Brian Garofalo visiting the Myngle office!
Hello!
Today we had a special visitor in the Myngle headquarters in Amsterdam. Brian Garofalo,who has actually taken more than 100 lessons on Myngle( he is our most active Dutch learning student! ), dropped by to meet us and share his experiences. His name seems familiar to you? That is because we had a quote from him displayed on our homepage.
Brian is American and has studied Dutch on Myngle for almost two years. The results are really amazing and we could experience that as we sat down and talked to him in Dutch. He hardly had any accent and we could easily have a conversation with him in Dutch. He said he even dreams in Dutch sometimes and all of that without having anyone back at home to whom he can talk to in Dutch. So for him, Myngle has been the perfect solution and the only way to learn to speak Dutch the way he does now. He especially appreciates the benefits of the 1-on1 classes and the fact that it is an interactive approach allowing him to see his own progress.
Brian also said he felt that all teachers on Myngle were really dedicated. He keeps a close relationship to one of his Dutch teachers and has even visited the teacher’s home at one of his stays in the Netherlands.
Brian gave us a very meaningful compliment: “Myngle is a big part of my life and no matter what happens there will always be a place in my heart for Myngle.”
Next up, he will start learning Italian on Myngle.
We are so happy that we had the chance to meet one of our students in person. This really keeps us motivated and Brian’s success shows everyone that learning a language on Myngle works.
Thank you Brian!
Aenn
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April 30th, 2010 at 6:29 am
Hello Brian,
You are great!!! You love languages and through Myngle yu are able to achieve a specific goal.
You are done with Dutch, and now you are into Italain,…hmmmm….after Italian…..what’s next?…How about Tagalog with me?…..heheheheehe.
Well, just like what you said “Myngle is a big part of my life and no matter what happens there will always be a place in my heart for Myngle. Honestly, I would also say the same. I learned life here.
CARRY ON, BRIAN and SAIL ON, MYNGLE.
Klara
May 2nd, 2010 at 11:39 am
Hi dear Mynglers,
I was very fortunate to have Brian as my student. Amongst others he was always very determined to learn as much as possible about the - sometimes - difficult language of Holland. Coming this far he made his great wish (living in Holland) coming closer every lesson. In our lessons there was always time for humor and sharing personal items, I thank him for that. And of course our private meetings in Holland with both our wives are very special. With this message I also want to thank Myngle and all my students for everything I have experienced. Because of a change in my regular job I have - at the moment - no time left for teaching anymore. So with pain in my heart I have to say goodbye to all of you. I had several memorable moments: my visit in Amsterdam to Myngle’s office 2 years ago, my mostly very nice lessons and meeting all the people coming from all over the world, sharing cultures. This strengthen my believe that all people are equal and alike dispite of colour and religion. So, if possible I of course will come back to Myngle and make my live even fuller as it already is !
May 6th, 2010 at 3:50 am
Hello Jos,
It’s quite sad that you are leaving Myngle. However, your traces, the sparks from your heart when you shared life through the Dutch language you taught to your students would surely be embossed at the door of Myngle.
Sometimes, change of activities would hamper our teaching/sharing our “person” which most of the time pricks our heart. Teaching, as I always believe, is a real life experience which is difficult to forget.
I would also say YOU ARE A GREAT TECHER, JOS. YOU WALKED ALONG WITH BRIAN IN REALIZING HIS WISH.
Good luck to your new adventure. “AND KEEP ON TEACHING”.
May 7th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Good to hear these lessons have proven to be a valuable resource for Brian in learning Dutch. I reckon also watching Dutch television has helped him significantly. I’m happy to provide this to him!