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View Article  Was ist die Expo Zaragoza?

Auf der Weltausstellung in Zaragoza dreht sich vom 14. Juni bis 14. September 2008 alles um das Thema „Wasser und nachhaltige Entwicklung“.
Deutschland präsentiert auf der EXPO eine attraktive Mischung aus Information und Unterhaltung und zeigt innovative Technologien, richtungsweisende Entwicklungen und kreative Ideen.
Der Deutsche Pavillon nimmt Sie mit auf eine Reise in die wunderbare Welt des Wassers. Erleben Sie ein modernes Wassermärchen und entdecken Sie faszinierende deutsche Wasserlandschaften.

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View Article  Winner of a two week Spanish course in Spain!!

Kamila Hazdrová from the CzechRepublic has won a free 2 week Spanish course with don Quijote.

 

In September 2007, we held a contest in our Monthly Newsletter offering a student the possibility to win a free Spanish course at don Quijote. We are very happy to announce our winner.

 

 

24 year old Kamila Hazdrová from the Czech Republic, a subscriber to our Monthly Newsletter, participated in the draw and won a free 2 week Intensive Spanish course with accommodation. The destination Kamila has chosen for her course is don Quijote Granada school where she will study for two weeks in May.  

 

Congratulations once again!

 

We would like to thank all our participants and remind you to keep your eyes peeled for future contests.

 

If you have not yet signed up for our Monthly Newsletter sign up to find out all about our special offers, programs and contests.

 

Do you also want to study abroad with don Quijote?  Order your free brochure to get more information about our courses

View Article  Check out a few video testimonials from our Study and Work Program

don Quijote offers a Work & Study program which combines a Spanish course in any don Quijote destination followed by a job placement in Marbella, a resort town in southern Spain. You won’t get rich, but you will earn enough to cover basic expenses. This is a great opportunity to get working experience abroad while learning or improving your Spanish and most of all to have a really fun time and meet lots of new people. This program has had great reviews from many of happy students.

Check out a few videos of our student testimonials and hear about their experience working in Spain.


If you book before March 31st you will get an incredible discount on our Study and Work program. Find out more about this offer.

View Article  9 things to love about Salamanca

 

Here are 9 things to love about Salamanca, selected a couple of years ago by Christophe Rousseel, a Belgian student and writer who worked with don Quijote during his internship. Christophe spent at least 4 or 5 months here, enough to offer all sorts of advice about how to enjoy Salamanca - by day and by night:

 

 

9 things to love about Salamanca

1    Students

Nicknamed the Oxford of the Spanish world, the university of Salamanca boasts a student population of roughly 32000 Spanish students and some 6000 foreign students. There are even more students, since these figures don’t include the considerable number of Spanish learners attending private schools in Salamanca. The high concentration of Spanish and foreign students - there is one student for every 3 or 4 Salmantinos - bestows a unique atmosphere on the small city.

2   Nightlife

Insiders will tell you that Salamanca nightlife can rival any other city in Spain. Or as they say here: Salamanca por la noche, como ninguna. Perhaps it’s not as trendy as Barcelona or as acclaimed as Ibiza but Salamanca at night is custom-made for students. Prices are adapted to student budgets; 5 Euro for an open bar is no exception. The city is easy to get around: you can get anywhere on foot. It is also a lot safer than the bigger party capitals. And last but not least, nightlife is not at all limited to the weekends; you can go out seven days per week (although I advise against it).
Notwithstanding the fact that it’s a small city, Salamanca offers a plethora of bars and clubs: progressive, laid-back bars like Birdland on Plaza de España (named after the landmark jazz club in New York) or Clave del Ocho (near Gran Vía), cosy sidewalk cafés for a quiet talk (like Erasmus on Rua Antigua), crowded discotheques like
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View Article  dQ Tube: Watch a video about the Finnish reality show filmed at our school in Salamanca

We've added more videos to the don Quijote You Tube collection, including this Spanish television (Antena 3) news coverage of the reality show filmed at don Quijote and set to air on Finnish television in October. Watch it is a great chance to hear Spanish while you read English subtitles, too, all you beginners:

 

 

Other new videos include this video tour of our Spanish school in Barcelona.

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View Article  Wondering what an immersion language course is like? British students tell their stories.

