The course of German for seniors in Kitzbühel was a wonderful experience. My goal was to improve my German and became more confident in speaking the language. Classes at DIT were held in a group of four people, in a very informal, almost family atmosphere. Our teacher Hans was great, very friendly and patient. He was always ready to explain a grammatical problem or a new word or expression. I liked his talking abut the history of Austria, especially about Tirol. By the way, he knows everything about the Alps and Kitzbühel, its people, its present and past history, customs and traditions. Every other day after morning classes there was some program for all the students. We walked together in the old center of the town, we made a few wonderful trips to the surroundings of Kitzbühel, e.g. to Aurach or Schwarzsee, or we simply met in some local restaurants for a little party or a friendly talk. I met a few interesting people in the course and mit Jitka and Donna we became real good friends. Kitzbühel is a charming little town with a lot of restaurants, boutiques, hotels, and of course with a lot of geranium flowers everywhere. I am glad I visited the town museum. Except for the history of the town, it shows also the history of winter and summer sports in Kitzbühel. Part of the museum is about legendary skier Toni Seiler and one part is dedicated to beautiful paintings of Alfons Walde. I am not a great hiker, but I really enjoyed my trip to the Kitzbühel Horn: up with a cable car and one part of the way down walking.
Pension Oberhauser, where I was staying, is just across the DIT, so I could see, when Hans was opening the school. There are only three cosy guest rooms in the pension, each with a shower and TV, WC in the corridor. I didn´t mind that there was no Internet in the pension, since I had Internet on my cell phone. Real special bonus was our landlady Frau Oberhauser, who always found the time to talk to us during the day but especially in the morning, during the breakfast. Morning conversations with Frau Oberhauser was always a great start for our morning classes at school.
After my course at DIT I am very enthusiastic about learning German. Maybe I will come to Kitzbühel again. The quality of the course is great and there are still a lot of things to do and to see in Tirol.