Camino Barcelona Blog

Hi everyone!

I hope you are fine and you are enjoying these sunny days in Barcelona! It seems that spring has begun!
When the sun arrives, Barcelona becomes the town of music festival! You might have already heard about “El Sonar”, but today I will tell you more about the first festival of the sunny season: “El Primavera Sound Festival”.

The 10th Edition of The Primavera Sound Festival runs from Thursday 27th May to Saturday 29th May 2010, Parc del Forum, Barcelona. The closest metro station of the Parc is “El Maresme Forum”, on the Yellow Line 4, but there are also a lot of buses and night buses!

The festival is the first of a long series, and it’s said that it celebrates the beginning of Sunny days (But we all know that it’s only an excuse for Spanish people to have fun…and they are right!)
This festival is a great compromise between well-know bands and emergent artists that want to get know.
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Hey everybody!

Back again and this time not with our school activities…

Today I am going to introduce one of our new team members. Her name is Marine and she is from France.

She has been working with us for about two months (time goes fast!) and she will stay with us until the end of June. As everyone who comes to Barcelona, Marine also fell in love with this city and she will keep you up to date with the latest event in Barcelona. We are having lots of festivals this summer…

Hi everyone! My name is Marine and I’m doing my internship at Camino Barcelona. As you might know, there are always things to do here in Barcelona! Today I will tell you more about a music festival I really want to discover: “El Sonar”. (more…)

Hi everyone!

How are you doing? Enjoying these rainy days of spring ? We are having a crazy weather this year… Yesterday I heard on the news that it had even snowed in some parts of Spain and we are in May!!!

At least, today is the last day of rain . Starting from tomorrow, spring will take over, no more rain and hot sunny days will come , prepare yourself to go to the beach .

Let’s start the week with some great school activities that we have prepared for you for the next two weeks:

Monday 3rd May: Tour through the Gothic quarter
Take a walk through the old city of Barcelona and discover in the labyrinthine street buildings that date from the Medieval times from as far back as the Roman settlement!

Tuesday 4th: Workshop on Catalonia’s History
Increase your knowledge about the history of the Catalonia region!

Wenesday 5th: Visit to La Pedrera
The “Casa Milà” , also known as “La Pedrera”, is a fantastic experience of the architecture of Gaudí in the neighbourhood “Eixample”. Join us! (more…)

Hi everybody! Another new week has started and we’re looking forward to meet you at our activities!

Monday 26th April, 7:45 pm - Welcome Drink
Join us at the Tequitlan Bar just around the corner from school - like every week - to enjoy a drink and meet all the new students!

Tuesday 27th April, 2pm - Workshop:Spanish pronounciation
For those of you who are looking to achieve the perfect Spanish accent, this taller would be very handy for you! During the class we will be practicing our pronunciation skills and you will have the opportunity to question our teacher about any specific pronunciation problems you may have.

Wednesday 28th April, 9pm - Bar Macondo (Gràcia)
The Macondo bar has a strong commitment to culture in all respects. Have a mojito or a strawberry caipirinha in one of its sofas and enjoy the 70’s ambience in the music. But that’s not – there are often exhibitions of photography and illustration, they sell books and CD’s, read poetry… Join us for a drink, let’s talk and have a good time!

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In only two weeks we will be launching this year’s second Club 50+ course. This course has 2 more start dates this year: 03rd May 2010 & 10th May 2010.

The Club 50+ course is ideal for mature students and senior citizens who wish to learn Spanish with students of a similar age. The course is held in the mornings and consists of 15 Spanish lessons/ week (3 lessons per day). In the classes students will be entirely with students of 50 years and over.

This 1 or 2 weeks course includes a range of activities and visits with tutors which are all included in the price!

