Testimony Letters 2003

Dear BEST,

Since I left Spain without contacting, I just wanted to thank you for all your help and for an unforgettable experience.
I have sent your website to other people who have asked me about the program, so I hope that they can also experience Spain in the way that I did.

If you would like to put me on the list of contacts for potential au pairs, please feel free to send them my e-mail address: courtneypredd@hotmail.com

Thanks,

Courtney Redd

Jill,

I was in Istambul for Semana Santa, so I just got back. The internship is great. It is great for my Spanish and Tomas and Carlos are so nice. It is really a perfect match for my skills; I am actually helping them apply to the World Bank to receive funds! I also wrote an article about their NGO that hopefully will be published in the Washington Post in a few weeks.
I did two extra weeks at Tandem. It is a beautiful school.
I am just writing to say that you basically did a bang up job organizing everything from apartment to school to work.

Hope all is well,

John D.

April 2, 2003

Hello Jill!

Things in Spain have been going great. I am really glad that I decided to take the language course my first two weeks here. Even though I believe I am more of a "textbook learner", I felt that Tandem had a laid-back teaching style with which it was great to brush up on my Spanish and meet people.

I have been travelling almost every weekend and have already seen Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz (Carnival,) Toledo, Valencia (Las Fallas,) and Segovia/La Granja so far. I have plans this weekend for Avila/Salamanca and will see Barcelona and Cáceres during Semana Santa. The country is absolutely beautiful! I have done many things around Madrid as well, including visiting El Escorial, and have plans to see Aranjuez and Cuenca.

Inma and Natalia have been great. Inma really goes out of her way to make me feel at home; she is a great host "mom."
Natalia is very sweet and easy to care for too, though I must admit she´s not AS much fun to be around with Inma present.

I wanted to give as much notice as possible because I am very grateful for my experience here. Thank you so much for
this journey!

Sincerely, Jennifer Young