Japanese student from our Spanish school affected by the earthquake during a trip home to her country
Yuki Onoda, a Japanese girl studying Spanish at Instituto Hemingway, has been affected by the earthquake and following tsunami that devastated the north-east coast of her country. Yuki, who had only just arrived in Japan to spend a few weeks there on holiday, had previously...
Read moreThe Spanish language generates 15 percent GDP in Spain
The Spanish language and culture are generating increasing amounts of jobs, income for the state and a certain special attachment to the country for the thousands of people from other countries who learn it. The economic value of the Spanish language – that is to...
Read moreThe course for teachers of Spanish (ELE) February 2011 draws to a close
The intensive course for teachers of Spanish (ELE), which was offered during the mornings of February between the hours of 9 and 12 at Instituto Hemingway, has just finished. The 16 students have had the opportunity to practice several real-life teaching situations throughout the course...
Read moreCarnival in Bilbao
Carnival has started in Bilbao! Our students have been celebrating this event in style: some students dressed up as pirates, others as bees or Arab princes– and some even dressed up as teachers. The one common thing among all students, however, has been the huge...
Read moreSpanish students visit a wood art studio in Bilbao
On Wednesday, students of Castilian have been lucky enough to visit the art factory belonging to Susana Bartolomé, a wood products designer and student on Instituto Hemingway´s ELE course.They saw some of the raw material used by the artist, for example, wood from...
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