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Spain viewed from “Happy”, by Pharrell Williams

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

‘Happy’, by Pharrell Williams, song from the soundtrack of the movie “Despicable Me”, (“Mi villano favorito” in Spain and Latin-america). It was released as a single on November 21, 2013 and has been in lists of UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain. In March 2014 is launched GIRL, studio album with this song, recorded by Columbia Records. Pharrell Williams was born in Virginia in 1973. He has written and produced many songs for artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Shakira, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Lindsay Lohan, Gloria Estefan … He plays drums, piano and guitar.

Pharrell Williams - Happy

Pharrell Williams - Happy

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Going tapas in Madrid… after your Spanish course

Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

Any district or place in Madrid is good for going tapas. It is a city with many bars, pubs, inns, taverns… the city has the original foods caused by the logistics of the country, concentrating all products from Spain in its large market. The people said to be the best fishing port of Spain to taste fresh seafood and fish of superb quality, and the same about other products: meats, fruits, vegetables…

Going tapas in Madrid - Cava Baja Street - by Pedro Reina_Spanish in Tour - A la salida del curso de español

Going tapas in Madrid - Cava Baja Street

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New Year’s Eve in Spain: The twelve grapes and cotillion.

Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Spain celebrates the New Year’s Eve with a tradition to take twelve grapes synchronously at the stroke to wish us luck in the new year. The reference point in Spain is Madrid, on the Puerta del Sol, where TV channels broadcast the event live for the whole country.

In Spanish cities usually there is a main square of the town hall where the people meet to take the grapes at this moment. There are some cities and towns rich in tradition and great atmosphere.

New Year's Eve in Puerta del Sol in Madrid

New Year’s Eve in Puerta del Sol in Madrid

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How to claim in Spain for a service or purchase.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Students from the Spanish courses in Spain could be involved at some point in a conflict or a disagreement when buying a product or using a service. We provide you with some information that could help international students to start a complaint.

Our recommendation is to always try to have a conversation with the seller or service provider and try to solve the problem in a friendly manner. In case you do not get to an agreement you should ask for a complaint form “Hoja de Reclamación”. It is a form that all establishments are obliged to have to give it to the clients from the regional administration (Autonomous Community). The regulations also oblige the establishment to show an information panel in Spanish and English informing of the existence of such forms available to consumers.

Complaint form for a service o purchase to student of Spanish courses in Spain.

Example of complaint form for a service or purchase in Spain.

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Spain: Intangible Cultural Heritage

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

Learn Spanish in Spain offers you the opportunity to discover a long list of different oral and intangible treasures available in the country. The Intangible Cultural Heritage is part of a UNESCO program which aims to ensure the best vision and awareness of it value. The program was established in 2008 with the UNESCO Convention.

Only a few days ago, The Patios de Córdoba Festival has received the statement of Unesco: The Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is a festival that is held every year in the month of May, where the most prominent ancient courtyards are open to the public to participate in a competition that began in 1921.

Patios de Córdoba Festival

Patios de Córdoba Festival

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The best things Spanish students can do in Alicante

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

The city of Alicante is one of the best destinations of the Costa Blanca, a place full of life with a large offer of activities for students undertaking a course in one of the Spanish schools in Alicante. We leave you with 8 pieces of advice to never get bored in this Mediterranean city:

• To walk around the Esplanade de España and have a beer, an ice cream or have dinner in one of the restaurants along the esplanade.

• To spend the day on one of the magnificent beaches of the city: the playa del Postiguet near the centre of Alicante; or the playa de San Juan, which is situated at a few kilometres from the city.

Views of the city of Alicante, a city to study Spanish

Views of the city of Alicante, a city to learn Spanish

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The Camino de Santiago, an unforgetable adventure to learn Spanish (parte 2)

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

To undertake the Saint James’ Way or Camino de Santiago is a big experience and it is a way to undertake an intensive course during the pilgrimage time until the Santiago de Compostela cathedral, for students who have decided to learn Spanish in Spain.

