Felix Ureta, a professional tennis player from Santiago, Chile attended EC during the summer for 3 months.  Felix writes that he "loves Saratoga Springs!" Felix travelled to California and Florida during his stay in the U.S.

Federica Pace of Rome, Italy attended EC for 3 months in the fall. She is currently working at her father's company in Rome.   EC staff recently visited Federica while in Rome opening another EC branch.

Alexandre Furtado da Silva, from Curitiba-Parana, Brazil is currently travelling around San Francisco, California. Alexandre is thinking about pursuing a Master's Degree in International Law here in the United States. Alex is a certified lawyer in his country of Brazil.

Victor Zarate, from Panama City, Panama attended EC in the fall.  Victor works in the accounting department of a large company in Panama called Grupo Melo, S.A. and needed to learn English as the company does business with many countries worldwide.  Victor is married and has one child.

Cuauhtemoc Perez Roman, from Mexicali, Mexico attened EC's Corporate & Professional Executive Business English Program during the summer months.  Cuauhtemoc is President and CEO of Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A., one of the largest urban development companies in Mexico.

Genevieve Robe, from Brussels, Belgium attended EC for 6 months.  She is currently back in Belgium and planning to get married in November.

Jumi Rho, from Korea, participated in the Intensive English Language & Cultural Immersion Program at EC this past summer for two and a half months. Jumi is currently living in Rome with her family as her father works with the United Nations in Rome. She is attending the American University of Rome in Italy.

Jana Matiasovska writes and faxes EC regularly from Bratislava, Republic of Slovakia. Jana is still teaching at Comenius University in Bratislava and enjoys it very much. Jana is married and has two daughters.

Xenia Viquez-Fulmer from San Jose, Costa Rica recently married Mark Fulmer, a Saratoga Springs native. Xenia and Mark are currently living in New Hampshire.

Dr. Valery Fradkov, of Russia recently relocated to Alabama and is now working with NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Prior to joining NASA, Valery was a Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

Virginie Faron, from Gex, France is working at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Virginie's host family in the U.S. (David and Vicky Bellows) visited Virginie in Europe last Spring. Together, they travelled throughout France, Switzerland and Italy.

Eleonora Giussani, of Rome, Italy, is currently working with Alitalia Airlines. Eleonora says that she is enjoying her work very much and is practicing her English on a regular basis.

Emanule Giussani, also of Rome, Italy was working with his father's film production company, "Sacha Film and Television Productions Company."  Emaneule has now decided to pursue a banking career and is a financial advisor at a bank in Rome.

Nacira Camacho of San Jose, Costa Rica is currently studying at EC headquarters in Saratoga Springs.

Elena Bogantes, also of San Jose, Costa Rica, is studying at EC and living with an American family and just loving it. She says "I love my English Classes." Elena is planning to pursue a career in teaching.

Paolo Cavalotti, of Genoa, Italy was enrolled in the Executive Business English Program this past summer. Paolo is employed with Seatram, S.R.L. a sea transport company importing and exporting goods worldwide.

Chih-Chen (Jessica) Yin from Taipei City, Taiwan attended EC's Intensive English Language & Cultural Immersion Program this past summer. Chih-Chen is currently attending Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Renata Perpetuo, is back in her country of Brazil. Renata attended EC this Fall while she was visiting her husband, Marcelo who is an Engineer with Ball Metal Container Corporation located in Saratoga Springs. Renata and Marcelo have a son named Joao Pedro, who is almost two years old.

Esther Affentranger, from Ennetburgen, Switzerland is working at the Burgenstock Hotel and Resort and enjoys her work very much. On a recent trip to Switzerland, several EC staff visited Esther at the hotel and resort located in a splendid mountainous area. If anyone is planning a trip to Switzerland, the Burgenstock Hotel would be a great place to relax and enjoy the beautiful sights of Switzerland.

Masakatsu, Takumi and Chie Hoshi, from Japan, studied English as a Second Language here at EC this past fall. This wonderful family of three is currently living in New York. Masakatsu is working at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) conducting research.

Valeria Canelli, of Milan, Italy is studying at the University of Milan. Val wrote to us from St. Moritz, Switzerland recently while vacationing with her family.

Patricia Hernandez, of Costa Rica, is currently studying at EC in Saratoga Springs. Patricia loves America, Americans, and the English language.

Josette Dewey, of Switzerland, is currently working for Rexall Showcase International. Josette is fulfilling the requirements for her Master's Degree.

Chi Nguyen, of Vietnam, was one of our students who participated in the photo shoot for the EC catalogue. Thank you Chi!

Friedemann Buschbeck, of Germany writes that all is well and he misses EC and Saratoga Springs. Friedmann is repairing old organs (piano-like musical instruments) throughout the world.

Andrea Ramirez, of Costa Rica, has been travelling around Florida recently. Andrea is from San Jose and she is currently studying English at ENGLISH CONNECTION.

Juan Pereyra Etcheverria, of Spain, is the Director of Finance at a cement company in Madrid. Juan is married and has eight children.

Arianna De Marchi, of Nice, France is studying at Glasgow University in Scotland. Arianna was vacationing in Ottawa, Canada this past summer.

Marcella Allais, from Italy, is the Director of an Italian language school in Milan. Marcella writes that she is very busy but she loves what she is doing.

Claude & Francoise Cauvet, from Rennes, France are both employed by SynQuest, Inc. Claude and Francoise recently moved to New York. They have a daughter, Marion, who is almost three years old.

Fabrice & Erika Riviere, also from France, are employed by SynQuest, Inc. as well. They have a son, Eilian, who is two years old.

Julien Buchwalder from Delemont, Switzerland is working with his father at Reinhart, S.P.A. Julien faxes us often to say hello and says that he will be travelling to Italy soon to compete in a motorcycle race. Julien competes in both national and international Motocross competitions regularly.

Luigi Gigante, of Roma, Italy is still working with Nuovo Pignone Roma, a subsidiary of General Electric in Europe. EC staff was recently in Rome, Italy attending an EC Reunion with former students.  Everyone had a great time and it was wonderful to talk about all the fun times we all had spent together!

Keiko Haraguchi from Fukuoka, Japan is attending Baruch College in Manhattan. Some of the EC staff saw Keiko recently in New York City while attending a show in the theater district.

Marie-Claire Dreyfuss, of Geneva, Switzerland, has passed the entrance exam required to be admitted to the "Ecole Normale" in Neuchatel. After Marie-Claire finishes her studies at this school, she will be a certified primary school teacher.

Antonio Bruzzone, of Genoa, Italy is employed by an importing and exporting corporation in Italy. Antonio was enrolled in EC's Executive Business English Program.

Silvia Chaves, from San Jose, Costa Rica, has travelled extensively around Europe and spent several months in Madrid, Spain during the past year. Silvia is back in Costa Rica and is currently the manager of a restaurant in Jaco Beach.

Andrea Carbonari, of Verona, Italy is still working at Calzaturificio Jumbo, S.P.A. Andrea was married to Elena Danieli on July 20, 1996.

Hui Yu, of China, is currently studying English at EC. Yu has plans to continue her education in the US.