Mexico

Student from León Gto.

(12 years old)

Jimena is a student in Qualicum International Student Program located in Vancouver Island, she is very happy to be there.She says:

It’s the best year of my hole life, it is super cool, yesterday I went bowling with my friends and with my host family it was great, today I went with my friends to Nanaimo to watch a movie, the schools is wonderful, my friends choose me as Captain of the school basket ball team, I am also practicing soccer with the girls of 15/16 years old its great but I always receive kicks, jajaja. People here are so nice that I am even friend of the students of the 8^TH and 7^th grade of the school. It is a bit cold but not as much as in November when snowed my sister Regina and I were in the snow until about 10.pm it was great.Here, my host family is very nice a girl from Korea has just arrived and is also very nice, the kids are 4,5 and 8 years old, the boy 5 and the girl 4 allways cry when I go with my friends and they fight to play with me or sit by my side, they are super super cool, well I am so happy that I don’t want to go back to Mexico.

Student from Mérida

(19 years old)

Ernesto decided go to Vancouver ,B.C., he studied in the International Language Academy of Canada he says:

What's up every body! I just came back to Merida (unfortunately to reality jijiji), ... I would like to still be in Vancouver . I studied in ILAC, I't is very good language school, I really had a great experience there, the best was that I made good friends from all over the world, maybe they will come to Merida in July, it was truly an amazing experience.

Thanks a lot to AD ASTRA for all the attention and help provided to me, by the way, it snowed a lot in Vancouver several times, so for those who would like to be in Vancouver I tell you snows realy a lot jijijiji!

Student from Chetumal, Q.R .

(11 years)

José went to East Coast Language, he enjoy a lot his holidays, learning and having fun. he says so:

It is good. I like my friends and the games. I love everything. It is really, really good. I would like to come back next year!

Student from Cancún, Q.R.

(15 years old)

Hi, my name is Stephano Dubineau, I am 15 years old, and would like to share my experience in Canada.

I truly had an incredible time, I think it was one of the best times in my life; I met people from many parts of the world and I seriously recommend this camp, you will not be bored.

When I arrived I was a little frightened but the next morning the good thing started; we did everything (river rafting, paintball, excursions, sopping, activities in and out of the camp, museums, nights out, disco night, casino night, etc.), and many other things.

School was also fun because you learn a lot while having fun, I truly recommend this a lot, to be honest I arrived and wanted to leave right away, but after a few hours I wanted to stay there for ever. I was there about a month and there wasn’t a day when I had a bad time.

Facilities are also quite cool, they have: semi-Olympic pool, basketball courts, green fields, ping pong, computer lab, parks, etc.

If you think of going have no doubts, go and have fun; I assure you will not have a bad time at all.

Student from Coatzacoalcos, Ver.

(17 years old)

Oswaldo took the English course of the Summer in the village in Toronto, and it was a great experience for him he wish to be there again next Summer.

Hi

I am Oswaldo. I went to this course. Its fantastic you meet a lot of different culture and make new friends.

Thank you for this opportunity.

I hope to go again.

Student from S.J. del Cabo, B.C.S.

(9 years old)

Participating in the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board Summer Camp, so charming that he earned every body’s love.

I was very happy because on top of learning English I played soccer, we went o see the animals, we did handcrafts, kayak and many other activities, also I made many friends.

¡Thank you AD ASTRA for providing confidence to my parents to send me.!

Student from Cancún,Q.R.

(19 years old)

At 17 he studied his 3rd year of high school he participaded in the Newfoundland International Student Program. Studying in Canada is a great experience and Rodrigo can tell us:

This has been one of the best experiences I had since I learned many things: to live in different places, adapt to the new culture and the way of living. I met incredible friends and my english is very good now. I joined the Hockey team, we traveled with the team to games and went camping with my friends, snowboarding, etc. It was an unforgetable year.

Student from Mante,Tam

(18 years old)

She is now studying in Newfoundland International Student Program in St. John’s city:

I’m from Mante, Tamaulipas, México.

When I arrived at St. John’s, my host family picked me up at the airport. They showed me the city, and after that we went to home.

I like this City because is beautiful and the people is very kind with me.

St. Jonh´s is clean, quiet and fun.

I LIKE CANADA... I LIKE TO LIVE HERE!!!....

Student from Mexico City

(16 years old)

Is now on 9° grade in High School in the Miramichi International Student Program, New Brunwick, she shared her experience after being studying three months in Canada.

Coming to Canada for a year, has been a great experience so far. I never thought I could be able to leave my family and friends, and go to another country to live completely different things from the things I use to do back home. Al though the change of language and routine sounded great, I didn’t think that being with a different family for a whole year could be this great.

My “host-family” has treated me excellent; I really felt at home since the first day. They are different in many ways, but very similar to my family in others. They really value the time that the family spends together, and that’s a thing that I enjoy.

Going to a new school, with different people has been really fun and it has given me the opportunity to know new people, make new friends, and learn things in a different way.

I thought that speaking the language was going to be even worse, but the truth is that everyone is so kind that I just go ahead and speak; nobody cares that my accent is not perfect. They always try to help.

I have learned so many things in a very short period of time, and I'm very happy about that. It’s been only 3 months and I feel I’ve had a lifetime of experiences.

Every kid in the world should be able to have an experience like this.

