Muchas gracias por la oportunidad de estudiar aquí porque he mejorado mi nivel de español y puedo hablar más rapido que antes. Me gustan los profesores, especialmente me gustan Ricardo y Javi, porque en sus clases hablamos mucho español, hicimos los ejercicios. Yo recibí más conocimientos aquí que en Rusia y ¡gracias por esto! Voy a recomendar vuestra escuela a mis amigos en Rusia =) Tanya

En la escuela de español Taronja he aprendido mucho y he conocido a muchos estudiantes internacionales. Este dos semanas fueron una experiencia contenta y un tiempo fenomenal. Fui a la tapas tour dos veces y tuve una noche muy divertida. Las paellas de la clase de cocina con «Chef Nando» fueron muy buenas. ¡Espero que pueda venir otra vez pronto! Vernice

Me llamo Anna, soy rusa. Estudiaba en Taronja durante 4 semanas, me gustó mucho mi viaje a Valencia. Valencia es una ciudad muy bonita para pasar el verano maravilloso. Las clases en la escuela siempre eran muy interesantes y útiles. ¡Ana, Alex y Víctor son muy simpáticos! Me parece que he encontrado aquí mis profesores favoritos. No lamentarás si elijas este lugar para aprender el idioma y conocer la cultura española. Aquí siempre hay muchos estudiantes de otros países y muchas fiestas. Aquí puedes obtener la vida muy divertida. ¡Gracias por todo! ¡Un abrazo muy fuerte! Saludos desde Rusia Anna

Estuve en la escuela Taronja, en Valencia, 8 semanas. Aunque los primeros días nos sentimos perdido, nos adaptamos rápidamente en la vida loca que tiene lugar en la escuela y en España en general. Valencia tiene la dimensión perfecta para vivir. No es tan grande como Madrid o Barcelona, pero tampoco demasiado pequeña. Los profesores son jóvenes pero muy competentes. Tienen una motivación profunda aprendernos el idioma, la cultura y la história española. Los Valencianos son muy simpáticos y nos ayudan si no podemos encontrar nuestro camino. Entonces, es imposible perderse en Valencia todo como es imposible irse. Yoann

¡Hola! Soy Valentina, soy de Ginebra, en Suiza. Estaba en la escuela Taronja para tres semanas. He empezado aprender español desde cero. Valencia y la escuela me han gustado mucho. Hay siempre algo para hacer, algo para ver. Las actividades son muy divertidas y la gente de Taronja es muy simpática y joven. Valencia me ha encantado. Es mas tranquila que Barcelona pero hay muchas fiestas también. La playa es bonita y la comida buena. ¡Yo recomiendo esta experiencia a toda la gente!

Dear Marta,

JOHN LYON SCHOOL, UNITED KINGDOM

  We arrived at Valencia Airport and we got together with Marta. She works for Taronja. She was our touristic guide. Afterwards, we went to our families houses. After that, in the morning we went to school every morning. After school we did activities like visiting the oceanografico, which was very interesting and fun and we passed through the streets of Valencia. Izana Atsbaha, Daniyal Burney, Rahul Babawala Monday we went to play football. Football is fun to play. We also visited the city. The city is very interesting.

Tuesday we went to the aquarium. The fish were very big. It was very fun! At night we went to a paella party. Paella is very nice. Wednesday we went to the museum of science. The museum is very interesting. After we went to the beach, it was very big and it was very hard to play football, but it was fun.

Dilijaj, Arjun

The first day we arrived with my family at eight o’clock. We had a small plate of paella, we sat ourselves down for a while and then we went to bed. The best part was the science museum where we had a lot of interactive activities. The worst part was that we got woken up by the alarm of Izul.

Courtney Ihezie, Evan McKellouu

In my opinion, Valencia is very beautiful because it is very big and the people are nice. During the week, we went to the beach and played football, but it was very difficult! Besides, we went to oceanographico, it was very fun. Yesterday, we visited the science museum. Today, later we go the biographic park. It was awesome!

Alex Heppard, Neel B

We arrived in Valencia and met Marta. She works in Taronja School, and was our tour guide. We then went to our families homes. Then, every morning we went to school. We did many activities, like visiting the Oceanografico, which was very interesting and fun, and we wandered around the streets of Valencia.

Izana Atsbaha, Daniyal Burney, Rahul Babawala

Hi! We’re students. This week we were in Valencia. It was the bomb :D. This Tuesday we went to the Oceonografico, and saw a lot of animals. My friend Mohammad ate a lot of hamburgers and mushrooms. This Monday we passed through the old center. Then we played football. This Wednesday we went to the science museum. It was very interesting and useful. Today is Thursday, we’re going to visit the bioparc. It’s going to be great because the animals are really pretty. Tomorrow we’ll visit Xativa. We’re going to Xativa by bus.

Tommy, Rahul R.

In class: On the road! The Spanish Personality, Trips, Tansport, Free Time, The Past Perfect, Music, and Problems.

