful for our Spanish.
• The welcome diner with paella was very tasteful. Another of our favorite meals in Valencia was the Spanish omelet and we learned how to prepare it in the cooking class. Yesterday we went to the central market and it was very big. There were many fruits, vegetables, meats, and a lot more, like living fish and pigs´ heads! We learned a bit of salsa last night. Some of us were better than others but we had a lot of fun. Thanks a lot to Sonia and Ángel. They are fantastic teachers!
• We loved learning salsa because it was very enjoyable and we don´t have a type of dance like that in New Zealand. We liked the teachers because we could joke with them. We also think that we learned more Spanish in one week in Valencia, than we did all year in our country. We liked the activities in the street and when we asked people from Valencia and they helped us. We loved the Wifi because it is for free. We also loved the museums because the paintings were very historical and beautiful. Thank you very much for the trip of our life.
• How are you! During our last week we got the amazing opportunity to study in Taronja, Valencia. We are from New Zealand, which is far away from Spain and has a different life style. We enjoyed the classes of Taronja very much because as far as we are concerned the classes were well organized, of good quality, challenging and useful. In class the teachers only speak in Spanish and for this reason they forced us to improve our Spanish. Honestly, after one week in Taronja we think we have squeezed every corner of our knowledge of the language. If you come to Taronja it is possible that you learn to dance Salsa or to cook tortillas, traditional tapas or Valencian paellas. It is also likely that you will stay in houses with Valencian families – which is an incredible opportunity to learn both the language and the culture with natives. If we had time, we could write a lot about the handsome teachers, like Marta, Ana, Maria José and Sandra, or about the food markets, but I think you have to experience it yourself in order to understand with empathy. Many thanks to Taronja for everything they have offered us during the week. We have loved it very much. Kia Ora!

    ABBI, MADDIE, VAANI, HIROMI, JAMES, KYLA, ZARA, TE HIRA, JONOTHAN, AIMEE, GENIE, ZOE, GARTH, JOSELITO, SIMONE, AMBER & MEG

During these weeks we participated in a lot of interesting and amusing activities. In the mornings the teachers always were ready to teach us very well and were very patient with us and their students. The first day we played football with our teachers and the second day we visited the Oceonogràfic. Yesterday we visited the Mestalla stadium. All the activities were fun and very well organized. Furthermore, the second day we ate paella with our teachers in the evening, and it was very nice. In general this week was very fun and enjoyable for all of us.

Hello! We are Italian students from the school Cavallotti and we liked visiting Valencia and studying in Taronja school a lot. What we liked most were the activities organized by the school outside the classes, such as going to the market to buy and eat food like prawns, ham and more, going to the beach for sunbathing, and go cycling. The «Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias» was very beautiful and interesting, just like the shops full of nice clothes. The cuisine in general we liked a lot, like paella, made by chef Nando, and sangria. The prices are very good. ¡Thank you all and thank you teachers! FERDINANDO, KALED, GIANNIO, CIRO & EDOARDO   Hello, we are students from the Cavallotti school. We are here in Valencia for a vacation of one week. In this vacation we have seen a lot of places, like the Oceanographic, the historic center, the beach and what we most liked was the Oceanographic. Furthermore, we went to the central market. We have eaten paella and we liked it a lot. Maria José is very friendly and beautiful. ANONYMOUS    

The activities were very interesting. All the families took care of us very well. The city was very interesting and beautiful. For example, the Oceanográfic has many species of fish. FABIAN, GABRIEL, JAKOB & JENS   This week we got to know the Spanish culture. We loved almost everything. The food is one of the things most beautiful, just like the architecture. In the school we studied a lot of Spanish. All days we had class in the afternoon. The class has been very amusing. We have been debating, which was very interesting, because we had to talk a lot. The activities were very enjoyable. For example, we had a salsa-class and we visited a concert. The excursions were very informative. FABIAN MARKLO & ERNST MADER   The specialities from Spain are diverse and interesting. We liked it a lot. We cooked omelette and prepared sangria and both went very well. The cooking class was very entertaining and the cook was crazy and funny. Valencian beers are very light. The monuments of Valencia are very impressive, particularly the ´Ciudad de Artes y Ciencias´. PASCAL & KYLE   Valencia is very big and beautiful. The city is very typical for Spain, because there are a lot of nice bars. But, the best are the paellas and the tapas, which are in all the bars. In Valencia the is a clean and beautiful beach too. Our school is very painted. Especially the teachers have been very friendly and funny. For this reason, we learned a lot about the culture, the people and Valencia. RAFFAEL S. & LENA P.   We love the food and the tapas. Our families were amusing and friendly. The excursions were informative. The teachers were very cool. The «Cuidad de las Artes y Ciencias» was very impressive, because the architecture is exceptional. In class we learned a lot. One day we danced  Salsa in a bar, which was very amusing. Another day we went to the bar «Black Chili», were we listened to a concert and, after that, we tried some Valencian beers. In summary, the week in Valencia was perfect. LEONHARD GARY & DANIEL ZIEGLER   We like the small groups. Divided in two groups. We like the cooking class. The themes of the week were very cool. The smartboard and the Ipads were great. SEBAS, KERSTIN, CLEMENS & KATHARINA

