What happens to our students once they’ve left our doors for the last time and fly off into the horizon? Many of our students have gone on to do some pretty interesting things with their lives, and studying English as well as the overall experience of living in a foreign country, has a great deal to do with their success. “Watcha Up To?” showcases past students and have them share with us what they’re doing at the moment. Today’s post puts Angolan student, Madalena Filomena Ferreira in the spotlight. If I had to sum her up in just two words, they would most definitely be “Bold & Beautiful“! After you read her story below, you will agree that she was (and still is) the sunshine that fills a room. ~Sheetal Makhan / AYC Watcha Up To? Hello, I am Madalena Filomena Ferreira, from Angola, Luanda. I started studying at EC in July 2012 and I was preparing my self for the IELTS exam. I spent 6 memorable weeks at EC. I knew many friends, which I keep in touch till today, and my motto of life while I was in Cape Town with my mates was “Wholala life!” Why “Wholala life?” Because of our free life style, we were busy studying during the day, but in addition to the studies, we were encouraged by our lecturers to mingle around, make friends, know people from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, religions, etc. Furthermore, shopping in Cape Town was just hilarious, visiting museums, different tourist attractions, wineries, excursions, wandering in Long Street was just the cherry on top of the cake. I was in Cape Town in 1995 for a weekend, but nothing compares to the 6 weeks I spent while I was at EC, it was indeed awesome! In addition to that, being … Read more

What happens to our students once they’ve left our doors for the last time and fly off into the horizon? Many of our students have gone on to do some pretty interesting things with their lives, and studying English as well as the overall experience of living in a foreign country, has a great deal to do with their success. “Watcha Up To?” showcases past students and have them share with us what they’re doing at the moment. Today, I’d like to welcome back someone who gives meaning to the word, ‘gentleman‘. He started in my Elementary class last year and it has been a pleasure for all his teachers to see him progress in his studies. We are all very proud of Fernando’s achievements and it gives me great pleasure to share his story with you: ~Sheetal Makhan / AYC Watcha Up To? Hi everyone, my name is Fernando Casimiro. I’m from Luanda, Angola. I started at EC Cape Town in November 2012 at Elementary level and finished in April 2013 at Upper Intermediate. When I arrived I didn’t have many friends because I was really shy. My teachers encouraged me to go to the free afternoon classes, free listening classes and they showed me  the free library where I could borrow original DVDs. There, I got confidence to speak to other people and I started to make friends. I learned a lot from them because they from different countries. I studied English because I love to travel and I want to be able to go anywhere and speak to anyone! Also, I work for an international company. And you want to known what I am doing now? I am at University studying Marine Engineering, in ENGLISH. WOW amazing how good it is to study English. I thank God for what I learned at EC. My advice to … Read more

What happens to our students once they’ve left our doors for the last time and fly off into the horizon? Many of our students have gone on to do some pretty interesting things with their lives, and studying English as well as the overall experience of living in a foreign country, has a great deal to do with their success. “Watcha Up To?” will showcase past students and have them share with us what they’re doing at the moment. Today, I’d like to welcome back a very special young lady. Her time at EC Cape Town may have been short, but she left a very memorable impression. Always so friendly and graceful, I’m very proud of her achievements after she left South Africa. Here is Maíra’s story: ~Sheetal Makhan / AYC Watcha Up To? Hey! I’m Maíra from São Paulo, Brazil.  I just studied one month in EC Capetown in January 2012 at Intermediate Level but it was enough for I never forget it.   That experience was amazing because I could learn a lot, not just English but about South African culture and other cultures, because in class we had a lot of different nationalities. However, for me the best thing in school were the teachers. In special Sheetal that said in my last day: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened”. After that I started to thinking different about everything happen to me. We need to enjoy every moment as if it were the last and remember just the good thing happened to us.   I studied English because I love to travel and I need it for my major. I graduated last year in Advertising and Marketing. In this year I lived in Vancouver – Canada for 6 month and I could improve more my English. … Read more

What happens to our students once they’ve left our doors for the last time and fly off into the horizon? Many of our students have gone on to do some pretty interesting things with their lives, and studying English as well as the overall experience of living in a foreign country, has a great deal to do with their success. “Watcha Up To?” will showcase past students and have them share with us what they’re doing at the moment. This week, we are pleased to welcome to our blog, Majed Alanazi who stole the hearts of many of his friends while he was here. Quiet by nature, I was pleased to get to know him better when I taught him in Pre-Intermediate. This is his story. ~Sheetal Makhan / AYC Watcha Up To? Hi. I am Majed from Saudi Arabia. I started at EC Cape Town in March 2013 at Elementary level and I finished in July at Pre-intermediate. The first class was wonderful and I was lucky to find good and friendly students we were help each other to improve our language. I studied English because I work in a hospital. There are a lot of patients form different country so I need to contact with them by English. After EC School I found a good job because I know English. I am an x-ray specialist. I meet all staff in hospital from different countries and they speak English. The patients also speak English. I can say, “thank you EC school.” I had amazing time in Cape Town with my friends, but I can’t forget my home mother’s tears when I left Cape Town. She is like all people there. They are so friendly. Finally, if you want to study English and get fun you can study in EC Cape … Read more