In Valencia this week, we visited loads of places. Monday we went to the old centre, and saw the Bullring. It was great. On Tuesday, we went to the Oceonografico and to the paella party. I like paella a lot because it’s really delicious. The Oceanografico is very interesting. Wednesday we went to the science museum and to the beach. It was really hot. I liked the beach very much and I loved the museum because it was interesting.

Mohamed Mazin, Nikhil Patel

Valencia is a beautiful city. There are many activities! For example, we went to the Oceanografico, where we saw some dolphins, and some very pretty girls. Also, we saw some seahorses. On Tuesday, we had paella. It’s very delicious! Then, we went to the science museum and played videogames (PES). Then, we went to the beach. It was very pretty and we played football. We bought ice cream and sunglasses. Today, we’re going to the Bioparc, and it’s going to be great.

Haroon Faqir, Hassan Al-Quraini

On the first day, we got to Valencia airport. When we arrived we met the families we were going to stay with. The next day the families showed us the way to the school and this was the first day of classes. The school day is three hours long. Also in Valencia, we had paella, which is a traditional Spanish meal, and we went to the beach, and the science museum. We also went to the Bioparc and the Oceanografico.

Kaze Sonny Matthew

I’m Lathoosan, a boy who goes to John Lyon School. I want to become an engineer. I like Valencia because it’s very pretty but I miss home a lot. I like the school because it’s interesting and fun.

Lathoosan

My name is Neel Desai. I am some years old. I go to John Lyon School. I like Valencian food because I think it’s very delicious. What I also like about Valencia are the classes and the Science Museum.

Neel Desai

Hi, we’re James and Jaymee. We’ve been in Valencia for three days and it’s been really good. We went to the Taronja School, and it’s better than school in London. It’s really hot in Valencia and there are loads of shops. This school is better at teaching Spanish than our school in England. They explain things more simply at this school. We would love to live in Valencia.

James and Jaymee

Hi. I’m Nikhil and I go to Taronja School. In Valencia I like the beach, because it’s very sunny. I don’t want to come back to Valencia because London is more fun than Valencia. In London I speak English.

Nikhil

 

1.  My name is Isa
2. I go to John Lyon School
3. I like the weather, the food and the people.
4. I like the way the school is interactive and the way that you can go out on the street to do activities.

Isa

We’re Josh and Abdullah. I like Taronja. My school in John Lyon School. I don’t like the wind. I would like to come back.

Josh and Abdullah

KEYNES GROUP, ITALY

Hi everyone!

We are a group of 7 people that spent a wonderful week at Taronja, the most beautiful school in Valenia. we have learnt a lot of new things thanks to the fun activities and also thanks to the nice and available professors.

Some Valencian families took us in, and none of us would complain! Thanks to them we learned some of the costumes most used in Spain.

From Monday until Friday we visited the entire city: the old centre and the modern city, some museums like the tourism museum, fallero museum which we like a lot, where you see a passion which is growing in popularity every year. A big thanks to everyone who made this week possible! We want to return and repeat this experience. Thank you! Holaaa! Kisses

Rossana Omodei, Maria Denice, Llaria Giacon

Hi Taronja!

We are italian people who stayed in Valencia for one week. We learnt a lot of spanish costumes and we visited the city in different places. We liked the Oceanografico and the cooking class of Fernando, where we learnt to make seafood paella. The only negative thing was the Flamenco night because we wanted to see a girl dance instead of a guy. We would like to return here.

Till soon!

Greta, Miriana, Clara and Daviole

Valencia is a very beautiful city, people are very open and friendly, especially the family we stayed at. There are a lot of shops and restaurants, a lot of things to visit. For example: the fallero museum, oceanografic, casco antiguo, mercado central. After having cooked with Fernando (very nice!) tuesday, we went to eat paella but the place was not very nice, the paella was though! It was amazing. The food for us is very good. The professors are very open, friendly and nice (good looking as well). We would like to return to Valencia.

Miriam Sadi, Marta Taravgno

Very nice, full of color and good! (Taronja)

Valencia is a very beautiful city and with a lot of colors. I liked it a lot; the family is very good and hospitable. The food was very good as well! I liked the Flamenco a lot!

Francesca Graziosi and Natalia Kostiuk

Valencia is perfect! What I liked the most was Oceanografico and the family I lived with. I would like to return some time. The school is very beautiful and creative! I like the way they teach and so did Francesca. The people are very sympathetic and nice. The food and the drinks that we tried were the paella (was very good) and sangria (also good). But the thing that I don’t like is the bull fight! Thanks for everything.

Natalia and Francesca

Valencia is a very beautiful city because it has a lot of interesting places like: the Oceanografico, the modern city, the fallero museum and all the squares that we liked a lot. We ate paella for the first time and we loved it. The school is very fun because it has a lot of colors. The professors are fun and sympathetic but most of all nice! We learnt a lot of words and the activities were fun. The families were open and supportive. We would like to meet again in Valencia! -Ferederica

The museum taurino has been disgusting because we didn’t like the killing!

