I first went to fun and learn the summer of my freshmen year in high school.I had struggled through Spanish class my eight and ninth grade years so my grandmother took it upon her self to seek out the Fun and Learn program. At the time I was not too thrilled to go over to Spain to learn during the summer. To me it sounded like school, and I wasn't at all looking foreword to the next few weeks of camp. I can even remember trying to talk my way out of it in the airport terminal, luckily for me my parents weren't having it. After my initial anxiety about the whole situation had passed, I started to have a great time. I was seeing new places, discovering new cultures, meeting new people and doing things I thought I'd never do and the entire time I was learning. The days consisted of two: hour and a half classroom session broken up by free time, along with an afternoon activity period. After the morning learning it was always fun for me to use all the words and phrases that I had been taught in class with the Spanish campers.
It was a very satisfying feeling to see myself becoming better at the language.
After my summer in Spain I came back to school with so many life experiences that other students never had, and on top of that Spanish class was now easy! Since my initial trip as a camper I've returned twice to Fun and Learn as a counselor and never once have I left disappointed. Now I look back on my time in Spain very fondly, the experiences I've been through will forever be part of my make up. My time in Catalonia has not only made me appreciate foreign cultures but my own as well, and it gives me a unique and special aspect of my life. I would recommend Fun and Learn to anyone, because it's an experience that you'll cherish and never forget.
Michael A. Burbank
Peterborough - NH
Mary Casey
Manchester - NH
Mary Casey
Manchester - NH