We like Valencia a lot, because the people are very sympathic and open. The city has a lot of wonderful places and interesting monuments. Furthermore, the history of Valencia is very fascinating and impressive. We like the beach a lot, because we don´t have one in Austria. All the food, from tapas to paella, is very very very… delicious! Finally, we love the great atmosphere in Valencia. SANDRA TRATTNER, EVELYN KELZ & CLAUDIS BARBAS     We liked the teacher of the school. Furthermore we liked the mordern apartments. We liked the library and the books we have borrowed there very much. We also liked the activity in which we asked people on the street. The short movie (French Roast) was interesting. Overall the school Taronja is very good and different to schools in Austria.   NARCIS, BIRGIT & JULIA

MARTINA, TERESA, DANIELA, ANNA We are Italian students from the school Gadda Rosselli. We have liked the school Taronja because it’s in the center of Valencia. The classes are very interesting and funny because the teachers are very nice and open. We learned a lot of vocabulary. The school organized the activities very good like for example going on the streets and talking with the people, cooking with Chef Nando, making graffiti with Nacho, doing a tour of tapas, dancing salsa, going to the City of arts and sciences and also visiting the central market and the old city center. We recommend the school for everyone who wants to learn Spanish. GAIA, ALESSIA, CAROLINA, VERONICA, ELISA Hello! This week we have visited a lot of places which we have liked a lot, like for example the beach, the city hall, the north station, the churches, … We have liked the city hall a lot, especially the terrace and also the viewing  from the tower of Miguelete was really beautiful. We have liked the city a lot because there are a lot of shops of very beautiful clothes, it’s really big and great, the square of Toros seems like Rome. There are a lot of big and beautiful parks for example Gulliver. See you soon. Hugs and kisses.   CHIARA, COSTANCE, MARTINA, GIACOMO, SARA Hello! We are Italian students and we have had a wonderful week in the city of Valencia. The things we have liked the most were the streets full of people and with a lot of shops. In fact we all went for shopping a lot. Also we went to the beach and we had a lot of fun because there was sun and we have played together, relaxed and sunbathed. We have noticed that the traffic wasn’t that much and the way was free. Between the activities we did, we have learned to cook paella and how to make sangria. One day we have also did a course of graffiti. A night we danced salsa. Everything was very funny. The food in general was very good and the families were very hospitality. CHRISTIAN, GRAZIA, STEFANO, MALCOM, ARIANNA The first day we talked with each other about what we are thinking of the Spanish people. We also went to the streets to do some very funny interviews. We did a lot of funny activities, for example making an invisible country. We visited Valencia: it’s a big city, full of shops, bars and restaurants and we want to come back in the future. We saw all the public transports which are here in Valencia. We saw a lot of short films like «a french roast», one with a the phantom and one from José Mota and we discussed about it.We did a debate: Barcelona against Madrid, but the teacher didn’t choose a winner. We talked about the youth in Spain and what they do in their free time and the prejudices about Italians. Also to the streets to ask the young people what they did last weekend. We learned a lot of  local expressions. We talked about the type of bars and restaurants which are in Spain and about the typical Spanish menus and dishes. We did a lot of dialogues to learn the language and the expressions which they use in the restaurants. taronja is a very handy school because it’s located in the center and the clases are very funny. GIADA, CARLOTTA, DILETTA, LETIZIA Hello! We are students from a language high school in Gallarate, a city very close to Milano. We have liked this journey to Valencia a lot thanks to the beauty of the city and the organization of the school. The given activities have been very funny and interesting. In the Spanish School Taronja we have learned a lot of new things but in a light and exciting way, with also classes on the streets. Everything has been possible and above all thanks to our teachers Ángel and Ándres, they never have bored us. After this experience we can say that it’s worth coming to this place and it will be the bomb in Valencia! MARTINA, VIOLA, BEATRICE, FRANCESCA, ILARIA Hello! We are a group of students from a language high school in Gallarate. Our experience has been awesome because we have learned a lot with the school and the organized activities have been interesting and funny. The teachers are very funny and thanks to them lesson haven’t been boring. We have especially liked going around the streets and talking to people which are really warm. Valencia is a very important city for its architecture, often there is sun and the climate is very hot. It’s also very beautiful and cool. Going to the beach and dancing salsa are the activities we have liked the most, but also the others are very funny like for example going to the central market. Spain is an incredible country full of emotions it it was the bomb!

