As every year, social media celebrates the arrival of the spooky season in Spain, and all over the world, that period of just over a month at the beginning of autumn when our lives are filled with the first storms, pumpkin sweets, cold weather, costumes, and the Day of the Dead, or “Día de los […]
Madrid, Spain’s capital, is a vibrant and dynamic city with a population of over 3 million people, many of whom are foreigners. The city’s cultural offerings and entertainment options are diverse and abundant throughout the year, including the summer. In case the vast variety of activities and events in Madrid seems a bit too overwhelming, […]
Teaching your language to people of different nationalities and cultures is an extremely rewarding profession. Working as a Spanish teacher in a school managed by teachers is a dream come true, our Spanish school in Madrid is ten years old. Teachers and students enjoyed a fun and entertaining day to celebrate the 10th anniversary of […]
You are not in Spain and you want to stay in Spain asking for a student visa. In this post we want to explain you how to obtain a student visa in Spain. Coming into Madrid to study Spanish is a great decision: you’re going to love our country. Normally there are two ways to […]
Join the club. Learn Spanish, a truly global language, only beaten by English and Chinese in numbers of speakers. A gateway to communication with half a billion people, to a massive range of cultures, to a different state of mind. Very well, you will be asking yourself where? Well, Spain obviously. Why? Here in this […]
Some of our students come to our Spanish school by bicycle. Madrid has its own public bicycle scheme called biciMAD, it’s not particularly expensive, but more for incidental use, and it’s not always easy for foreigners to use because of registration issues and accepting foreign bank cards. Instead getting a second hand bike is your […]
This post is part of our series on places to have a drink as well as the series on bookshops. This time’s recommendation is perhaps not so close to the school, but what a great place it is. A slightly eccentric bohemian champañería (champagne bar) with poetry readings and spectacular sunsets with a view over […]
Learning Spanish is becoming more and more popular these days, as well as combining the learning activity with the experience of living in a Spanish speaking country. So as opposed to say, using an online app or private lessons or just learning from people around you, to get the most out of a stay abroad […]
What is there not to love: with its back against the botanical gardens, little old wooden cabins stuffed to the rafters with books on every theme you can imagine, from 19th century erotic prints to a first edition of Harry Potter in English. Located on a sloping pedestrian street which leads from the Retiro to […]
This is our second post on places to go to eat or drink closeby to the school. This is an ode to a local bar in Madrid. This bar will not feature in any guide, it won’t become a lonely planet hotspot or feature in a New York times article entitled something like ‘If you […]
