Granada

 

Fun Facts I Found on Wikipedia

Capital of the province of Granada

Located in Andalusia, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains

One hour from the Mediterranean Coast

Population: 236,982 (as of 2005)

The Alhambra, University of Granada, Generalife, Cathedral of Granada (some attractions)

Granada means 'pomegranate' in Spanish

 

 

 Program - IES: Granada

Notes from Session: good for an immersive experience, smaller program

Housing: Dorm, Homestay

Type of Program: Direct Enrollment, Study Center

Language of Instruction: English, Spanish

University: Universidad de Granada

Fun Facts:

- Advanced language students can also take Arabic language courses

- Internships available

- One or two field trips are offered

- Past field trips have included: Cabo de Gata, Córdoba, Jerez, Cádiz, La Alpujarra, Gibralter, Sevilla, and Ronda

- A five day trip to Morocco is partially subsidized by the program as well

 

 

 

 

 

The Decision!

Alrighty! So I’ve decided! Drum roll, please……

ESPAÑA

Pero, ¿qué ciudad?

Sevilla or Valencia or Salamanca or Madrid or Granada

¡Ayúdame! Help me! Aidez-moi!

I’m going to post information about each program and city, as well as add photos, with the intention of helping me learn more about everything and make my decision!

By the way, my Spanish professor told me she’d write me a recommendation today! She was so encouraging about it and so happy that I had decided to go to Spain! I raced home after class to do some more research and can hardly sit still because I’m so excited about all of the possibilities!

Where to go, where to go...

Bonjour tout le monde! Ah I’m so happy I decided to take a chance and begin learning French this year!  It’s a beautiful language, don’t you think? And it’s the diplomatic language [ever wonder why they always speak French at the Olympics?..]! Eh, you all probably knew that already! Still, it’s a fun fact!

Moving on. Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to go to an informational session concerning my plans of studying abroad in Spain next year. I know, I know. Spain? Hold up. I was just speaking French (sort of). You see, I have a bit of a dilemma. I’ve been learning Spanish for about five years and I just started learning French this January. I’d love to master both languages and I believe the only way to really do that is to actually live in a country where the language is spoken. So there is my problem. Spain or France? Oh, then you might as well throw in the UK, for I’m looking to major in history with an emphasis on British history (I feel like I sound rather redundant there.. oh well!). And I’m an anglophile who’s wanted to live in the UK for as long as I can remember.

So where to spend the spring of 2014: Spain, France, or the United Kingdom?

Then I have to decide where to study within these countries. It’d definitely be London for the UK, but the other two have many appealing options. Sevilla, Madrid, Granada, Valencia, or Salamanca for Spain and Paris, Aix, or Montpellier for France.

By the way, I must decide in the next few days, for my application is due on April 1^st. Fantastic, right?!

So for now that goes on the back burner (but seriously, just for now, since I need to figure this all out ASAP!)