Bonjour :)
Je souhaiterais partir en voyage linguistique l'été prochain, (j'aurai alors 17 ans) et j'hésite entre deux destinations : San Diego et Toronto... Je voudrais partir deux ou trois semaines avec un organisme, et surement être en famille d'accueil. J'ai commencé à me renseigner et j'ai reçu une brochure de EF, qui a l'air pas mal.
Est ce que quelqu'un est déjà parti dans une de ces destinations avec cet organisme? Ou alors en avez-vous un autre à me proposer? Merci de me donner des avis et des renseignements !! :)
San Diego et Toronto sont 2 destinations complètement différentes!
Toronto est très nord-américaine, pas super accueillante au premier contact, immense, chère, multiculturelle au max...mais c'est le Canada. C'est une grande ville, si tu aimes les événements sportifs, les musées, les restaurants, bars, etc. c'est la place.
San Diego est au sud de la Californie. Très forte communauté hispanophone alors y'a de bonnes chances que tu seras logées chez des gens qui parlent espagnol entre eux. Ville plus petite que Toronto, évidemment il fait chaud toute l'année. Y'a les plages, le zoo, des musées...
Alors ça dépend de tes goûts. Renseigne toi sur les coûts aussi pour chaque destination, EF étant un organisme plutôt dispendieux.
Autre point: je ne connais pas ton niveau d'anglais, mais en 3 semaines tu ne deviendras pas bilingue. Tu augmentera probablement d'un niveau de connaissance (ex: begginner à lower-intermediaire) mais pas plus.
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Hey! Merci pour ta réponse :)
Oui je sais, ce sont deux destinations qui n'ont rien à voir l'une avec l'autre... Pour mon niveau en anglais, il est assez bon pour mon niveau scolaire, enfin je pense! Je me doute que trois semaines, ce n'est pas énorme, mais je ne pense pas pouvoir me permettre plus... Tu me dissuades un peu avec ton commentaire, par rapport à San Diego surtout, parce que franchement, aller aux USA pour entendre parler sa famille d'accueil en espagnol... Ca vaut pas trop le coup pour moi... :s Et pour Toronto, c'est le "pas super accueillant aux premiers abords" qui me fait "peur". Mais bon, en trois semaines je devrais avoir le temps de l'apprécier non..? En fait, ça fait longtemps que je veux aller au Canada, et je ne sais pas vraiment par quelle ville je devrais commencer. Et j'avais stoppé sur San Diego parce que ça me semblait assez cool, pour profiter de l'été.
Et pour les prix, oui il faut vraiment que je me renseigne..! J'étais parti sur EF parce que j'en avais déjà entendu parlé et je ne connais pas vraiment les autres organismes. Mais bon, je vais bien me renseigner et peut être élargir le champ des destinations possibles!
Encore merci
Ne prends pas tout au pied de la lettre! Tous les villes ont des désavantages mais aussi avantages! 😎 C'est juste pour te donner un bref aperçu de ce que chaque endroit peut t'apporter.
Et pour Toronto, c'est le "pas super accueillant aux premiers abords" qui me fait "peur".
J'entends par là que c'est une "grande ville" au sens strict du terme. Ce n'est pas le petit village accueillant où les gens te sourient en te croisant...c'est juste une autre atmosphère. Il y a plein de choses à faire à Toronto! C'est ce qui compte pour un court séjour, non?
Pour San Diego, c'est une ville que j'ai bien aimé (j'y suis allée 4 semaines récemment). Mais avant d'y aller, je contacterais l'organisme pour leur demander au sujet des familles. L'espagnol est parlé partout là-bas.
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Ah d'accord je comprends mieux ce que tu as voulu dire. Si ce n'est que ca, je pense pouvoir m'adapter à Toronto.. J'ai passé plus d'une semaine à NY et j'ai adoré donc bon, c'est sûr que je ne m'attend pas à une ambiance très chaleureuse quand je me balade dans la rue! ^^
Oui, je vais demander!
Merci pour tes réponses!!
Toronto, c'est une ville super sympa. ça bouge bien, c multiculturel, on s'ennuie jamais! J'y est passée un super séjour. Après San Diego, je connais pas personnellement mais il paraît que ça vaut aussi le détour. Bon c vrai que pour pratiquer l'anglais, j'aurais tendance à privilégier Toronto mais dur dur de te conseiller...
ça dépend aussi de ce que tu aimes faire. Le mieux, de toute façon, c que tu te renseignes auprès d'un organisme. Comme ça tu peux poser toutes les questions qui te passent par la tête, être conseillé et prendre une décision en tout état de cause.
Entre San Diego et Toronto, j'aurais choisi plus San Diego pour les choses que tu peux faire autour quand tu es en week-end pas de problème avec le Canada c'est juste qu’en étant à San Diego, tu peux aller au Mexique, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento si tu debrouilles bien. Alors qu'en partant à Toronto tu sera un peu plus limité...
C'est juste ma modeste opinion mais je pense qu'au vu du prix autant faire un maximum en peu de temps en plus en partant un peu comme ça le week end tu pourras vraiment pratiquer ton anglais en demandant ta route etc...
Bon courage dans tous les cas ton propre choix sera le meilleur....
Depuis Toronto aussi tu peux en faire des excursions: vers New York, Boston, Les Chutes du Niagara, Montréal, Québec ou encore profiter de la montagne pour dévaler les pistes en ski/snow ou faire de la rando, du kayak, du VTT...
D'une comme l'autre, ce sont deux destinations supers et bien différentes!
Bonjour, en Juillet je suis allée 3 semaines à Londres avec EF et ça s'est très bien passé, ils sont très sérieux (accueil, profs, choix de la famille d'accueil).
EF est connu pour coûter super cher, donc je te recommande de jeter un oeil à ce que proposent d'autres organismes genre SILC, CLC, LEC, CEI-4vents, etc.
Tu as l'air de pencher pour Toronto: c'est une super ville. (Accessoirement, si tu connais Degrassi Next Gen, tu pourras visiter le quartier :p)
Par contre pour la météo prépare-toi à un temps étouffant, lourd et humide. A San Diego il fait toujours beau et c'est aussi une grande ville typique, mais il y a moins à faire et à voir dans la ville-même. En revanche il y a beaucoup de choses à faire autour. Et pour Toronto comme pour San Diego, renseigne-toi bien que la famille d'accueil est " English native speaker".
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