Inmigración en España

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Beth Strumpf, Chris Dinon, Cinthia Bonilla, David Adlai-Gail, Emily Roberts, Erica Roman, Melanie Salmon, Thelma Carrera, The College of New Jersey. Antes de venir a España, ninguno de nosotros sabía que Alcalá de Henares tenía una población grande de inmigrantes. Alcalá de Henares es una ciudad que tiene 207.000 habitantes, de los que 44.459 son inmigrantes, según datos del Instituto Nacional de […]

Travel tips – Getting from Spain to the rest of Europe

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Living in Spain gives you the opportunity to “country-hop” and explore new cultures and languages easily. The United States is so big that you can drive eight hours and still be in the same state, cough, looking at you Florida. Whereas here in Europe you can drive a few hours and have already crossed three […]

Experiencia de dos estudiantes de otoño 2014

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Emma Trobia y Deanna Berlin fueron dos estudiantes durante el semestre de otoño 2014 en el Instituto Franklin de la Universidad de Alcalá. Emma Trobia, University of Arizona; Deanna Berlin, Slippery Rock University

¿Y si hacemos nuestra solicitud de trabajo más divertida?

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Brittany Panko, Kooper Taylor, University of Oklahoma; Marisa Hoffman, University of Arizona; Pornprom Tauthong, SUNY Stony Brook; Mitchell Macheske, University of Central Florida; Julia Rivera, Anna Morgan Couch, Auburn University; Hannah Powers, University of Colorado. En la clase de Español para los Negocios vimos una serie de personas que habían creado sus propios currículums (CV) […]

Alcalá y América: bajo la luz de Grecia y Roma

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Elliot Montesinos, St Mary´s University. U.S. Capitol: Progress of Civilization tympanum (ca. 1863) in Washington, D.C. by Thomas Crawford La influencia greco-romana en nuestro mundo actual ha sido el resultado de un largo proceso a través de la Historia de Europa. España envió en sus viajes a Cristóbal Colón en el 1492 al nuevo continente de […]

Análisis del uso de las Redes Sociales e Internet y su importancia en la actualidad

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Andrés González, St Mary’s University; Cassandra Camacho y Claire Tomlinson, University of Arizona; Quinn James Cordeiro, Colorado State University; Victoria Newkirk y Rachel Friedman, Rider University En la clase de “Español Avanzado” con la finalidad de trabajar la conversación y practicar expresiones de opinión, hemos hablado sobre el uso de las redes sociales e Internet […]

How to T&L: Documentation & Acclimation Guide #2

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What is the 8802/6166 Tax Form? If you haven’t had a chance to see the first guide of this series about the apostille and background check process, check it out here. The next guide in this series is arguably one of the more difficult, lengthy, and annoying tasks… The 8802/6166 United States tax “exemption” form. […]

Visita al Centro de Documentación Europea

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Margaret Farry, Claire Tomlinson, Charlotte Kishi, University of Arizona; Maureen Hudson, Steven Rodriguez, Symone Yancey, The College of New Jersey; Aaron Hurd, Colorado State University; Victoria Newkirk, Rider University; Helen Tristano, SUNY Stony Brook University; Phillip Tully Douce, University of Central Missouri El 2 de febrero visitamos el Centro de Documentación Europea en Alcalá de […]

A Guide to Mastering Public Transportation in Madrid

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As Spain’s biggest city, there’s so much to do an see in Madrid. So how do you get around to see it all? Here are the three main ways of getting around Madrid and the surrounding cities, as well as a guide to getting a monthly transportation card. Transportation types in Madrid Train The train system, or […]

Career outcomes and professional development

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I was a mess the first month of the Teach & Learn in Spain Master Program– a total disaster. Everything I had going for me turned into disappointment. I applied with my best friend in college…she left after two weeks. I found a great apartment in a trendy neighborhood…couldn’t sleep because of all the noise. […]

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