Upon that night, when fairies light On Cassilis Downans dance, Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze, On sprightly coursers prance; This is is the beginning of Robert Burns’ Halloween poem (1786) as this is our topic for this month’s post. This week is time for trick-or-treat, for costume parties, for buying pumpkins and making…
The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to the Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the Austrian author Peter Handke last week. But did you know about the connection the later author has with Spain? In this article by Pablo de Llano (El País 13th October 2019) we learnt that thirty years ago Peter Handke spent…
DELE vs SIELE Our next Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) exams are coming soon and the deadline to enrol yourself is open until 27th March. So, if you are considering to get a diploma in Spanish language, don´t leave it until the last minute. But if DELE is not for you, in…
A special date is coming next week for those in love, an occasion which helps many people cope with these cold and long winter nights until the arrival of spring. As you all may have guessed, it is Valentine’s Day. We might be wrong, but in a way this day is like Marmite®, you either…
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Upon that night, when fairies light On Cassilis Downans dance, Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze, On sprightly coursers prance; This is is the beginning of Robert Burns’ Halloween poem (1786) as this is our topic for this month’s post. This week is time for trick-or-treat, for costume parties, for buying pumpkins and making…
The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to the Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and the Austrian author Peter Handke last week. But did you know about the connection the later author has with Spain? In this article by Pablo de Llano (El País 13th October 2019) we learnt that thirty years ago Peter Handke spent…
DELE vs SIELE Our next Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE) exams are coming soon and the deadline to enrol yourself is open until 27th March. So, if you are considering to get a diploma in Spanish language, don´t leave it until the last minute. But if DELE is not for you, in…
A special date is coming next week for those in love, an occasion which helps many people cope with these cold and long winter nights until the arrival of spring. As you all may have guessed, it is Valentine’s Day. We might be wrong, but in a way this day is like Marmite®, you either…