There are many reasons why you should undertake the Camino (religious, personal challenge, adventure, etc), but it is without a doubt a different and unique way to do tourism, to meet people and to learn more about the Spanish culture.

Statue in honor of the peregrine

Statue in honor of the peregrine

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The Camino de Santiago, an unforgettable adventure to learn Spanish (part 1)

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

The Camino de Santiago or Saint James’ Way is one of the most important Christian pilgrimage routes in Europe. Every year thousands of people come from all around the world with the aim to get to the city’s cathedral in Santiago de Compostela and to visit the apostle Santiago’s grave.

For many students who come to study Spanish in Spain, to undertake the Camino can be an adventure and an unforgettable experience. It is a way to learn a new language while discovering the nature, art and history, of a pilgrimage that has been carried out since the Middle Ages.

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

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The 8 best things Spanish students can do in Tenerife

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

The island of Tenerife is a place where students from the Spanish school have a great offer of activities to undertake. Here we leave you a series of pieces of advice to never get bored on this big island:

  • • Go for a walk in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island capital, and discover its different cultures, its monuments, and talk with the people.
  • • Go to the Parque Nacional del Teide and climb up to the top of the volcano, which is the highest point in Spain, 3.718 meters high, and the landmark of the city. It is the most emblematic natural monument of the Canary Islands, where you can enjoy beautiful landscapes and a great fauna and nature. It is without a doubt an excursion you need to do during your stay in the city.
Teide, a must see for students of Spanish in Tenerife

El Parque Nacional del Teide

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Learn Spanish in Denia and enjoy the “Bous a la mar”

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

In the town of Denia in the region of Alicante, one of the most original and well known parties from the Spanish Summer is celebrated, the “Bous a la mar” (bulls in the sea). It is a show that attracts thousands of tourists every year and that all students undertaking a Spanish course in Denia enjoy.

It takes place during the town’s patron saint festivities, celebrated in honour of the Virgen de la Santísima Sangre (Virgin of the Very Saint Blood) (7th to 15th of July), declared of National Tourist Interest in 1993.

A bull during the "Bous a la mar"

A bull during the “Bous a la mar”

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Spain, World heritage

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Spain is a country that receives millions of tourists and thousands of Spanish students every year. All arrive with the intention to spend some days, some weeks or a year in our country while they enjoy the charms of all the beautiful spots in cities and villages.

Nevertheless, what most of them do not know is that Spain is the second country in the world with the biggest number of sites declared World Heritage by UNESCO, after Italy, even though Spain beats this country for tourism thanks to its beaches, climate and others charms.

Toledo es una ciudad Patrimonio de la Humanidad

Toledo es una ciudad Patrimonio de la Humanidad

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Learn Spanish in Spain and celebrate the night of san juan

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

The night of San Juan is a very ancient festivity where the year’s shortest night is celebrated and the summer is welcomed in the north hemisphere. It takes place on the night of the 23rd to the 24th of June and is celebrated in many cities, so that if you are learning Spanish in Spain you can be part of this great night.

It is a celebration surrounded by legends, traditions and rituals carried out during a magical night where everything is about fire and water.

The celebration of night of San Juan on a Spanish beach

The celebration of night of San Juan on a Spanish beach

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The 7 best things that Spanish students can do in Málaga

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

The city of Malaga is one of of the best destinations of the Costa del Sol, a very lively place with a great offer of activities for students undertaking a course in one of the Spanish schools in Malaga. Below you will find 7 pieces of advice to never get bored in this Mediterranean city:

■ To go for a walk in the city’s historical centre is an essential activity since it allows you to enjoy the city culture and history through its main monuments and buildings, from the Cathedral to the Roman theatre.

■ To visit the fortress of Alcazaba and the Castle of Gibralfaro, the two major exponents of the city’s Muslim past. Located high on the Monte of Gibralfaro, both offer magnificent views of the city.

