Welcome to Ronda, a little piece of heaven. Our whole group took a bus to get there (about 2 hours away). We did a lot of walking around to see the unique architecture and hidden beauties within the city. Sometimes this meant walking up steep streets or down a billion stairs. Either way, it was
Ronda
¿vale? venga. ¡vamos!
Vale. Venga. Vamos. My roommate and I half-kidded throughout the semester that all you need to know in Spanish are these 3 words. But we were also kind of serious because you use and hear these 3 words all. the. time. But the real question is, what do they mean? Vale – everything affirmative,
Prof Carmen Demonstrating Sevillanas
Check out this clip of Professor Carmen Suarez dancing the Sevillanas during a class break
Kayaking in Seville
Like most Acento students, I lived in the neighborhood of Triana during my semester in Seville. Every day I walked over the Rio Guadalquivir on my way to school and saw people kayaking and rowing. I eventually found out that competitive rowers and canoers come from northern Europe during the winter to train and practice
The World in Spain
It has been a week and a half since I returned home from my adventure across the ocean. I will say I was glad to come home, and even more excited to jump right into camp. So many people already have asked me what I liked the most in Spain, what I learned, etc. I
What a Day!
In this post, you’ll learn a little Spanish. See the bottom for help with the italicized words. What a blessing today was. Usually I won’t post every day, but today was too good not to share! We took a bus to a little church en un barrio de Sevilla. I was greeted with many smiles