Individual private training - German

I took a private lesson--3 hours per day with my instructor, Tanya. She was wonderful. Patient, helpful, funny, and entertaining. She made class a joy. She spoke very clearly and thus was very easy to understand. The school was conveniently located and clean. The most lasting and important impression was that my instructor was very, very good.

Friendly teachers and good teaching, great textbook and the mix of little grammar and much conversation made the course successful for me. Lovely atmosphere, a quiet classroom and the full and easy integration of me as an older person (60+) was important, but expected: we all had the motivation to learn something; there was much to learn. Conclusion: I intend to return to this school for two weeks, because one is not enough, you want more.

I liked my class very much. I now have many more friends from other countries. My teacher, Karin, was excellent; serious in teaching, but funny at the same moment.
The other girls among the staff were funny and excellent, too.
I liked the location in nature and all the activities; in particular the swimming pool.
I also liked the food even if it was different from that of my mom's.

The levels of those in the class were not equal to each other. In the same class, there were people whose levels were very low, and they attracted more attention since the teacher had to explain to them the easy things. Also, when I wanted to answer, the teacher stopped me and instead spoke to the poor students. I wonder why I had an entry test. The teachers don't have special education, they started classes 5 - 7 minutes later and finished 5 - 7 minutes earlier. The tape recorder was very low, and the chalk for the blackboard was used up. In reality I got only 14 hours a week instead of what was promised.

The location was good, activities were good, but the housing was bad. The hostess didn't talk to me at all, and everything that my mother was afraid of had occurred. Even at breakfast, I was alone. The breakfast was very poor and I didn't get yogurt and juice for my two last days, only tea, 2 slices of cheese, and bread. Is this normal? I wonder how much my breakfast cost in reality?

German is not simple, but the school is very friendly, the teachers are nice, the host family was super!

At the end I found a job and I will live here for the coming months for sure.