My name is Rinat and I am from Russia (me on the left, my classmate Jane on the right). I have been living in NZ for 10 years. My mother tong is Russian, but I also speak a local dialect of the Tatar minority group in Russia. I spoke little English when I first arrived here. I only studied a short course in this language back in Russia, but it’s not enough. The main reason I chose to study English was the convenient location. As I am working full time, it’s a great opportunity to study at DynaSpeak as it’s very close to me. Also it offers very flexible timetables of their programmes. The teachers here are very friendly and they always try to get to know their students. My English has improved significantly. I couldn’t express myself in the past, but after studying here for a while, it helped him go through interviews and I managed to find a job at a Kiwi company, Fisher and Paykel as a maintenance worker. I will keep studying at DynaSpeak and improving my English. Eventually I want to study at a university. I also hope to buy a house in the future.