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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 on 12/14/2011 10:00:00 AM
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 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… 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 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 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 4:39:52 PM
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… more »
Primavera Sound Barcelona
by Lindsey on 5/31/2011 10:33:12 AM
Last week thousands of Indie music fans headed to Barcelona for the Primavera sound festival which takes place every year either in late May or early June.One of the biggest headliners was the band Pulp who played… more »
Nadal defeated in Madrid
by Lindsey on 5/9/2011 2:44:36 PM
Nadal was defeated by the Serbian player Novak Djokovic yesterday, Sunday 8thMay. Sadly for Nadal this defeat took place on his home territory in the final of the Madrid Open.Djokovic won two sets, the first 7-5 and… more »