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Study French in Chamonix

A January 2007 trip to Chamonix by formershrink

Quote: Studying French at INSTED in Chamonix, while skiing.
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Study French at INSTED in Chamonix Best of IgoUgo

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During my junior year of college, I decided to spend a semester in France skiing and studying French language. I saw that a Swedish program named INSTED ran a language school in the famous ski resort town of Chamonix, and I enrolled for a semester. Here is my review.My experiences have been mixed. Chamonix is fantastic; it's a great place to ski and live. INSTED, however, turned out to be a shoestring/storefront operation. Although it claims to be associated with a French university, its headquarters are in Sweden and it is run out of a small storefront in Chamonix. On its website, INSTED promises that classes are tailored to the student's ability level and limited to 20 students. During the t...Read More

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