Student from Mexico city

(19 years old)

Study in College of the North Atlantic (Newfoundland), he has been taking a Management Business course and he tell us:

My experience in the College of the North Atlantic has been one of the best of my life. I have met great teachers who really focus on making students learn on the best way possible. I found a great way to organize my time in terms of homework, classes, projects and exams. I have made really goods friends in the college too, and the most important thing: I have had the time of my life in the college my Business Management course!

Student from Chetumal, Q.R. (16 years old)

She has been studying in Nova Scotia International Student Program and she is really happy, she shire her experience:

I can’t imagine that I’m now in Canada, I have been here for almost 3 months and it feels like it has been yesterday that I arrived.

The time is going so fast. Staying here is a great experience, because you are learning something different, for example; ways of thinking and different cultures every moment.

In Fact Ad Astra has excellent programs from international students and everything is well organized.

My host family is very nice. My host brother is 11 years old and he is always doing funny things. And I have a host sister from Germany, who is 17 years old. That’s good because we are 2 teenagers at home that share similar interests.

In the Evening I take gymnastics and gym. Taking extracurricular activities is also a good way to find friends. So now I’m always busy. It’s really a good experience, and this is what I think after I have been here for only 3 months - 7 more months to enjoy it!

We have a lot of meetings and trips around Nova Scotia with all the other international students from different towns, so we can meet each other frequently, and spend a lot of time together, sharing new experiences.

My school is huge. The first couple of days I got lost because there were a lot of classrooms and I just didn’t find mine.

Student from Monterrey, N.L.

(17 years old)

Our charming student from Monterrey who study high school in Saint John International Student Program New Brunswick tell us.

During my stay in Canada my experience up to now has been unforgettable.

Knowing a new way of living, new customs very different than ours, which is very interesting because you learn things that you might have never imagine you learn.

I made a new family and friend that appreciate me as I appreciate them!

Student from Mante, Tam.

(17 years old)

He is studying high school now in Nova Scotia International Student Program he tell us about his exiting experience and with out any doubt he is having a good time whit his Canadian girl friends.

My experience in Canada has been really excited and fun!! Every day I learned something new. I miss to my family, friends and of course to my culture but I really enjoy living this marvelous experience!! My host family is really warm and helps me to solve any troubles I have had.

I like Canada!!!!

Student from México city

She is one of the student of idioms from AD ASTRA, she has not forgotten her great experiences in Point 3 French School in Montreal and she says:

My name is Ana Laura Perez Rico and the summer of 2005 that I spent in Montreal was one of the best experiences ever.

I went to Montreal to improve my French and not only did I achieved my goal but I also made great friends from all over the world.

Discovered what a great city I was living in and I learned about the Quebecois culture. In my school Pont-3 I was able to meet people from Europe mostly from Austria and Switzerland.

Montreal has it all to have a good time: People are so very friendly, museums, night live, restaurants, cultural life, sports, activities for the whole family, kids, young adults and adults.

Student from S.J. del Cabo, B.C.S.

(12 years old)

He went to Annapolis Valley Regional School Board Summer Camp, with a smile on his face, he shows how happy he was in Nova Scotia.

I went only for two weeks and I really liked it, then I decided stay for four weeks, so I discovered how much I love English. AD ASTRA helped me to do all the arrangements to go on the trip although there was short time to do it.

Every body professors and my classmates treated me excellent!

Student from León, Gto.

(17 years old)

Guillermo studied in Nova Scotia International Student Program he lived experiences that  never  had realized before in León :.

During 10 months, I had the experience of living in the province of  Nova Scotia Canada. There, I realized activities that I could never realize in my home country, things that might be unusual in some parts of the world, but there are every day things, such as the lobster fishing, that in Nova Scotia is an important economic activity and an unforgettable experience snow skiing that is also very fun. Also a wonderful experience is to get to know not one but rather several cultures from all over the world, to make and maintain friendship in the other side of the world and of course, learning the English language. It is some thing that I would definitively do again!.

Student from León, Gto.

(17 years old)

Daniela studied in Class Afloat she had theopportunity to live a fantastic experience in Lunenburg  :.

My stay in Lunenburg was really wonderful; each activity that we realized, each walk, each talk, each moment was particularly Amazing! Unfortunately everything has and end, but as it is in life, each end is only a new beginning…and now, the real adventure is yet to start. There are many things I will miss, The Academy, the town people, the coffee shops, our voluntaries’, our meetings room, the kitchen club Foodland, even the cold wind each morning going up the mountain to school, but more than any thing, I will miss my teachers, who could not make it better to make us happy in this experience of life change, since they were always there when we needed them with their knowledge and great sense of humor. In a few words, this small city has made us learn countless lessons about life and its great value. Thank you for this incredible time!.

Student from Mérida, YUC.

(19 years old)

William wanted to learn English, so he went to Nova Scotia to study at a language school in Canadian Language Learning College (CLLC) and successfully achieved his goal, he say:.

CLLC is a great school, a great place, It is like a family everybody is friendly and helpfull. It is an excellent school to learn English in a easy way. The teachers are amazing, they more than teachers, they are friends. Also, the activities are really fun, I had a great time. I improve my English because I met friends from around the world, and I practiced every time with them, all of this having fun. Finally I just can say that the experience was awesome, and thanks to that I have GREAT friends.
CLLC is amazing!