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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 »
Spain's "School of the Year" contest for US Spanish Programs
by Kimberly on 12/2/2011
A competition sponsored by Spain's Ministry of Education is planning its second addition of presenting awards to American elementary, middle and high schools who excel in Spanish teaching.The announcement came a couple… more »
Bilingual University to open in the US capital
by Chloe Bustin on 10/18/2011 3:11:00 PM
A bilingual university in the United States is to open its doors next month in Wheaton, just north of Washington DC, Maryland. Originating from Puerto Rico, the ‘Sistema Universitaria Ana G Mendez’ (SUAGM)… more »
Take your class to learn Spanish in Spain!
by Matthew Leake on 10/11/2011 4:52:00 PM
Everyone involved in teaching knows just how important it is to motivate students so that they are actually interested in what is being taught. However, at times trying to create this motivation within a classroom… more »
How long does it take to learn a language?
by Kimberly on 9/15/2011
How long does it take to learn Spanish? How long do I need to stay to become fluent? These are questions we often hear when people are trying to figure out how much time they should spend abroad.My first answer would… more »
El Bulli- The Last Supper.
by Chloe Bustin on 8/5/2011 12:27:33 PM
The restaurant, El Bulli, in north-eastern Spain, closed its doors to the public on the weekend after 24 years of head chef Ferran Adria’s extraordinary culinary innovations.El Bulli has been voted the… more »
Lunes De Aguas
by Lindsay Cook on 5/3/2011 1:06:24 PM
Yesterday was a fiesta of a special sort here in Salamanca. Large groups of people went down to sit by the River Tormes as well as other nearby rivers and countryside, to essentially take part in a big picnic; enjoying… more »
Shakira, Schools, Solidarity and the Bare Feet Foundation
by Kimberly on 4/13/2011
Isabel Cristina Mebarak, a.k.a Shakira, doesn’t miss a detail when it comes to the public mega-schools she has been donating to her country over the last 7 years. Regardless of her tight schedule during her… more »
Major April Clashes between Giant Rivals Barça and Madrid
by Kimberly on 4/11/2011
Spanish football (soccer) giants and arch rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona may face each other up to 4 times in just 15 days in April marking a historic and tense month of soccer confrontations.This makes April a… more »
Messi and Ronaldo to feature on GQ cover
by Lindsay Cook on 3/30/2011 2:13:09 PM
The famous Spanish footballers Messi and Ronaldo will both feature on the cover of April´s edition of the men’s magazine GQ. April will be an important month for the players who will face each other once… more »