Agree with Julian. EFT were quite happy for me to pay by credit card, which saves having to worry about how much money to convert, or loosing your cash or travellers cheques. Pay in small amounts - $1000 at a time sounds good.
If they have a deposit (EFT took a deposit from me before the course, so I assume they do the same for everyone) then try to end up owing them money - it's a lot easier than trying to get the deposit back from them afterwards! But make sure that you always pay prompty when asked... if you tend to make a fuss about paying, then you can't blame them for not letting you owe them money.
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