Study Spanish in Malaga and enjoy the city

Views of the city of Málaga from Mount Gibralfaro

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The Spanish language to conquer United States

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

The Spanish language is spoken by over 450 million people in the world, it is the second most studied and the third most used on the internet. This data shows that Spanish enjoys a great vitality and its presence in many countries becomes more and more important every day, the United States is one of the places where it grows the fastest.

In United States the importance and presence of Spanish is growing quickly among its inhabitants. Also, with more than 50 millions Spanish speakers, it is the second country behind Mexico counting the biggest community of Spanish speaking citizens in the world, beating other nations such as Spain, Columbia or Argentina.

The Spanish language progress in the United States

Pedro Almodovar and Antonio Banderas at the Golden Globes 2012

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Learn Spanish with films from the Spanish cinema

Friday, March 16th, 2012

To watch films in Spanish can be very useful to learn Spanish and is one of the best resources any student can and should use to improve their knowledge of the language. It is often a very common activity in the Spanish schools in Spain and most organise cinema sessions for the students.

We recommend you to watch mainly films from the Spanish cinema, since this is good not only to improve your words and expressions vocabulary but also to exercise the hearing comprehension and to observe the gestures, way of saying things of the natives.

A group of girls in a Spanish class

A group of girls in a Spanish class

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The success of a song about the Spanish language

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Two young Colombian musicians, two guitars and a song about the Spanish language became a big success over the last days on social media and went around the world. More than 2 million people have already viewed the video of the song “Qué difícil es hablar el español” uploaded on You tube by the two brothers a little more than 10 days ago.

The song tells how difficult it is to learn Spanish in a very funny way through the story of a student wanting to learn Spanish, since, depending on the Spanish speaking country you are staying in, the words’ meaning changes. So, something can have a very different meaning in Mexico, Venezuela or Argentina.

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Alicante brightens up with the Spring Festival

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Spring will be here on the 21st of March and the city of Alicante wants its citizens and visitors, including students from the Spanish courses, to celebrate it with the most important electronic music festival in the province, the “Alicante Spring Festival”.

It is the fourth edition of this great event which is all about electronic music and indie pop. It will take place on the 31st of March in the Zona Volvo of the Port of Alicante and you will be able to enjoy it during the day as well as during the night, until very late in the morning.

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Spanish Schools and gastronomy: The olive oil, Spanish liquid gold

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Be it to dip bread, to put on toast, to season a salad or to fry in the pan, there is nothing better than using the Spanish liquid gold, the olive oil. Together with iberian ham and wine, it is one of the favourite products of Spanish, tourists and students from the Spanish schools in Spain.

Also, it is not only a basic ingredient for many dishes of the Spanish gastronomy, but also experts state it is very beneficial for the health and prevents illnesses. So, if you are undertaking a course in a Spanish school in Spain do no hesitate to use it in all your recipes.

Olive oil, food for Spanish students

A toast with olive oil

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Enjoy the Fallas in Valencia, the celebration of fire

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

The city of Valencia starts preparing the celebration its inhabitants really look forward to, it brings the city to a standstill for some days every year, it attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world and students from the Spanish courses can enjoy its main elements, music, fireworks, light and colour… we are talking about the celebration of fire: the Fallas de Valencia.

The Fallas is the most important and spectacular celebration of this city and it is a great tourist attraction, it was declared celebration of International Tourist Interest. The celebration is a tribute to San José, patron saint of carpenters, and it takes place between the 15th until the 19th of March.

Make a Spanish course in Valencia and enjoy the Fallas

One of the monuments of the Fallas 2011

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Why not work and study Spanish in Spain?

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Some days ago we were talking about learning Spanish in Spain with a Spanish course. We would now like to present a different way to improve your knowledge of the Spanish language, work and study in Spain.

It is one of the best solutions not only to learn Spanish faster and easier, but to integrate in the culture and life of the country, since working while studying Spanish in Spain, allows the student to be constantly in contact with the language and with the citizens, which forces them to communicate in Spanish and to practice every day during their stay in the country.

Two Spanish students in a restaurant

Two Spanish students in a restaurant

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