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El Dia de la Hispanidad
by Celine on 10/5/2007 11:14:00 AM
El Día de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Day or Columbus Day in the USA) is the national holiday of Spain. It is celebrated on October 12 and commemorates the exact date that Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus)… more »
A Guide to Spanish Wine - with a tapa of vocabulary
by Erin on 10/1/2007 9:00:00 AM
Here's a guide to Spanish wine, as published by don Quijote in the English language media in Spain.You'll find a little vocabulary and a few handy wine-ordering phrases at the end of the article. And should the… more »
¡Mira quién baila! - A Guide to Spanish Dance
by Erin on 9/24/2007 11:00:00 AM
Here's a quick guide to Spanish dance, complete with phrases and vocabulary to practice at the end of the article, as it was published in the Costa Blanca News.As you can see from the photo, our don Quijote schools… more »
The regions of Spain - With vocabulary and phrases to learn
by Erin on 9/17/2007 1:00:00 PM
Another of the "Living in Spain" pieces we've published in English language media, this article introduces you to the diversity of Spain's 17 regions, by offering a look at Andalucía, El… more »
Spanish television - and some TV related phrases to learn
by Erin on 9/10/2007 1:00:00 PM
Here's another practical "living in Spain" lesson published by don Quijote in English language media (primarily for a British audience) here in Spain.Read through… you 'll find vocabulary to… more »
On Fiestas, Festivos and Puentes...
by Erin on 9/4/2007 8:00:00 AM
This article was prepared for the English language press in Spain by a don Quijote intern from the UK earlier this year. Some of the fiesta dates vary each year…. so we've included links to handy sites where… more »
9 things to love about Salamanca
by Erin on 9/3/2007 9:00:00 AM
Here are 9 things to love about Salamanca, selected a couple of years ago by Christophe Rousseel, a Belgian student and writer who worked with don Quijote during his internship. Christophe spent at least 4 or 5 months… more »
Poll Results: We're sitting out the San Fermines
by Erin on 8/31/2007 7:41:00 PM
A new poll is up!!! We all know the place you really want to eat in Spain is the bar with the endless sea of napkins on the floor (meaning it's recently been wall to wall packed with grazing Iberians), but how are… more »
A guide to the wonderful world of tapas...and some handy phrases to use while de tapeo
by Erin on 8/27/2007 9:00:00 AM
This fun guide to the art of tapeo was published by don Quijote in the Costa Blanca News. Read through - you'll find handy Spanish phrases to use during your bar outing at the end of the article. The author is an… more »
Travelling across the USA only in Spanish... Follow along on BBC Mundo blog in Spanish
by Erin on 8/24/2007
What happens when you wander across the Southern U.S., from east coast to west coast, asking every person you meet "¿Hablas español?" (Do you speak Spanish?). How many Americans can get by in a conversation in Spanish?… more »