Lorenza Ceraudo
GBEF is one of the largest communities in… EF is one of the largest communities in the world but despite that it is very organized pre and post departure allowing children to be better prepared for an unforgettable experience
Suzanne
DKSexual abuse has ocurred with an EF host Be careful! Sexual abuse has ocurred with an EF host in 2022 with EF Santa Barbara USA. The school and Teachers have been great. But the housing department and school management are amateurs - and definitely not looking out for the students (read: the customers) well-being. Our daughter was sent to a host family, where the couple was divorced but pretending to be married. They only wanted female students. And we quickly discovered why. They were having heated arguments - and the husband was being sexually inappropiate towards the girls living in his house. EF Housing and Management had received several complaints about this from other students who had stayed in that house, but had asked to be moved to a different family. Dispite of this, EF Santa Barbara sent my 18-year Old daughter to stay with this host family together with an 18-year old girl from Japan, who could only communicate through Google translate. The husband took advantage of this, and had been inappropriately affectionate towards the japanese girl. Finally after one week, she had enough and asked EF to get removed from the house. After leaving the house, she managed to explain it all to my daughter. But no one from EF found it necessary to remove my daughter. Only when we, her parents contacted the housing department, did they take action. The excuse from the management is that they lack good families after Covid 19. Our son stayed with a single mother, that served bad and cold food for breakfast and dinner. And she called him “Boy 2” and his roomie “Boy 1”. At Thanksgiving she had her family over for dinner, but did not even invite the boys. So be careful. Don’t expect to get anything but a place to sleep from the host families EF is working with. You can get lucky, though. After all the spectacle we made, our daughter was moved to a new host. A 92-year old lady, who took good care of her. So my advice, spend your money elsewhere.
maria chiara pellegrino
ITI went to london this summer and i’… I went to london this summer and i’ very happy for My experience with Ef, Stay alone for two weeks in a big city sometimes is very difficult but at the same time very interesting becouse London is a very multicultural city
Elena Oliva
ITEF Roma …review EF Roma i appreciate the teaching method it is very active and interesting for us to learn italian. The teachers are also very nice and push us to speak and become better at speaking our new language. EF is also a good environment to meet friends from all over the world and try new activities!
helen mitson
ITBuongiorno.. and good luck Buongiorno I am trying since a week to speak to someone about the details of my son's trip since a week. I have tried all offices in Italy and all with no success. I am greeted through the Milan office ironically with an english song "Ive been sitting here all day.. sitting in this waiting room".May i ask that my email is replied to immediately and i am called asap. Helen M.