Francesca Losito, Federica Porro

This Sunday we have come to Valencia. We love the weather because it has about 25 degrees more than in Austria. The first destination was the Spanish School «Taronja», where we met our Spanish mothers. After relaxing a bit we did a walk through the Old Town. On Monday we went to the beach where we had to answer some questions. We ate our picnic and then we went to school and had our first Spanish class. In the afternoon we went shopping and almost all the girls bought shoes 🙂 On Tuesday morning we visited the Central Market, which was very impressive. Then we had a cooking class, where we saw how to prepare Paella, Patatas Bravas, Allioli and Sangía, which we later ate at school. It was very delicious! Later we had Spanish class and had dinner at home. On Wednesday we walked around the‘The City of Arts and Sciences‘ and we walked along the beautiful River Turía. There we visited the Science Museum, where we saw many interesting things. There were many experiments and cute chicks. Then we went to the beach. On Thursday we went to the Old Town, where we saw the Miguelet, the Cathedral, the Old University and the Silk Exchange Building. Moreover we tried Churros with Chocolate, which were very good, but it was too much chocolate. At night we visited the Corte Inglés (spanish department store) and then we went to a bar. Today is Friday, the most fun day. We visited the Oceanografic, which is very impressive. We have seen many types of fish, beluga whales, sharks and a lot more. In the end we were fascinated by the great dolphin show. Now we‘re having the last Spanish class.

Nicole and Christina

We are a very fun and varied class. We are all Europeans. We’re German, Swiss and Greek. The teacher ‘acts like a goat’ and doens’t want to correct this text. We are here because we like Spain. But the things that impress us are, for example, original rice and rice-addicted people. The differences in between Spain and our countries are firstly the weather and secondly the food. For example, in Switzerland there is food with more sauce but less rice. In Valencia people eat rice all the time. Rice for breakfast, rice in coffee and also houses are made out of rice. Sometimes it seems like China and not Valencia. Therefore are a lot of Japanese and Chinese tourists here. The ‘Arrocianos’ (‘rice eaters’) are not very social…After two weeks your glad that you can return to your country and stop eating rice. They’re boring, they are very uncommunicative and do not know the word »party». Always insult foreigners because they do not eat rice…In addition, most of the people are very tall because they eat a lot of rice. The ‘Arrocianos’ are consuming a lot of cocaine made out of rice and are smoking the rice plant. In the bullring arena the Toreros die all the time because they are high. There are no major sports. Just playing soccer with rice. They do not know how to play football or basketball or anything else. The ‘Arrocianos’ are very tall because they eat too much rice. There are no old people in the city because they are working outside the city to get more rice. Life at Taronja Spanish School is very boring. The worst Spanish teacher of the school is called Dario «Rice» Sanchez. He is a very sad guy because he has a rice allergy. Therefore his life is not very easy. But he can smoke rice and nothing will happen because the amount is less. In the end there is a possibility that Valencia gains the Rice Trophy! We found out that the previous original name of Valencia was ‘Arroceria’ (Rice Town). TU CHE!  

Julian Reis, Romina & Janine Riis and finally Vagelis Rizi.

VALENCIA TASTES LIKE… This week at TARONJA School we have dedicated ourselves to enjoy some Valencian food and drinks. Each student in the class has chosen a delicious type of food that he wanted to try and we went searching for it in bars and restaurants throughout the city, to experience the feeling of being a gourmet for a day! After various tastings, students wanted to share these experience with us and have told us what they think of the Valencian cuisine. This activity has left us a very good taste! ROSA. PAELLA. I’ve eaten Paella. I like the taste of saffron and seafood. I also have eaten Paella with chicken and rabbit but I did not like. I want to cook the Valencian Paella at home in Germany. GIORGIA AND VIVIEN. CHURROS. I’ve already tried Churros but without chocolate. I like it a lot. We have seen it only here in Valencia. We really liked the taste but I think they are very heavy. There are many shops in the street and it is ready to eat right away. All streets in Valencia smell like Churros. MALCOM. HORCHATA AND FARTONS. I’ve gone twice to a Horchatería drinking Horchata and eating Fartons with Horchata. I went to the Santa Catalina Horchatería because I was told, that it is the best Horchatería in Valencia. I really liked this drink and afterwards I have not been tired. I have paid 3.50€. The professor said that it is made out of groundnuts. MAREIKE. SANGRíA. In Valencia I’ve tried Sangría, which is a typical drink in Spain. I drank Sangría in a bar during a Paella Party. I like Sangría because it reminds me of summer.                 LEE. HWASEOP. TORTILLA. This dish is very tasty and easy to prepare. To make this meal you need four potatoes, ham, five or six eggs, a pepper, olive oil, one or two onions and salt. Depending the person, but normaly it is easy to prepare.

  Hi I’m Lisa! I am American but I live in Switzerland, Geneva. This is my first visit in Valencia and I like it a lot. The city is very beautiful and has many different things to see and enjoy, for example the ‘silk market’ and ‘the city of arts and sciences’. The contrast between the old and the new parts of the city is very interesting for me and I have taken many photos to share with my family and friends. I was at Taronja School only for one week, but I like the Spanish classes and activities. The Spanish school is really different from others. I think the staff of Taronja School puts a lot of effort to arrange whole experiences for students. The teachers are young and hip, and classes are also modern and fun.