I would like to take a moment to give a review on an English camp that I have been participating in for 4 years now as an instructor. American Language Village (ALV) is a company that provides summer and winter English camps to Taiwanese children. I have read poor reviews here in the past but I would like to share my experiences with ALV. Like any camp I feel that most of the kids are from middle to upper class families. Some of these kids can be a bit spoiled and unruly at times but the action of the kids do not mean that it's a bad organization. ALV has very good staff running the individual camps. These camp Directors and Leads are very dedicated to organizing and offering a successful camp. The foreign teachers that ALV acquire for the seasonal camps are either already in Taiwan teaching for language schools or they offered an instructor position with reimbursement compensation from teachers abroad, such as myself. Most of the teachers are great but a few bad ones have snuck in from time to time. When they are discovered they are usually removed and replaced. The teaching assistants are excellent young Taiwanese youths, usually in their late teens to early twenties. My experience with the camps are very rewarding because the staff that I get to work with are amazing. I love all of my Directors, Leads and TA's from all of my previous camps with ALV. I do meet some great young students as well along the way and I stay in touch with many of them through Facebook. But for me, the friendships that I have made with my Co-Teachers, Directors, Leads and TA's is what keeps me coming back. I have made some amazing new friends that will remain dear to me for the rest of my life. I know this for sure. Also, ALV has always honored the contract that is offered to a teacher. I have never been short changed in any way, ever! So if you are looking to have a great experience, work with some wonderful people, make new friends and get paid at the same time then I would recommend giving ALV a try. All they ask of you is to do your best, follow their syllabus and have fun.