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My experience at EF Santa Barbara was one of the best of my life!!!!!!!! I’ve already been to several EF schools, but EF Santa Barbara was definitely one of my favourites. I want to highlight all the staff — Dana, Kristy, Ninh, Julie… everyone was simply amazing and made my time there unforgettable <3

If you really want to improve your Spanish or even to begin the language, this is the best structure to go. Classes are interactive and interesting!
I recommend it for anybody who wants to learn Spanish and discover a new culture!

I love efdublin

It’s a great school and the facility is very nice and looks great too! The people who work there and run it are top notch!

It was amazing!! 🤩

Fantastic!

i got a wonderfull expirience on this school, they such a friendly and helpful team, also, the student services and activities teams had made so many pacts with local restaurants and souvenir shops, those agreements help to the santa barbara’s student to afford many extra experiences outside the campus.
A piece of my heart will always remain in this beautiful school.

The classes were very didactic and I had socialize with french girls and one from Switzerland. I loved the experience in Oxford, it had very much shops. Then I liked the experience in with my roommates. The teacher I most loved was Vladimir.

The teachers and activity staff made the experience great! They were well qualified, kind, genuinely interested in the students and they all had a wonderful sense of humour.
The location was wonderful!
The reason I gave 4 stars is connected to the process while I was still in Canada. Although the staff I spoke with on the phone were helpful and kind, they didn't know the actual program logistics for the Nice campus. I was told there would be classes every morning and optional activities every afternoon and weekends free. Our classes changed from day to day and there weren't activities every day. And, often the activity was on a weekend.
It worked out fine for us, but I think it's important for the staff in Canada to have a clear picture of how the day to day program works.
Another point that was not communicated to me was that the 50+ group only lasted for 6 weeks. We signed up for 8 weeks, so for our remaining 2 weeks there were no 50+ activities and we didn't have our own special 50+ graduation at a venue like the other 50+ groups.

What stands out is the love the instructors have for the students and for teaching. Similarly the coordinators of activities loved us and their jobs. Being in such an environment naturally made us feel at ease and ready to learn.

I was recommended this school and, honestly, even before leaving I already felt very comfortable thanks to their customer service. Everyone — from the staff and teachers to all the people working there — is amazing: super helpful, kind, and polite. They really make you feel at home.
I had a truly great experience, and I genuinely believe that my terrible English, which I arrived with, improved a lot even in the short time I spent there.
I would choose this school again without hesitation.

The teachers are great, well educated and kind. The atmosphere is energetic and exciting.

Going to EF has been one of my greatest adventures in life!

My experience at EF has been amazing! The staff are very kind and understanding. Also the activities during the week are very fun and people are very open to making friends.

I met a lot of new people who became my new close friends. Teachers at school are amazing, they made sure that we learn everything on a good level. I fell in love with Seoul and I’m sure I will come back to this city.

J think learning a language is prio 1 but also the organisation, so we can stay and feel good and to get new experience from a new place/town and new people

It was very cool to go on Exchange, except for the fact they do not care about the students feelings. I left a home to go live with another family, the “EF area” (place with exchange student) I lived in was nice, but then it was decided to host a EF pool party at the house I live in, so people show up and then the old family I had a terrible time with shows up and ruins it for me, and I start to get nervous and my heart starts racing. So thank you for not thinking about that and him just getting welcomed in the house I felt so comfortable in. Well done EF.

Nice stay, the teachers are friendly and competent

We love opening our home to students from around the world. It has been and continues to be a great learning and sharing experience