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Take Advantage of Spanish Class Summer Vacation
by Esther on 8/4/2016
Take Advantage of Spanish Class Summer VacationJonesing to Teach Spanish Around this time of year, many of you are on vacation, although others are immersed in your summer intensive Spanish courses and you may have… more »
Cultural Climate Change Across Spain
by Laura on 8/28/2012
The broad stereotypes of the cold Northerners and the warm Southerners are so readily accepted both within and without Spain – and not entirely without reason. They talk of a conservatism which finds its place in those… more »
The Obama Family Learning Spanish!
by Hannah Ryan on 3/30/2012 11:43:00 AM
What a way to celebrate your birthday!While Spain’s PM Mariano Rajoy was in Seoul, South Korea, this week he celebrated his 57th birthday, unconventionally, at the Nuclear Security Summit. While he was presented… more »
Successful Plan to increase Spanish students to Castile and Leon
by Kimberly on 1/6/2012 4:10:00 PM
The 2005-2011 “I Plan del Español” (Spanish Plan I) has, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, incremented the volume of students who choose Castile and Leon, Spain to study Spanish by… more »
Living and Working in Spain: What’s it really like?
by Matthew Leake on 12/14/2011
During the final week of a 6-month work placement at don Quijote’s central promotion office in Salamanca, I find myself in an increasingly reflective mood looking back at the past half a year and wondering how to… more »
Vuelta a España sweeps across Spain
by Matthew Leake on 8/24/2011 9:44:00 AM
The 66th edition of la Vuelta a España, Spain’s biggest bike race, began in the coastal resort of Benidorm last Saturday. From this point a field of over 200 of the world’s best professional cyclists from… more »
don Quijote Announces the Opening of dQ Hotel Barcelona
by Kimberly on 8/12/2011
don Quijote recently got a bit bigger and we are happy to announce the opening of our new dQ hotel in Barcelona!In addition to our large modern school in the city center, our students can no choose from an even wider… more »
Third Time Lucky for Madrid's Olympic Dream?
by Matthew Leake on 7/26/2011 4:04:42 PM
Last week the Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón confirmed that the city will bid to host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. This is the third consecutive time the city has been a candidate to… more »
Advice for safe tanning in Spain
by Amy Lambert on 6/30/2011 12:05:12 PM
Following the official start of summer, temperatures in Spain have soared this weekend up to 40º, breaking records in some areas of the country, such as the northern region of Galicia. The Spanish capital, Madrid,… more »
SMURF Village in Spain!
by Kimberly on 6/21/2011
The smurfs are taking over Spain! Well, more like a small town near Malaga (Andalusia - southern Spain) called Júzcar. The city became the first Smurf village on Thursday morning when it debuted its freshly blue… more »