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Cactus is one of the world's leading language training companies, providing courses in over 25 languages, in 45 countries and 150 destinations worldwide. It specialises in all forms of trainer-based language training for enterprises and individuals, from evening courses and language learning holidays, to tailor-made packages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Cactus also uses blended learning approaches, included self-study and online & distance learning under the banner "learn a language your way". Read more about Cactus
Where’s the best place to learn Spanish in Latin America?
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Learning a language, Spanish
Alex Wolfson, Latin America specialist at Cactus, ponders an inherently difficult question
Every day the Cactus Language Team receives many phone calls from our clients and potential clients. Most already know where they would like to take a language course because of a particular affection for a city, the desire to visit a specific place and [...]
Tags:Argentina, bolivia, chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Latin America, Mexico, Panama, peru, Spanish, Spanish language course
Variations of Spanish in the World
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad
Alex Wolfson, Cactus Language Holiday Advisor, tells us why he embraces the differences in a language as he crosses borders
Thursday, for some reason or other, is usually the quietest day of the week in the Cactus Language team for new bookings, so it is a day when I usually dedicate time to reading and replying [...]
Cactus Opinion: Spanish & Surfing course in Jaco Beach
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Staff Opinion, Learning a language, Spanish
Language Holiday Advisor Alex Wolfson reports on his Spanish & Surfing course in Jaco, Costa Rica (Feb 08)
Ever since I heard that Cactus worked with a school which offered a Spanish and Surfing course with the Spanish lessons on flexitime, to guarantee the surf classes took place at the optimum level of time, I wanted to take [...]
Tags:Costa Rica, language course, language holiday, Spanish, surfing
Learning Spanish and catching waves in Costa Rica…
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Learning a language, Spanish
Student Jonathan Edwards reports back on his Spanish & Surfing Course in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica (Feb 08)
Costa Rica is fascinating mix of the modern and the undeveloped. It’s a country in its adolescence, growing quicker than it perhaps knows how to cope with, but with an optimism and self-confidence that makes it an exciting [...]
Tags:Costa Rica, language course, Spanish, surfing
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