I had a great experience learning my first tonal language – Reviewed by Alsu Sabirova

By February 28, 2017Uncategorized


I had a great experience learning my first tonal language at Mind Your Language school in Koh Samui. The whole process from emailing and getting the course information till my last class went so smooth. When I knew my exact dates for a 1-month trip to Thailand, I sent an email to the school with an information request. Sharon replied almost momentarily with a very detailed explanation of dates, courses and availability. I decided to take a conversational Thai course. I also took an Intermediate level of Italian to practice it before my trip to Italy this summer.
My first day at school was filled with lots of joy and loooots of new information 🙂 I was given a book that was written specifically for the course. It was easy to understand and follow. Our Thai teacher, Sheeda, was super friendly, very articulate and knowledgable. It was easy and fun learning with her!
Even though Italian wasn’t new to me, the course with Chiara and Marco was amazing! I got to practice my favorite language with 2 wonderful teachers. Every class was filled with culture learning, games and constant interaction between the teachers and the students.
I really feel like I should have stayed in Thailand for another month only to be able to continue my classes at the Mind Your Language School 🙂 I’d like to thank the school team for my great experience!

Alsu Sabirova
From San Francisco, United States