Posts Tagged: spanish

Striving to Be More “Tranquila”

According to my Spanish-English dictionary, the adjective tranquilo/a means calm or relaxed. It could be used to describe a person, e.g. Ella esta tranquila.

Meet the Fundraiser: Lucie C.

I didn’t want to be pushy but I did want them to be able to donate if they wanted to, so I just told them what I was doing and then said, “If you want to help me…” When people donate, I send them a handmade thank-you card.

Miercoles Po!

“We hopped in a cab to meet up with the rest of the language school peeps to dance the night away in Mita Urbano, a clublike bar that had expensive drinks, crowded dance floors, and high energy music (Regatone/Chilean Top 40); basically, I was in heaven.”

Preparing to Leave

I have learned from my family, that only about 8 years ago, Playa del Carmen was nothing more than a fishing village with only a few paved streets.

Kayaking the Hondurian Wilderness

We looked up and saw a huge monkey staring down at us from the branches. The monkey howled at us again and a second monkey climbed up near him. Hector responded to the monkey´s call and a second monkey answered from somewhere deep within the jungle.

Life in Santo Domingo

The instructor put me right onto the floor to start dancing right away as soon as he could see that I was getting it. Poor Heidi had to stay and learn the steps a little longer, but now shes a dancing queen too!

Weekend Excursion: Monteverde Cloud Forest

I observed the very green countryside, full of trees, bushes and ferns. In this part of Costa Rica, it’s still the rainy – green – season. The dry – high – season begins around December.

My Extended Chilean Family

This, plus the company, plus the red wine, white wine, and pisco after a full day of snowboarding ‘powpow’ (powdery snow) with gringos was just what the doctor ordered!

Meet the School: A Student in Valencia

“I am so glad I came to this school. I want to advise my city to start a Spanish program, because Spanish is an important (and fun) language.”

Meet the School: Valencia’s Director

“Valencia is the third largest city in Spain, perfect for students seeking beautiful weather and a low cost of living. In Valencia, you get the advanatges of a town and a city, because the distances are not long and communication is very good!”