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Hey you!

How are you doing?
Well, I have to admit I am a little bit sad :(. Today is my last day here at Camino Barcelona. On Monday I will go back to Holland because I finished my internship here. I really liked the work and the people here. I will miss everyone a lot!

So folks, for the last time I will present you the wonderful activities for the next week:

Monday, 9h00: Welcome breakfast
A big welcome to all our new students (and there are a lot this week)!! Come on and join the other new students in the beautiful school’s garden, to have some breakfast before your first class here at Camino Barcelona. A perfect opportunity to get to know a lot of new people!

Tuesday, 18h30: Spanish music workshop / wine tasting
Well, today you can choose between 2 activities. I am affraid you have to choose because (more…)

Hi everyone! SPAIN in the FINAL!!! ESPAÑA a la FINAL!!!

We are all happy to celebrate the winning against Germany on Sunday .

This Euro football tournament has been magnificent!!! I’ve really enjoyed all the matches and especially here in Camino, as we all are from different countries. All teams played wonderful and it was like most of them were whiskered as winner.

I really have to say congratulations to Russia and Turkey! Who would have thought that they would beat countries like Netherlands and Croatia and go to the semi-final? Turkey had a great performance in the field. They lost versus Germany, although I think Turkey played much better and deserved to win. All Turkey’s matches were (more…)

Hello everyone,

If you like going to concerts, theatres and contemporary dance, prepare yourself: Right after the Sonar Festival, there is only a few days left before the beginning of the Grec’08 Barcelona’s annual summer arts festival.

The festival is scheduled this year from 25th June to 2nd August 2008 and the shows will take place in various spots around the city: The ‘Teatro Grec’, ‘Mercat de les Flors’, ‘Plaza del Rei’, ‘CCCB’, ‘L’auditori’, ‘Teatro Lliure’, ‘TNC’, ‘Palau de la Música Catalana’, ‘MACBA’, ‘Fundación Joan Miró’ etc. etc. For complete information, check the section “Venues”:

Every year I put a big post-it on my agenda not to forget to check their programme because there is one venue I particularly fancy: The ‘Teatro Grec’. (more…)

Hi everyone!!!

Here we are again with some news about the European championship. Seven countries have already passed to the quarters; today we are waiting for the last country to pass, Sweden or Russia. The only big surprise of the Championship was that France did not go through to the next leg, but considering in which group they were, one of the ‘big’ teams had to come back home soon…

So, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Turkey, Netherlands, Italy and Spain have passed to the quarter finals. We are going to see very interesting matches this week, starting with Germany – Portugal. After the win versus Austria with the result of 1-0, the German press has warmed up its tone for the players and especially for Ballack. Germany’s problem right now is Lukas Podolski who might not play in the quarter final match versus Portugal, because he was injured in calf. This is really good news for Portugal .On the other side the goalkeeper Jens Lehman said that he is prepared for the match and that he knows a secret way to stop Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal. However Germany has a lot to improve in its game and this was clearly seen in its last match versus Austria. The match Germany – Portugal will be very difficult, where Portugal is whiskered as winner. (more…)

Today I would like to introduce you to one of our teachers, Úrsula.

We have prepared a questionnaire for her, so that you can get to know better our teaching staff. Are you prepared to know ‘everything about Úrsula’? 

My name is… Úrsula Valle Martín

I was born in… Salamanca

I studied in… Salamanca and Barcelona

My life changed when… I got a grant to study in Barcelona

The best thing about Barcelona… is the mixture of different people, and the feeling you get that you are in a city but with areas that look like a village!

The worst thing of Barcelona is… the number of cars

My vision of Barcelona changed when… I got a bicycle (more…)

Hi everyone! Here we are again with some news about Euro football cup 2008

One week has past and we have seen how all the participating countries play and I believe we have created an idea about which countries might pass to the quarter-finals.

Lots of surprises: winnings we have seen and I think lots of money have been lost in bets

Well, Portugal has definetly secured its place in quarter finals. According to Deco, “we aim again to the final and this time to win . That’s why we wanted to rapidly pass to the quarter finals”. Well, they could win this championship as they are in very good form and with one of the best coaches in the world, Scolari.

The runner-up in this group will be between Turkey and Czech Republic and it’s very hard to predict the second runner-up in this group…

I’m really sorry for Switzerland who did not pass to the quarters. As they are one of the (more…)

Hey you!

Here I am again to inform you about the new activities for this week. Like every week there are a lot of different and very nice activities. Join us!

Monday, 15h: Welcome drink
A big welcome drink for all our students! Our students who are already here for a while are also welcome! So come on and say hi to our new students! There will be typical Spanish tapas and some drinks, including Sangría! We will meet at 3pm in the school’s garden! Be there!

Tuesday, 14h: Workshop: Role-plays
This is a great workshop for who is interested in practicing everyday situations. You will practice it in role plays. Discover the actor/actress in you ;). Learn how to face shopping in the  supermarket, pharmacy, taking the metro, etc. Very nice and funny!

Wednesday, 14h30: Visit to ´El Poble Espanyol´
We go to visit every city in Spain without leaving Barcelona! Ok, let me explain it to you. (more…)

Hello Guys!!! Do you want to get lost in a beautiful maze? If the answer is yes,I have the best place for you!!! It is called ‘Jardines del Laberinto’ (Labyrinth’s Gardens), it’s an amazing park open to the public where it used to be the gardens of a mansion of one of the most influential and rich persons of Barcelona, a marquis called ‘Antonio Desvall’. The gardens now belong to Barcelona’s council, they refurbished it and open it to the public. The park is one of the oldest in the city of Barcelona as is dated from 18th Century.

The garden has three levels. On the first level there is a pond that collects the water  to irrigate the gardens. (more…)

¡Hola gente! ¿Que tal?

As you know Spain is famous for its nice weather, “gente caliente”, delicious paella …. and of course FLAMENCO and this is what I’ll talk about today…

When I was a kid, like 10 years old, I remember watching a movie with my parents. It was about a couple who wanted to win a dance competition and that they learnt how to dance Flamenco by some Spanish people that lived somewhere nearby. I was really impressed by the moves, so passionate, determined and the dancers seemed so involved and felt like all parts of their body were speaking. Of course the couple won the dance competition at the end of the movie . Since then I fell in love with this very creative and original dance. I would like to tell you some details behind this special and traditional art here in Spain. (more…)

Hello everyone European Championship 2008 will start this Saturday and I’m so excited. I love football and especially when it is a competition between countries.

From today we will start a Euro 2008 blog (category Sports), where we will inform you about everything that will happen during the tournament, the qualifiers to the quarters, semis or final, and gossips about the football players and general information about the championship… You can also participate with your comments

Greece won surprisingly the Euro 2004 in Portugal. This year seems very difficult to predict which country might be the winner. Probably Italy since (more…)