If you're not quite sure what to expect from an immersion Spanish language course, you might enjoy a read through this page on don Quijote's UK site. Britons who have studied with dQ in Spain tell their own "learning Spanish" stories.   more »

View Article  Student story: Caroline in Tenerife
Caroline, 21 years old from Sweden, writes about her don Quijote course in Tenerife:

Hola! I’m going to tell you about my time with don Quijote. I first heard about don Quijote from a friend that had been studying at dQ in Barcelona and recommended the school. I decided to study in Tenerife. It was the best time of my life! I have met friends for life and people from all over the world. The school is great with a cosy environment with the best teachers I have ever had. In class...    more »

View Article  Student story: Agnes in Salamanca, Granada and Sevilla

Agnes, 19 years old and from France, spent 7 months studying Spanish with don Quijote in Spain. She recommends combining cities during a Spanish course to see more of Spain. Here's her story:

I studied for 7 months at don Quijote schools, I first went to Salamanca, Granada and Sevilla and then    more »

View Article  Student Story: Francoise in Salamanca

Francoise, 64 years old and from France, wrote to us about her recent stay with don Quojote in Salamanca:

 

A friend of mine, who has been a regular student of don Quijote for a couple of years already, informed me about the language school two years ago and I am very happy she did. I was already in love with the town of Salamanca, about two years ago I discovered it during a package tour and decided to stay in a Spanish family, giving me the opportunity to be in a typical Spanish environment all the time. I was very lucky with my hostess, who is a wonderful woman, cooks in divination and is cultivated , paints, dances, in short – just perfect!
And then, the school: well, I was lucky too in this matter
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View Article  "Mi visita a Granada" - A dQ scholarship recipient tells his story

Mike Carrick, a student at the Birkdale school in the UK, wrote the following article about his experience at don Quijote Granada for the Birkdale school website. Mike travelled to Granada as the recipient of a scholarship awarded in the don Quijote 20 Scholarships programme.

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View Article  Back to School: A Student's Story in Salamanca

Li Harlow travelled to Salamanca from her home in Marbella for a 1-week Spanish course. Here's how she tells her story:

Soon after Easter I suddenly decided to go up to visit my son in Salamanca.  What better thing to do than get myself booked in for a five day intensive course to boost my Spanish. 

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View Article  Wonderful Salamanca
Hello, after just arriving in Spain from Holland I am amazed by this city and its beauty. It has so much to offer. It doesn’t matter if you are a traveller, student, or live here the magic of Salamanca will draw you in....   more »
View Article  The differences between home and Spain

When you come to a different country there are certain things that stand out for you, but these things will not be the same for everyone. During my stay here in Spain I have gone around trying to find out what people from different countries think about ‘the Spanish way of life’. Here is what I found...   more »

View Article  Learning Spanish expressions: Growing Midgets
circo I’ve been collecting expressions in Spanish. As a further step in my neverending quest to improve my Spanish, I'm trying to pepper my castellano with slang. And colloquial expressions. I dream of sounding less like the books I read, which my Spanish teacher tells me just will not do. I dream of sounding local.

One day a few months ago I stumbled onto a gem.

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View Article  Real Federación Española de Fútbol

Spanje en WK’s is eigenlijk nog nooit een goed huwelijk geweest. Het beste resultaat stamt alweer uit 1950 (4e...    more »

View Article  Spain and the World Cup
How will Spain do this time round in the World Cup? Things are looking better than they have in the past.   more »
View Article  ELLEgirlzz leren Spaans in Barça

ELLEgirlzz leren Spaans in Barça
ELLEgirl contest winners study Spanish in Barcelona...

 

Judith en Lonneke wonnen een tijdje geleden via het meidenblad ELLEgirl een weekje taalcursus ...   more »

View Article  Moja przygoda w Salamance!!!
Hi, Magda here from Poland, I am studying Spanish here in Spain. Here are some suggestions for all the Polish students who want to learn Spanish.
Czesc!! Mam na imie Magda i chcialabym sie podzielic z wami moimi doswiadczeniami z pobytu w Hiszpanii, w cudownej Salamance....


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View Article  My trip to Toledo
After only a week in Spain I was already visiting world heritage cities. My first excursion in Spain was to the wonderful city of Toledo   more »
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