¿Cómo es hacer amigos con los jóvenes españoles?
Benedict Odita, Rider University; Carley Chollman, University of Tennessee; Allison Halat, SUNY Stony Brook; Bailey Outwater, Auburn University; Lynn Neef, Slippery Rock Unviersity; Marisa Hoffman, Carmelo Moraila, Jennifer Perez, Danitza Siqueiros, Samantha Snider, Colton Wright, University of Arizona. En la clase de Tradiciones de España: comunicación oral tuvimos la visita de jóvenes españoles con el motivo […]
A success story: How this program could further your career in Spain.
My story began 8 years ago. After I graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a major in Preschool Education. I decided to move to Madrid to continue my studies by doing a Masters in Waldorf Infant Education. I spent two years in Madrid studying in La Salle University and working as an “auxiliar” […]
Diez consejos para ser un buen intérprete
Andrew Adams, University of Central Missouri; Courtney Balke, University of Oklahoma; Mary Kate Mueller, Long Island University; Jacob Snodgrass, University of Illinois; Stephanie Thom, Stony Brook; Helen Tristano, Stony Brook; Margaret Weir, Colorado State University Este viernes pasado tuvimos una oportunidad única: no solo vimos una conferencia impartida por Lucia Buttaro, increíble, que provoca pensamientos, sino que también fuimos […]
¿Como tiene tanto éxito la empresa Zara?
Tadessa Smith, University of Arizona. ¿Cómo se define el éxito en los tiempos modernos? ¿Se hace de acuerdo a la popularidad, el coste total o el buen uso de planificaciones estratégicas? Un perfecto ejemplo de estas cosas es la empresa de moda, Zara. Zara ha mostrado resultados ejemplares en su sector. Por ejemplo, Zara se […]
Blood, Saints, and Knights: “A Rose for Love and a Book Forever”
Día del libro is the best. Falling on April 23rd of each year, Día del libro represents a fascinating chorus of cultures and history. It also bridges leisure’s gap between spring break and Labor Day in Spain (May 1st). Though not a bank holiday, it is very significant. Come April, one can see signs of […]
Teach and Learn Survival Guide (part 3)
Well, gentle readers, it´s that time again—your weekly update to your Instituto Franklin Survival Guide, guided by your gracious program leader and honorary sherpa, Jonathan. I honestly haven´t been having a good week so far, readers, but bad spells are bound to happen every once in a while. The problem is that when you´re living […]
A Spaniard in The College of New Jersey
My first two months here have been extremely riveting. I remember the day I arrived on campus and I cannot believe that the first half of the semester is already gone! In two months I have already been faced with participating in situations that I have never experienced before in my life. Ultimately, the only […]
Anuncio de la Teletienda – La mantilla española
Angela Arguson, The College of New Jersey; Abrar Ebady, The College of New Jersey; Claudia Gargano, The College of New Jersey; Brooklin R. Jones, University of Oklahoma; Klara M.N. Owens, SUNY, Stony Brook. Vídeo que han realizado los alumnos de la asignatura “España a través de los Medios”.
Women’s Soccer in Spain Part 2: Being Aficionado
In junior high and high school, I played competitive soccer five days a week. Soccer came before school, before friends, and sometimes even before family. After two years of playing up with older girls, I got burnt out, hung up my cleats, and decided to focus on other things. When I started playing with the […]
Halloween en Alcalá
Halloween in Spain goes back to the origins of the holiday. This day is meant to be scary. Here you will not see people dressed as cute or sexy anything like you would in the USA. Everyone from adults to children will put all their efforts into creating costumes that are out to horrify. Blood, […]