  Gaia, Luana, Greta, Giorgia: Hello! We are Italians from «Gadda Rosselli». We went to Valencia for a week and we liked it a lot. First of all because of the funny clases and second because of the activities out of the school. We have visited the old part of the city, the central market, we have cooked a very nice paella and we have made graffiti and also we have danced salsa. The weather wasn’t the best because it rained but we have passed good with the families and our friends. Kabir: The teachers are nice and the clases are funny and interesting. Andreas: We have learned new words and how to improve the language. Paolo: We have learned a lot during the clases in a funny way, laughing a lot. The activities were funny. We have liked it a lot. Alessia: My experience in Taronja School is been very funny. ¡I have liked it a lot! The teachers are really nice and the activities are very interesting. Andrea: I have liked Taronja School a lot because the teachers are nice and the activities were very funny but my favorite activities are the activities where we went ons the street to ask thing at young, Spanish people to improve our learning of the language. Hello! We are Giorgia, Grazana, Marina y Paola and we are Italian students and today we like to tell about our week in Valencia. Our experience was very positive and useful to improve our Spanish. We did a lot of activities and as well we participated with the clases where they kept asking questions so we were always speaking in Spanish. Our families are lovely and friendly. During dinner they asked about our lives in Italy, the habits and what we want to do when we get older. the food was very tasty and delicious. With the school we made typical dishes like: tapas, paella, Fideua an gazpacho. One night we had salsa clases and that was the perfect ending for this beautiful experience. Sara: I have liked Valencia because it’s an active city although the weather didn’t help. Alexia: Valencia is a pleasing and interesting city split in two parts: the old part which is very tradicional and where you can eat something typical and the new part which is very modern and where we can go for shopping. Matteo: I have liked the salsa lesson and the tapas. Laura: Valencia is a city that i’ve loved a lot and it’s a city where you can party. I’ve seen San Vicente and I’ve liked it a lot and it went really well. Véronica: I’ve liked Valencia very much  because it’s and interesting city and also lovely. I’ve liked the monuments and the old part of the city. Hello! We are an Italian group with students of the school «Gadda Rosselló» and we can say that our experience in Taronja School and in Valencia was wonderful and full of interesting and fantastic activities. The teachers from the school were young and friendly and they showed us the beauty of the city of Valencia. The families were available and welcoming and made us thankful for the Spanish food. Sure we will come back to Valencia! Hello! This week has been wonderful. We visited a lot of interesting places like: the North station which was very original, the church of San Nicolas which was awesome, the central market which was very different in comparison with other markets, the fish market which was very big and in general the city of Valencia what us left with our mouth open. Also a thank you to the friendly people. We did very funny activities like how to make graffiti, asking to people about the city and its traditions, making up a country, dancing salsa, having a cooking class, doing group games and a lot more also a thank you to the teachers. In conclusion we can say that this week has  been unforgettable. This week has been wonderful, funny and it made us improve our Spanish. The teachers have been very friendly and the clases interesting because the temes we discussed about have been attractive, the school is original and colorful which we have liked a lot.  The activity we liked the most has been the one with the graffiti because it’s something for youth. During some projects we had to speak with people from the street: most of the people, in particular young people have been very friendly and able to help us while some older people have been angry and nervous. With the weather we haven’t had luck: it rained the first few days so that’s why we couldn’t enjoy the city at its fullest. In conclusion the trip to Valencia has been special and we would like to do it another time: we recommend it to who wants to have fun and learn the language.

Hello, we’re a group of spanish students from Holland. This week we have been to Valencia at the Taronja School. We have visited many museums, such as the Oceanographic, the museum of Arts and we have been to other places too, like the beach and the Central Market. We have been hosted by spanish families. Besides we have been to shops and we have loved El Corte Inglés especially. We’ve had lesson with two really good teachers, and we have learned a lot. We can’t wait to come back to this amazing city!

At the end of the week it was easy to understand why our professor suggested this trip because for me it has been an unforgettable experience. To see las fallas for the first time was clear that «la noche de la crema» will be the best one, that doesn’t mean that the other activities weren’t good. I like Valencia. I like the lessons, I love las fallas. I hate english breakfast. We would never thought we would have taken advantage of lessons but after spending time at the school with Angel I hope they can come to our school. They’ll meet me talking more spanish than now. I’m coming back for my sabbathic year because of this trip, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn and improve his english. In my opinion it’s interesting that teachers use iPads to teach, it works well with no doubts. Plus, we have liked the philosophical lessons too, where we had to discuss on deeper topics, like the question: What’s more important: love or happiness? which started a revolution. Plus, we have improved our spanish level with no doubt.    

