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City Slicker or Nature Lover: Find Your Spanish Paradise This Summer

Are you a city slicker or a nature lover? Check out the best destinations for learning Spanish this summer whether the big city and bright lights are what make your heart sing, or long beaches and thick forests are really where you feel at home. City Slickers Unite: Madrid (Spain): Madrid is one of those… Read more »

Which Balearic Islands should you choose for your vacation?

The Balearic Islands of Spain are made up of four main islands: Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. They also include Cabrera and several other islets. This Mediterranean archipelago is a highly valued tourist destination and the capital, Mallorca, has recently been recognized as one of the best places in the world to live in by… Read more »

Granada – the best Kasbah in Spain – Alhambra

A Kasbah is a type of Islamic city or fortress, which in past times was used as a defense against an attack, and as a home for the leader of the city. It was often built on a hill as a better means of defense, which is true of the Alhambra in Granada, considered the… Read more »

Top ten reasons to study Korean

When most people think about learning an Asian language, they want to study Mandarin or Japanese, often overlooking Korean, the language of North Korea and South Korea. It is what’s termed a ‘language isolate’ – that is to say it has no relationship with other languages. There is, however, a wing of linguists who believe… Read more »

LATIN AMERICA: Mountain, Beach or City?

A world of possibilities… How to choose your Latin American destination? Perhaps a place where you can relax on the warm sand under sunny skies while surrounded by stunning beach scenery, or maybe within chilly Andean mountain landscapes, or how about in a big cosmopolitan city such as Buenos Aires? Here are three general categories… Read more »

Where is the best place to take a Spanish language course in Mexico?

This is a virtually impossible question to answer due to personal preferences about city size, levels of population, location etc. However, if you know you are the type of person who enjoys a buzzing nightlife then Mexico City may be a good choice for you. Additionally, there are plenty of beautifully designed buildings such as… Read more »

Why trust Amerispan as an agency

Amerispan co-founders, John Slocum and Dorioara Pinku, started out as a pair of Spanish students in Latin America. During their travels, they realised that the region was full of Spanish language schools offering affordable tuition to people of all ages. Slocum and Pinku found it intriguing that the majority of the students learning Spanish were… Read more »

Spanish Literature

  In the tradition of western art, Spanish literature undoubtedly stands proud on the podium of contributors along side its English, French and Italian counterparts. The oeuvre of discovered Spanish literature dates back as far as the 10th century and thus includes writings not only in Spanish and Medieval Spanish, but also in the various… Read more »

Why Learning Spanish is Worth Learning 10 Languages!

  Did you know that studying Spanish is more than just studying one language, but rather enabling yourself to communicate with almost all non-English speakers in the world and setting the basics for many more languages than you ever thought of? Linguists speak about so-called mutually intelligible languages. The speakers of those languages can understand… Read more »

Study Spanish in Mexico Lindo!!!

Mexico in autumn: Learning Spanish in an unique environment Language stays abroad are career booster and adventure at the same time. But the most important factor is that experiences of this kind contribute to your personal development.   Do you dream of participating in a Spanish course and escaping from the typical autumn weather? Take… Read more »