"I had a wonderful time learning Spanish in Madrid," says Nick Bennett Britton, an IT consultant from Winchester. "After morning lessons, I'd go for long walks in the city, visiting museums, popping in to cafés and just enjoying life in Spain. Speaking the language and hearing it all around me made me progress much faster than I would have done in the UK."
 
Read more comments from students who have learned a language by travelling to the country where it's spoken (including several don Quijote students) in this article in the Telegraph.