Extra-curricular activities 30th-3rd August

Monday 30th, 17.00: Film: A brilliant opportunity to immerse yourself in Spanish cinema. Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h46

Tuesday 31th, 18:00: Bowling: We are going to go to a bowling alley to play tenpins.  Price: 4 euros Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 2h

Wednesday 1st, 18.00: Short Film: For students in B1-C1 level. We are going to watch and analyze a short film and then debate about speaking part. the secret of Salamanca through brilliant theatrical tour. Minimum 8 students – students who are interested must sign up before Mon 23th July at 14.00. Price: 10 euros. Meeting place: Tía Tula - Approximate duration: 1h.

Thursday 2nd, 17.00: Photo Contest: We´re going to arrange a photo contest in Salamanca city. Bring your camera to take your original pictures and let's see who wins..! Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h30.

Friday 3rd, 19.00: Ice cream ＋ Salamanca Cave: We will buy an ice cream first and then we'll go to see the ancient Cave of Salamanca to discover the legend.. Price: +- 2 € (for the Ice cream) Meeting point: Tía Tula  - Approximate duration: 1h

Remember to sign up for the activity at reception beforehand (the minimum number of people needed for each activity is 3). If the cost is not stated then the activity is free. We recommend our students to participate in the activities so they can get to know other students in the school, so they can broaden their knowledge of Spanish culture and to practice and improve their Spanish in a fun way.

The Flamenco show

The Flamenco show was one of the most popular activities in Tía tula. The other day, the famous flamenco group ‘Azabache’ came to the ‘Palacio de Congresos’ to show us what real flamenco is (Tía Tula purchased the tickets in advance).

Under the gaze of more than 300 people, the show started. It was full of not only students from all over the world but also the locals. It seems that no one wanted to miss the perfect opportunity to see a serious flamenco show in Salamanca. Three dancers, a guitarist, a percussionist, 2two singers and two ‘palmeros’ accompanied the group and actually the composition itself was simple.

There were various changes of clothing during the show. The singers kept the audience interested by singing beautifully during the clothes changes and it was interesting when an attractive male dancer who appeared in the middle of the show danced with the lady dancers passionately.

As a Spanish man once said “The whole point of flamenco is that it is a dance that unifies guitars, song and dance” and it was absolutely that.

Summer photo of Tía Tula

A tradition of Tía Tula is to take a picture of the students, teachers and staff in front of the entrance on Rúa mayor street when summer comes. There is a Spanish expression and it says “no están todos los que son pero sí son todos los que están” that means, “Not all of the listed are here, but the ones that are here, are listed”. This is a good reflection to practice Ser / Estar (In fact, there are other people in Tía Tula at this time - it is a picture only of the morning shift - but all people that appear in the photo are from Tia Tula: either students, teachers or school staff)

This summer photo was taken a few days ago and already a bit old because some students have gone and new ones have arrived (it might be the destiny of a Spanish language school). Let’s see if it still remains beautiful when we take another one in August.

Will you be in the next photo, or the one after the next? We are sure you'll leave here smiling!

Del Bosque in Salamanca!

It is still fresh in our minds that Spanish national football team won the EURO Cup 2012. The other day, Del Bosque, the director of Spanish football team, came to visit Salamanca! The plaza mayor was full of football funs, even though it was a weekday. (This might be because it is Spain..?)  Del Bosque was actually born in Salamanca, therefore, he came to show the trophy to the people of his hometown.

The speech itself was less than 5 minutes and was plain. It would have been more impressive if Del Bosque had behaved cool just the enthusiastic welcome mood of the crowd.

Del Bosque is also involved in the sports promotion of Salamanca and he runs a program called Vicente Del Bosque Campus (http://campusvicentedelbosque.com/) The director believes that the cultural interchange though sports makes people more accepting of other cultures. If you are interested, you can check the site above.

Extra-curricular activities 23th-27th July

Monday 23th, 17.00: Film: A brilliant opportunity to immerse yourself in Spanish cinema. Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 2h5

Tuesday 24th, undecided: Salsa Class: We are going to go to a dance school to learn the basic steps of Salsa.  Minimum some students – students who are interested must sign up before Mon 23th July at 14.00. Price: 5 euros Meeting place: Monk dancing school. Approximate duration: 1h

Wednesday 25th, 18.00: Salamanca Theater Tour: We are going to discover the secret of Salamanca through brilliant theatrical tour. Minimum 8 students – students who are interested must sign up before Mon 23th July at 14.00. Price: 10 euros. Meeting place: Tía Tula - Approximate duration: 1h.

Thursday 26^th, 18.00: Boat up the Tormes river: We´re going to drift down the river of Salamanca. You can enjoy not only the cruising itself but also the wonderful and spectacular views over the river. Price: 4 euros. Students who are interested must sign up before Mon 25th July at 14.00. Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h30.

