Arcadia Spain

My job in study abroad and international education entails multiple tasks and responsibilities; every day is exciting and different from the rest. One of the things I love most is to be a part of –a travel companion if you may – the students’ discoveries…

In the past week, Jack Dove, a University of Alabama Tuscaloosa student on the Arcadia in Barcelona program had the opportunity to participate in a local TV program and show his weekly session with a local hearing impaired child and his parents. After…

Last weekend students taking the BUSP370 Brand Barcelona course visit the city of Marseille in France.  Known to the ancient Greeks and Romas as Massalia, Marseille was the most important trading center in the region and the main commercial port of the…

Last Friday students taking the SPAN350 Spain Today course had the opportunity to visit Zaragoza, a city in the province of Aragon where they discover its gastronomy, history and culture. Founded as an outpost of the Roman Empire in 24 B.C., its original…

La Vella Quaresma is the time that it runs from Ash Wednesday until Holy Week. Currently, despite the fact that Lent has lost its intensity for securing society, Old Lent is still in force and adopts new forms of representation and celebration so we…

This week, some of our students had opportunity to take a class of Rumba Catalana; one of the most typical and cheerful dances here in Catalonia! Catalan Rumba, also known as Gypsy Rumba, is not flamenco, pop or rock music. It is a way of living, sensing…

Between the 16th and early 17th centuries, Barcelona's Carnival was one of the tops in all of Europe – more for its wild reputation than for its roots in tradition – but all that disappeared under Franco. Seven years ago, Barcelona decided to bring back…

A regular session of Painting and Drawing course in the Artist’s studio.  Students arrive, take an easel, the materials to draw or paint, and start or continue the proposed exercise. Almost always there’s soft music in the ambient, which helps to isolate…

Our students have had the chance to learn about the Spanish food while tasting tapas and pinxos at The Spanish Gastronomy Night, one of the favorite activities!! In Spain, dinner is usually served between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m, leaving significant time between…