Témoignages

I have just spent a few blissful days at Raymonde’s beautiful home in Switzerland. The opportunity to immerse myself in the French language and Swiss culture was an unforgettable experience. Raymonde is a wonderful host and teacher, and made me...

What an enormous pleasure it was to return to Europe for my long-awaited, Covid-postponed séjour d’immersion chez Raymonde in Switzerland. Despite my anxieties about Swiss entry requirements in effect in January 2022, it was quite easy to negotiate...

I recently had a weekend immersion with Raymonde and it was absolutely wonderful.  I felt very welcome in her home which makes for an excellent learning environment. My primary goal was conversation practice and I definitely felt that I had...

My 27-year-old daughter and I spent a lovely week improving our French with Raymonde  in September 2021, and we highly recommend an immersion stay with her in Gingins. She is a warm and welcoming hostess as well as an astute "prof". In addition to...

"Where do I even start! - My experience with Raymonde was incredible. As soon as I met her she made me feel welcome in Switzerland and in her home. She goes above and beyond as a host as well as a teacher. Our week together flew by so quickly and...

Ich war eine Woche in Gingins bei Raymonde. Ich hatte sehr Glück mit dem Wetter. Es war sehr schön und warm, dies ermöglichte uns vieles draussen zu unternehmen. Es war eine unbeschreiblich grossartige Zeit. Wir haben viele Ausflüge zusammen...

I’ve just spent a week “bathed in French” in the west of Switzerland. My French education before had been rather patchy despite having taken French courses in college, attended evening courses, gone on language stays to Paris, and having taken...

I had an amazing time staying with Raymonde and her partner Michel for ten days. I was nervous before arriving, but they are both very warm, friendly people who made me feel welcome right away. I’m a bit shy, but I quickly felt comfortable...

Eine Woche lang durfte ich bei Raymonde lernen, wohnen und essen. Es war eine besondere Erfahrung, die ich so bisher von den Sprachschulen nicht kannte. Raymonde hat mich mit ihrer positiven, offenen und herzlichen Art empfangen und mich in ihrem...

My stay in Switzerland with Raymonde was brilliant, I’ve really improved my french and learned a lot of new vocabulary and grammar, such as the difference in using connaître and savoir. Every morning was productive and we would use websites to...

We were so fortunate to spend two weeks in French speaking Switzerland with Raymonde in her wonderful home. As we are both at quite different levels with our French, Raymonde was able to construct our lessons so that separately we could achieve our...

The week I spent in Switzerland with Raymonde was the highlight of my 3 weeks in Switzerland and France!  Raymonde is a warm, incredibly friendly and welcoming person who made me feel not only comfortable in her home but welcome in her family. ...

I hardly know where to start in describing what a wonderful experience I had with Raymonde.   I felt at ease with her from the moment we met at the train station.  It was clear immediately that she truly loves what she does and is a people person...

Week with Raymonde I’ve been living in France for a few years but I have been frustrated at the level of my conversation and comprehension. I felt I had a good grasp of grammar and my writing was adequate. I decided a week living with a French...