Friday 27^th, 19.00: Tapas route: We will go to different bars in the centre to try tapas from Salamanca. Price: +- 6 € Meeting point: Tía Tula  - Approximate duration: 1h30

Remember to sign up for the activity at reception beforehand (the minimum number of people needed for each activity is 3). If the cost is not stated then the activity is free. We recommend our students to participate in the activities so they can get to know other students in the school, so they can broaden their knowledge of Spanish culture and to practice and improve their Spanish in a fun way.

Extra-curricular activities 16th-20th July

Monday 16th, 17.00: Film: A brilliant opportunity to immerse yourself in Spanish cinema. Meeting place: Tía Tula.

Tuesday 17th, 14.30: Pic-nic: We are going tp go near the River Tormes and eat together. Everybody has to bring their own food.  Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h30

Wednesday 18th, 16.00: Horse riding in the Charro countryside with an equestrian centre: Minimum 4 students – students who are interested must sign up before Tues 17th June at 14.00. Price: 25 euros (including transport there and back + 1h30 horse back ride) Meeting place: Tía Tula - Approximate duration: +- 3h (Bring your swimming costume/trunks if you want to swim in the river).

Thursday 19^th, 17.00: Cinema: We´re going to see LA PIEL QUE HABITO- the recent Almodovar film. Price: 5 euros (with Tía Tula´s student card). Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 120 minutes. Tía Tula will accompany students to the cinema.

Friday 20^th, 19.00: Cooking class: Tapas. Each student will make 4 tapas and then be able to eat it. Price: 8 euros. Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 1h

Remember to sign up for the activity at reception beforehand (the minimum number of people needed for each activity is 3). If the cost is not stated then the activity is free. We recommend our students to participate in the activities so they can get to know other students in the school, so they can broaden their knowledge of Spanish culture and to practice and improve their Spanish in a fun way.

Jazz in the street – Salamanca

Salamanca´s Jazz festival is back! If you missed last weeks concert, be sure not to miss this weeks!

The concerts are to bring music closer to the people of Salamanca and are around until the 16^th July. The concerts take place always at 22.30 and in varios places around Salamanca, namely: the Santa Domingo gardens, Patio Chico and Patio de escuelas. More information on dates and places of the concerts can be found in Spanish on this website.

Anybody interested in seeing the concerts sitting down, should get there more than three quarters of an hour early because they are very popular. 

What´s more the concerts are completely free, so just sit back and enjoy!

From Tía Tula to Santo Domingo gardens:


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From Tía Tula to Patio Chico:


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From Tía Tula to Patio Escuelas:


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Tía Tula goes horse riding!

Last week Tía Tula braved the heat and went horse riding. At first we were given a mini lesson on how to ride the horse to make sure that we could all handle them on our ride out and then we left the stables in single file. 

The ride lasted around an hour and it took us along the green banks of the river and even through the water! The owner told us that this area around the banks of the river is always green, no matter what time of year it is. This is because all the farmers around the area use the free water from the river to water the plants…as we found out when we got wet going under one of the sprinklers. As you are driving towards ´La Huerta´ you can see how the landscape changes from a yellow colour to green and the reverse as you are leaving the area. 

All the horses behaved themselves apart from the one at the back who kept pinching bits to eat and then trotting really fast to catch up with the gang… it´s rider wasn´t too amused!

After we had finished riding we were all so hot from the blazing sun that we decided to swim in the river. It was so refreshing but there were a lot of fish watching you swim.

So if you´re looking to do something different and interesting, Tía Tula recommends the ´ruta a caballo´. For more information, you can visit their website.

Extra-curricular activities 9th-13th July

Monday 9th, 19.00: Tapas route: We will go to different bars in the centre to try tapas from Salamanca. Price: +- 7 € Meeting point: Tía Tula - Approximate duration: 1h30

Tuesday 10th, 20.45: The magic of Salamanca: Dramatised visit to the mysterious cave of Salamanca. Meeting place: Tía Tula. Approximate duration: 30 mins

Wednesday 11th, 22.00: Flamenco: “Solo Flamenco” from the dance group, Azabache with 1 guitarist, 1 percussionist, 2 singers, 2 ´palmeros´ and 3 dancers. Price: 10 euros. Those interested must sign up before Wednesday at 17h. Meeting place: Palacio de Congresos. Tía Tula will show you how to get there. Approximate duration: 1h30

Thursday 12th, 10.00//18.00: Chocolate with churros: We´re going to try typical chocolate with churros. Those interested must sign up before Tuesday at 18h. Price: 4.10 € (a large mug of chocolate + 3 churros) Meeting place-Tía Tula Approximate duration: 1h.

Friday 13th, 19.00: Party. Tía Tula is going to organise a party to celebrate the summer. There will be sangria and things to nibble.. Meeting point: Tía Tula Approximate duration: 1h30

Remember to sign up for the activity at reception beforehand (the minimum number of people needed for each activity is 3). If the cost is not stated then the activity is free. We recommend our students to participate in the activities so they can get to know other students in the school, so they can broaden their knowledge of Spanish culture and to practice and improve their Spanish in a fun way.