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We have hosted students from
all parts of the world: USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, France, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
Italia and Japan. These are some of their experiences with
us:
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 Glen
and Kathy Henton (USA - Living in Villa Urquiza, Buenos
Aires, Argentina)
hentonfam@fiberPhonecom.ar
"We consider it a priviledge to write this recommendation
of Elsa Sabato as Spanish teacher and hostess to internationals.
We arrived in Argentina in Octorber of 2002 to begin our mission
effort here and were very blessed to stay in the home of Sra.
Sabato for five weeks. Sra. Sabato gave our fifteen year old
daughter Spanish classes for three hours, five mornings a
week. Since we left her home, we have each continued to take
Spanish classes from her for two hours a week and our daughter
has continued to study with Sra. Sabato four hours a week.
We have nothing but the highest praise for her as a person
of fine culture and integrity, as a teacher who possesses
a spirit of kindness and encouragement, and as a hostess whose
home is dedicated to the comfort of her guests. We were server
wonderful Argentine meals and shown the fines of Argentine
manners and customs. Sra. Sabato deservers students and guests
of a high standard of behavior since this is her own way of
life. Our daughter has learned every facet of Spanish grammar
from Sra. Sabato and is now, after one year, able to converse
comfortably and accurately in the Spanish language.
We trust that this recommendation will server to open doors
of friendships and professionalism for Sra. Sabato and those
who will have the blessing of associating with her. We could
be happy to answer any questions prospective students and
quests might have concerning Sra. Sabato."
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Seth
Liebman (USA)
"Studying Spanish with Elsa while staying at her home in
Buenos Aires was one of the best experiences of my life. Elsa
is a warm and wonderful person, and she makes her students feel
comfortable in her home from the moment of their arrival. Elsa’s
home is beautiful, and is located near the center of Buenos
Aires, close to the metro and major bus lines. The meals Elsa
serves are abundant and delicious, and she cares about preparing
and serving food that you like. If you do not speak Spanish
when you arrive, Elsa will have you communicating in Spanish
in a very short time. If you do speak Spanish, you will find
Elsa to be fascinating. She can and will converse with you on
a variety of topics, including art, literature, and philosophy.
If you are interested in studying Spanish in the exciting and
cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires, I think you will find staying
with Elsa and taking lessons from her to be most rewarding and
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Fritz
Reimnitz (Germany)
"I would like to thank Elsa very much for all she did.
I have been very happy with the accommodation she provided
for me in her flat, which is vast and quiet and pleasantly
cold during the summer months, when I spent some weeks there
attending a Spanish courses at hers. Her flat is also quite
conveniently situated within Buenos Aires, rather central,
only a few steps to the congress, Abasto, the restaurants
on Montevideo Street and only a stroll from Recoleta and the
minicenter with Teatro Colon, Cervantes, San Martin and so
on.
Good food has been served, especially the really very special
sandwiches.
About the classes, I liked her very unique and individual
way of teaching, her knowledge of art, culture and history.
It has really been a pleasure to get taught by her.
So I learned from her and by her a lot of Spanish in a very
special and personal way."
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Owen
Haaga (USA)
"I would recommend to anyone that they stay with Elsa
in Buenos Aires. Apart from the good food and convenient location
(close to public transportation, museums, shopping, nightlife,
the university, etc.), it was fantastic just to spend time
in such a welcoming and cultured household. Many of my enduring
memories of Buenos Aires are the long discussions about art,
philosophy, and history that I would often have with Elsa
after dinner. In terms of immersion language learning, I probably
learned much more from talking to Elsa than from taking undergraduate
courses in the U.B.A., which is saying quite a lot. It really
was the perfect immersion language learning experience. More
than that, it was a fantastic life experience overall. Having
such a great home to go back to made everything else about
Buenos Aires more fun as well. One word of warning, though:
try to leave yourself and open ended ticket. I originally
came to stay for a semester, and ended up staying the whole
year!"
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Susanne
Hennig (Germany)
"I am a flight attendant at Lufthansa and I am studying
Spanish with Elsa since October, 2002. I really like working
with her because she is a very good teacher, she's experienced
and very patient. Besides, it was great for me to have flexible
hours. I can highly recommend her."
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Peggy
Lafleur (USA)
"It has already been 9 years since when I first went to
Buenos Aires to learn English at the home of Elsa Sabato.
To this day I think back on that experience as one of the most
wonderful experiences of my life.
Everyday Elsa would give me private lessons for half the day.
She worked very hard to understand what I was interested in
learning and tailor the lessons to my needs. In my case, I was
learning Spanish in order to work with our customers in Latin
America. Therefore Elsa tailored my lessons to helping me write
and give presentations in Powerpoint, learn cultural differences
between the countries, conduct professional and social conversations,
and importantly, learn how to effectively travel.
In the afternoons, I was free to enjoy the city and practice
getting around. Elsa would often suggest a museum or neighborhood
and prepare me for how to get there or what to do. This proved
to be very valuable as I ended up truly using my Spanish.
I was given my own bedroom so there was ample privacy and an
opportunity to spend some quiet time absorbing everything I
had learned. The house was very lovely - all in all a very nice
place to live and learn lodging.
Elsa and I, and the rest of the family, have kept in touch ever
since my first trip. Indeed I have always visited them when
returning to Argentina. Elsa Sabato is a gifted teacher - I
really don't think I would have learned
as much as I did without working with someone like her.
I highly recommend taking Spanish classes with Elsa Sabato!"
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