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Festivals
and Holidays: "Semana Cervantina" |
Celebrate
the arrival of autumn in Alcalá de Henares, Spain! Alcalá de Henares is
the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, Spain’s literary master and
author of Don Quijote. The alcalaínos
are preparing to celebrate the annual Semana Cervantina. You
won’t want to miss this! The Semana Cervantina will take you
back in time to experience what life would have been like in Cervantes’
time. The festival originates
in remembrance of the baptism of Miguel de Cervantes and offers something
for everyone. Music, theatre and entertainment fill the streets as the Plaza de Cervantes
and University of Alcalá courtyard become grounds for a medieval
marketplace. Vendors dressed in full costume sell homemade foods such as
breads and cheeses. Others
have handcrafted jewelry and toys, household items, and more.
Read more about
Semana Cervantina. . .
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In the
News: "Royal Engagement Announcement - Prince Felipe to wed Letizia
Ortiz" |
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On
Thursday, November 6, Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz were oficially
engaged. As protocol demads they strolled though the gardens of the
Palace before appearing before over 300 members of the press for the
iminent questions they both fielded with sincerity and good humor.
The gfts exchanged by the couple were for her, a white gold and
diamond ring and for him, white gold cufflinks with a saffire stone.
Although they did not confirm the date of the wedding it is planned
for late spring early summer of next year. They then posed for a
family photo with the King Juan Carlos and the Queen Sofia and other
members of both families before entering the Zarzuela Palace for an
intimate family lunch.
More information and photos at ElMundo.es. |
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In the
News: "Astronaut Pedro Duque" |
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astronaut Pedro Duque makes his second trip into space. He first traveled
into space aboard the space shuttle Discovery as the European Space Agency
representative in a NASA mission in 1998. Now 5 years later he is
participating in a mission aboard the space ship Soyuz to the
International Space Station. Accompanied by American astronaut Michael
Foale and Russian cosmonaut Alexandre Kaleri, Pedro Duque boarded the
Space Station on Monday October 20. Spain participates in 7 of the 25
experiments realized on this trip, one of them being a test of a new
restraint system designed by Pedro himself and developed by a
Spanish company, Sener. The people of Spain receive news of his adventrue
in space through daily news casts and through Pedro’s diary on the El
Mundo newspaper’s website. American astronaut Ed Lu and Russian
cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, who have been in space since April, will show
their replacements, Foale and Kaleri, around the station before heading
home with Duque aboard another Soyuz that is docked at the station. On
October 28 the Soyuz TMA-2 landed in Kazajistán.
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Learning
Spanish: "Classroom Phrases"
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¿Cómo se deletrea . . .?
¿Puedes hablar más despacio, por favor?
¿Cómo se pronuncia . . .?
¿Puedes repetir?
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How do you spell .
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Can
you speak more slowly, please?
How do you
pronounce . . . ?
Can you say that again,
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City
Feature: "A stroll through Salamanca" |
Visit Salamanca and you will
discover its charms which enchant the hearts of milliions of Spaniards and
foreigners alike. Take a stroll with us through the Plaza Mayor and the
streets of the city center. For those of you who haven't chosen a
destination for your course yet, this will certainly sway your opinion
towards going to Salamanca. For our former E.I. Salamanca students, this
is sure to bring back memories of your stay. Along with all of Salamanca’s
charm it is important to note that Salamanca is thought to be the ideal
city to study the Spanish language, as it forms part of the Castilla and
Leon region, considered to be the historic cradle of Castillian
Spanish.
Take
a stroll with us through Salamanca . . . |
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Culture Today and Yesterday: "Presentation
of the new Picasso Museum" |
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The past 27th of October the King and Queen of Spain inaugurated the new
Picasso Museum in
Málaga. The city of Pablo Picasso’s birth, becomes the home to this
museum devoted to one of the most influential artists of the twentieth
century, an artist who was an innovator of artistic styles and techniques.
The new gallery is housed in the Palacio de Buenavista in the historic
city center of Malaga. The main collection is principally made up of works
donated or on loan from Christine Ruiz-Picasso, daughter-in-law of the
artist, and her son Bernard, grandson of Picasso.
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details about the Picasso Museum in Malaga |
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Tips for your Trip: "Which way to E.I.?" |
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Students from around the world arrive to Spain
for their course by plane, bus or train.
When you arrive to the airport or station, you're not done yet
Here are some tips to help, if by our transfer service you're not met.
We would like to show you the way with a new section of travel
information on-line
which will help you make the trip without a hitch.
Arrival to Alcalá de Henares
/ Arrival to Málaga
/ Arrival to Salamanca
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