GIULIO, RICCARDO, LORENZO, AURORA, VALENTINA Hello! We’re students at the Bruno Franchetti school in Venezia. Thanks to the week spent in Taronja School we have learned a lot in a funny way and the lessons were never boring. We have liked a lot going around the streets and talk to people, like when we went to the Central Market. The city of Valencia is really good and people here are calm and helpful. We recommend this experience in Taronja because the professors are experienced and funny. It has been a bomb! If you don’t believe it, come try it. GIANLUCA, FRANCESCO, ILARIA, MARCO Hello, how are you guys? We are just fine, we have spent an amazing week. In Taronja we’ve learned a lot about culture and spanish language. We’ve really liked Valencia because it’s a crazy and calm city at the same time! The professors are really experienced and funny, they know how to increse interest because we have only done practical activities for the real life and to learn the language. We are looking forward to come back, thanks for everything! (¡Jolin!) OLEG, MARCO, ALESSIA, CHIARA, RICCARDO We have liked the school very much. It’s really interactive, because we have seen monuments and learn new words and different expressive forms everyday. The professors are really funny and pleasant, they know how to entertain the young. We have really liked to have discussions about topics regarding newness, that we need to live in Spain and talk in a better way. SARA, MARIO, MATTEO, RICCARDO, ELEONORA We have liked Valencia very much, most of all the modern part of the city, but the ancient part too. All the professors have been helpful and nice. I think I’m gonna miss everything about Valencia. The thing we liked the most has been the climate: it’s very hot and sunny everyday. There’s a lot of people in the streets too, during the night and the tapas are really good. We are amazed by Valencia, it’s a really good city, people is really open and funny and the weather is beautiful. We don’t want to come back to Italy! During this week I’ve become spanish. I’ve seen the Mestalla stadium and I’m in love with Valencia Footbal Club (and Paula, the girl from the stadium). Valencia it’s a beautiful city, almost like Lecce, my city. I’m gonna come back one day! Valencia, the city of oranges, has amazed us just like its joyful life, its citizens and its varoius meals. A part of our history goes through here and we’re never going to forget it. ANDREA, CAMILLA, FRANCESCA, LEONARDO, PIETRO School: we have like it. The professors were nice and helpful, lessons were interesting and activities were generally well organized, except for the movie, because we didn’t have time for a discussion after the vision and it needed subtitles in order to be understood by non mother tongue speaker. Family: they were nice, helpful (to change timetables too) and they always cooked rich and good meals. City: despite Valencia it’s a big city, we have been doing just fine. Plus, we have liked the monuments and famous places. Things we liked: night life, the beach and the Ciudad de las ciencias. We recommend this trip to the other students of our age. EMMA, GIULIA, MARTINA, SILVIA, CAROLINA, ILARIA, BEATRICE We have spent a beautiful week here! We have learned new words, new expressions and traditions too. What a lucky coincidence to be here in a period of celebration! The things we liked the most have been the Ciudad, the Mascleta, the beach and the paella. Concerning the school, we have really liked doing interactive activities in the streets, like for example asking questions to citizens and the visit at the Mercado Central. We have really been doing just fine with the professors and the families too. We have loved the fact that the school was in the centre of the city because there are many bars and shops to go during the free time. Everything was beautiful! It’s an experience we recommend to all the students.

ALESSIO BERGAMIN, SARA BROTTO, NICOLA GRAZIOTTO, MATTIA PERTINI During this week we have eaten well at the hosting families too. The school is good, the teachers are experienced. We have done many interesting activities and we have been able to learn a lot about some tipic things. We have seen the Crida and the first Mazcleta of the year which was a great experience. We didn’t have problems and liked it very much. We’d like to come back because it’s a good city. During the night there are many locals and pubs for young people. We have improved in our spanish as well. We can have fun in the weekend and it’s a city for the young.   FEDERICA, MARTINA S., LAURA M., GIULIA S., SARA M., ANNA, CHIARA T., DEBORAH, GIULIA B., MARTINA B. Hello, we are a group of students from the last course and we’ve been here for a week in order to improve our spanish. This week has been full of activities, like visiting the Fallero Museum, IVAM, Belles Artes. The best ones have been the Oceanographic where we’ve seen a show with dolphins, and some activists from Greeen Peace jumping on the water to protest. On sunday we went to teh beach by bicycle and it was amazing because we sang a lot. All of the hosting families have been really caring and we ate really well Our time at school has been funny because the activities were really interesting and have let us improve the language. The teachers as well have been good and funny. The beer is cheap! Can’t wait to come back to Valencia another time.   GIORGIA, ILARIA, ALICE, CHIARA, LAURA It has been a beautiful week in Valencia, we don’t want to come back to Italy anymore. We have visited many things of the city like the Ciudad de las artes y de las ciencias, the Fallero Museum and the beach. The families who hosted us were helpful funny and we ate very well. Taronja School helped us to talk better in spanish. The teachers Victor, Teresa have teached us with joy and entertainment with different activities.