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Cafe Babel pays tribute to Madrid's Movida
by Erin on 4/27/2007 9:00:00 AM
"Si te acuerdas de ella, es que no estuviste allí.""If you remember it, it's because you weren't there."So goes the slogan Madrid is using for this year's homage to La Movida… more »
Poll Results: What's Spain's best gastronomic gift to world cuisine?
by Erin on 4/24/2007 12:42:00 AM
We're paella lovers, as it turns out.I can't say that I voted with the majority this time around. It's not that I don't love a good paella. It's just that I can't for the life of me remember… more »
SICELE, a new international exam and proficiency certificate of Spanish
by Erin on 4/19/2007 9:00:00 AM
A new, international exam and proficiency certificate for the Spanish language was unveiled by Spanish language experts at last month's Congress of Spanish Language Academies in Medellin, Colombia.The new… more »
Hot off the presses! A new brochure for 2007/2008 Spanish Courses
by Erin on 4/18/2007 8:00:00 AM
From our April 2007 newsletter: Hot off the presses! Our 2007/2008 Brochure!It's here! Our brand new brochure gives you full color photos of our destinations in Spain and Latin America, our accommodations and our… more »
Wine Tasting in Salamanca
by Celine on 4/16/2007 12:47:00 AM
Last week I attended one of our wine tasting classes at don Quijote Salamanca to see what it was all about. I was pleasantly surprised!! In one class I learned more about Spanish wine than I have in the 2 and a half… more »
don Quijote on Canal Málaga, here in Spain
by Erin on 4/12/2007 7:24:00 PM
Rob Dorlin of don Quijote talks with Canal Malaga about immersion Spanish courses in Spain. Rob comments on the growing number of British expats moving to Spain, or already settled along the coasts, who opt for an… more »
Ah, another easy way to learn Spanish at your keyboard...
by Erin on 4/2/2007 9:00:00 AM
If you haven't yet discovered Pandora, or you didn't know it was well-stocked with Spanish language music, you're in for a treat.Pandora is a free web-based juke-box that lets you set up your own radio… more »
Spanish expressions: ¡El caballo del malo?
by Erin on 3/31/2007 9:00:00 AM
El caballo del maloThis frase hecha has its origins in old time Westerns, many of which were filmed in Spain. Seems the Spanish noticed the good guys in the white hats always managed to catch up to the malos,… more »
New Poll is up
by Erin on 3/28/2007 6:25:00 PM
A new poll is up.As for the last, I can't say we're fascinated by cinema controversy at this blog.We asked:With the diversity of languages and nationalities of director and actors in this year's nominated… more »
The 10 Best Novels Written in Spanish During the Last 25 Years?
by Erin on 3/28/2007 9:00:00 AM
As part of the celebrations surrounding the 4th International Congress of the Spanish Language, taking place this week in Cartagena de las Indias in Colombia, the Colombian magazine Semana asked 81 writers, literary… more »