Global Center

This year’s Carnegie Medal – one of the UK’s most prestigious prizes in children’s literature – was won by a book called Lark, written by Anthony McGowan. The author is English-born and lives in London, and his beautiful novel is set in Yorkshire – but…

Some of our Athens Virtual Europe students are nearing the end of their time with us while elsewhere in Europe, students have begun session 2 classes. All of us working with the Virtual Europe summer programs in Athens, Rome, Barcelona, Granada, London…

We cannot believe that June has already passed! At the start of the month we were joined by our Virtual Europe students for their courses being directed by each of our Centers in Dublin, London, Rome, Athens, Barcelona and Edinburgh. We are now in the…

Community gardens in Italy have received significant attention and popularity in the last 15 years. Their purpose is to meet the needs of the ever developing urban life.   According to the regulation for assignment and management of municipal green areas…

Traditionally consumed with a nice cup of tea in sedate surroundings, the scone - a little like an American biscuit - is as quintessential a part of British culture as the queen, fish and chips and an incomprehensible fascination with the weather. It…

As part of our Barcelona Center's virtual events, our staff led a virtual cooking class. During this cooking lesson students learned how to make a Spanish omelette.  

This week we had the unique opportunity to hear from Olly Corpe, lead vocalist and songwriter for the band The King's Parade. Olly took the time to share the history of how his band has gotten where they are today and to perform a few songs including…

Some days ago we talked about curious festivities in Spain. Today, we will show you a new festivity which originated in the Middle Ages and is still part of our culture. A dragon? A mannequin?  It is widely recognized that Spain is a country with unique…

How quickly things can change! Back in February, the Spring semester was in full swing, and we were looking ahead to the summer, excited about our events program and being able to welcome a new cohort of students to our wonderful country. Less than 4…