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New Year’s Eve Plans? Dare to Dream…

Posted by Sarah under Cactus TEFL

Laura Harrison, Cactus TEFL Advisor, tells us how TEFL can be your passport to a New Year Down Under…
Spend New Year’s Eve on a sun-kissed sandy beach in Australia! Really appreciate that cold bubbly in that gorgeously hot setting. Get a deep brown tan, smell that barbie, snorkel out to that coral reef…aahh!!

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How to say ‘Happy New Year’ in 20 languages

Posted by simonager under English, French, German, Italian, Learning a language, Spanish

New Year is celebrated around the world, though not necessarily on the same day everywhere. In some cases, such as in Chinese and Vietnamese communities, there are celebrations for both solar New Year on 1st January according to the Gregorian, and Lunar New Year, the date of which changes every year. In the Eastern Orthodox [...]

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How the Spanish celebrate Christmas

Posted by simonager under Cactus Languages Abroad

The Christmas season in Spain starts at the beginning of December, when towns and cities all over the country are decorated with Christmas trees, lights and nativity displays (naciemento/belen). Some of the nativity displays are very elaborate and a few even feature live actors and animals. Christmas markets selling fruit, flowers, sweets, candles, decorations and [...]

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New Year Wellbeing Breaks

Posted by admin under Cactus Languages Abroad, Press Release

Beat the New Year blues with an A-list language getaway!
Cactus unveils a tempting range of international wellbeing breaks
5 December 2007: Cactus, one of the world’s top language training specialists, today announces a new range of wellbeing packages for people wanting to detox their bodies and refresh their minds this New [...]

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