The cultural activities included are activities such as Gaudí’s architecture, visits to museums, a tapas dinner, an excursion etc., organizes by tutors from our staff! Our activity programme will be published shortly here in our school blog!!!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

Kind regards,

Corinna Raschick

¡Hola a todos! It’s Monday again so let’s take a look at what activities we have going on in school this week…

Monday 19th April, 7:45 pm - Welcome Drink
Join us at the Tequitlan Bar just around the corner from school to enjoy a drink and meet all the new students!

Tuesday 20th April, 1pm - Workshop:Traditional Spanish Dishes
Today we are going to learn about typical dishes prepared in Catalonia and the rest of Spain. A good way to learn something new about Spanish culture and of course some new vocabulary!

Wednesday 21st April, 6.45pm - Walk through the Grácia neighbourhood
This afternoon we are going to wander through the most bohemian part of Barcelona: the suburb of Grácia. Home to students, artists and writers and with many picturesque narrow streets and shady squares to explore!
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Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the lovely sunny weather over the weekend - it’s nice to see that Spring is finally here! This week we have so much going on in school including something new and exciting for our welcome drink on Mondays!

Monday 12th April, 7:45 pm - Welcome Drink at the Tequitlán Bar!
This week we are branching out and will be hosting our welcome drink for new and old students alike in this tequila bar just near the school!

Tuesday 13th April,7:15 pm - Jam Session in the Jazz Sí Club
Tonight we are going to jam with various musicians in this bar in the Raval area. Get set to dance the night away!

Wednesday 14th April, 4:30pm - Walk round the gothic area
This afternoon we are going to discover one of the oldest and most beautiful parts of Barcelona!
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Hi everyone!
I hope you all had a good Easter and enjoyed the extra long weekend! But don’t worry the fun’s not over just yet as we have organised more exciting activities for you to do in school this week….

Tuesday 6th April, 3pm - Welcome Drink
There are lots of new students joining us this week so come and meet them and find out what all your friends were doing over Easter!

Wednesday 7th April, 2.30 pm- Visit to the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art
Come with us to see this museum which holds one of the greatest collections of art work including textiles and ceramics from this period!
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Hi everyone!

I’m here to tell those of you how don’t know about the D.E.L.E. exam!

This exam is an internationally recognised qualification which will prove to everyone just how good your Spanish really is!

Although choosing to do an exam may not sound like a lot of fun this one is guaranteed to look good on your C.V. AND impress your mum!!
Here at Camino we offer different D.E.L.E preparation courses throughout the year and our next one is starting VERY SOON on the 20th of April! The courses last for 4 weeks before you take the actual exam and we have a 95% pass rate!!!

Our D.E.L.E. preparation course is MUCH more intensive than our normal intensive course and if you’re really looking to improve all aspects of your Spanish in a short space of time then this is the course for you.

And don’t worry because you can take this exam no matter whether you have just begun learning Spanish or are practically a native speaker as there are FOUR different levels that you can sign up for!

If you’re interested in this course and would like to know some more details then you’re in luck because next week we are having an open meeting about the D.E.L.E! So if you are in Barcelona on April 7th at 12.40 then come along to our school to find out everything you need to know!! You just need to send us a mail to info@caminobarcelona.com to inform us and we will keep you a place

Or if you want to talk to one of our friendly team directly about this course feel free to e-mail us at the above address! However don’t take too long to decide as places are filling up fast!!

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Alex

Hi everyone! As this week sees the start of Semana Santa or Holy Week in Barcelona let’s take a look at what activities we have organised to keep you busy before the long Easter weekend…

Monday 29th March, 2pm: Welcome Drink
What better way to enjoy the start of a new week in Barcelona than have a drink with us in school, catch up with old friends and make some new ones too…

Tuesday 30th March, 1pm: Workshop on Spanish Games
A chance not only to learn about traditional Spanish games and to learn new vocabulary but also to have the opportunity to play against your classmates!

Wednesday 31st March, 2.30 pm: Walk round Montjuic
Spend the afternoon in the great outdoors as we climb this hill stopping to enjoy the beautiful views of Barcelona and to walk past famous sights such as the MNAC and Montjuic castle.
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