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Student Story: Francoise in Salamanca
by Erin on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Francoise, 64 years old and from France, wrote to us about her recent stay with don Quijote in Salamanca:A friend of mine, who has been a regular student of don Quijote for a couple of years already, informed me about… more »
Te Quiero - En más de 40 idiomas
by Erin on Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Our collection of "te quieros" has grown to over 40 languages. I've added the newest translations from the comments box to the original post. Keep 'em coming and we'll keep posting them. Thanks… more »
Congratulations to don Quijote Salamanca
by Erin on Sunday, February 11, 2007
Our Salamanca school has earned prestigious quality recognition - again!Warm congratulations to the service staff and profes at don Quijote-Salamanca, who recently emerged triumphant from their latest EAQUALS… more »
Super-Long Spanish Names!
by Celine on Monday, February 5, 2007
When I first got to Spain, right away I noticed that Spanish people had very long names. From the beginning, I learned that when a child is born, he/she receives the first surname from the father and the second surname… more »
Blog Poll: We are a multilingual bunch!
by Erin on Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Results are in on our latest blog poll. Turns out we have a multilingual group hanging round this blog, and plenty of native Spanish speakers. Our utterly unscientific poll found 28% natives, 30% Spanish as a second… more »
Everything you want to know about Spain!!
by Celine on Friday, January 26, 2007
I came across this interesting webpage yesterday and I thought I would share it with you guys. If you ever want to know any specific details about Spain, go to this site…I think you will be able to find just… more »
Spanglish Anyone?
by Celine on Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Spanglish is a modern phenomenon which seems to be taking over a large part of Spanish-speaking USA!Ejemplo:Anita: Hola, good morning, cómo estás?Mark: Well, y tú?Anita: Todo bien. Pero tuve… more »
Spanglish Anyone?
by Celine on Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Spanglish is a modern phenomenon which seems to be taking over a large part of Spanish-speaking USA!Ejemplo:Anita: Hola, good morning, cómo estás?Mark: Well, y tú?Anita: Todo bien. Pero tuve… more »
Die goldene Stadt
by Celine on Friday, January 19, 2007
Als ich zuerst im August 2004 in Salamanca ankam, war ich einfach atmemlos. Salamanca war ein Traum. Ich verbrachte zwei Stunden im Autobus, um von Madrid zu dieser kleineren, freundlichen Stadt im Nordosten der… more »
The oldest lighthouse in the world!
by Celine on Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Haven't you always wanted to know just where the OLDEST lighthouse in the world is??Well, even if you haven't, this is an interesting fact I think you should know. The oldest existing lighthouse in the world is… more »
Discover Seville in 2007
by Paqui on Thursday, January 11, 2007
Seville is a beautiful city in the South of Spain. Here is a video where you can see a bit of Seville: Request here free information about don Quijote's Spanish school in… more »
Don't Just Imagine It - Cool Tourism Resources
by Erin on Wednesday, January 10, 2007
I was just searching for a travel topic for our next monthly newsletter when I discovered that the official Spain tourism site has an impressive multimedia file about Spain.There are videos, photo galleries, panoramic… more »
Blog Poll Results: Is Spanish Sexist?
by Erin on Sunday, January 7, 2007
Is Spanish sexist?Our blog poll says no.We asked what you thought about the recent storm of editorial and forum debates sparked in part by the RAE's new Diccionario Esencial. One side of the debate called for the… more »
See Spain with your own eyes
by Paqui on Thursday, January 4, 2007
See a bit of Spain with your own eyes, have a look at this video with images of Spanish cities like Madrid, landscapes, people, forests and… more »
Welcome to the Museum of Spanish Horrors
by Erin on Sunday, December 31, 2006
I stumbled across a nice feature on the Instituto Cervantes site the other day: The Museo de Horrores, a collection of errors commonly made by native speakers and students of Spanish. It's worth checking out, even… more »