by Karen Chapple | Mar 2, 2022 | Latest News
I’ve always had a love of languages, right the way back to my teenage years. English was the first foreign tongue I learned, and I took to it like a duck to water. It never felt like a chore and getting to know the language was a genuinely pleasurable experience for...
by Karen Chapple | Feb 21, 2022 | Latest News
I’m lucky enough to be writing this blog post from sunny Fuerteventura, where I’m spending a working week. I love it here; unpretentious, sunny-but-not-too-hot, cocktails on tap and breathtaking walks by the volcanos… And yes! I will be doing a bit of work...
by Karen Chapple | Feb 13, 2022 | Latest News
At the VICI Language Academy, we love LOVE – so here’s a super romantic story we wanted to share with you! Friend of the VICI Eric is French, and his lovely wife Jo decided she wanted to learn his native tongue in order to be able to better communicate...
by Karen Chapple | Feb 8, 2022 | Latest News
Of course you do! We’re all so familiar with the fairytale of the Frog Prince that the phrase “You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince” has even slipped into the modern vernacular. It’s not something I’ve ever really thought about before,...
by Karen Chapple | Dec 4, 2021 | Latest News
As the tender age of 11, Nathalie decided exactly what she was going to be when she grew up. With every fibre of her being, she knew she was going to be a Police Inspector. And this wasn’t just a flash-in-the-pan idea – she really meant it! In France, this...