Activities 31/03 - 04/04

We kicked off this week a little colder than last weeks, therefore we can enjoy activities inside. This week is the week of the cinema, in which you can enjoy any movie that is playing at the moment for just: €2.90. 

Here you can find the movies that are playing at the moment. From many sources we heard that ocho apellidos vascos is worth the visit.

Monday 31, Cinema – The days 31 - 1 and 2: Cinema Festival, these days a movie will cost you: €2.90. To enjoy you need to registrate yourself at: www.fiestadelcine.com. Tia Tula can help you to get your tickets.

Tuesday 1, 17:00: Museum automotive - A permanent exhibition, with more than 90 vehicles to view, which allows us to follow the evolution of the automotive design, since the first attempts of mechanization in the first century to the present and the future, thanks to the presence of specific prototypes.  Location: Tia Tula - Approximate Length: 1h

Wednesday 2, 20:00: Cooking class - Spanish tortillas + tapas. You're going to learn how to make your own tortillas and then eat your own made food. Price: € 6 Location: Tía Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Thursday 3, 20:00: Tapas - We'll go to different bars in the center to take tapas. Price: your own consumption. Location: Tía Tula - Approximate duration: 1h30

Friday 4, 20.00: Intercambio - We meet at one of the game halls in the center to practice Spanish and English (exchange between English learners and students of Spanish) during a game of futbolín or billiard. Price: your consumption  Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h30

Remember to sign up for the activity at the 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 that our students 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.

Father´s day

One day a year, we share our love a little bit extra with our fathers, this day has become a habit over the years.  Although we have the impression that father´s day only exists for commercial purposes, there is a beautiful story behind this day. It all started the 19th of june 1909, in the United States, when a woman called Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to honor her father, Henry Jackson Smart. This veteran (of the civil war) became a widow when his wife (the mother of Sonora Smart Dodd) died when she was giving birth to their sixth child. Henry Jackson raised his six children in a rural farm in Washington. Sonora Smart realized that her father had been a role model and proposed his date of birth, June 19, to celebrate Father's Day.

The idea of instituting a Father's Day was received with enthusiasm by many people in several counties and cities, but it was not executed until 1924, when President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of ​​a national Father's Day. In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a proclamation declaring the third Sunday in June as Father's Day in America.

This day is celebrated in the major part of the United States on the third Sunday of June. 


In Spain the date has changed due to the Catholic influence. St. Joseph's Day, which falls on March 19. St. Joseph is a Catholic holiday memorizing the life of the patron of the carpenters - Joseph - he is the example of fatherhood, a good husband as well as a foster father of Jesus and husband of the Virgin Mary.

In Spain, father´s day was an official holiday. This day is considered as very important in Spain, because it recognizes the contribution of a parent to a family in particular and for the society in general. As well as the day to honor those family members or friends who act as a father figure. Usually the whole family gets together and they give small gifts to the father. In some parts of Spain father´s day is celebrated during: Las Fallas.

Seize the opportunity to express your gratitude to your father. The best way is to hug him and say "I love you, Dad" ... and not just on Father's Day!

Activities 17/03 - 21/03

We started another week with the sun shining! 

Finally the cold winter has given us a truce and we begin to see small hints of spring. 

A clear sign is the wonderful view that the cherry blossoms are giving us :) 

And with this joy that spread the good weather these days, we begin to tell you the extracurricular activities.

We offer this week a trip to Granada with the company Viamar. This is an opportunity to visit this beautiful city in just one weekend, including bus, a guided tour and hotel with breakfast.

Monday 17, 20.00: Cien montaditos – Try with us the mini sandwiches. Based on a policy of ultra competitive prices, a sales strategy motivated by the crisis. Its rapid acceptance and popularity, have made this branch a permanent one. Price: your consumption Location: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Tuesday 18, 20.00: Board games - Come play the Parcheesi board game or other games. Price: your consumption Location: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h30

Wednesday 19, 12.00 / 17:00: Movie - Take this opportunity to watch a movie with us and improve your spanish. Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Thursday 20, 20:00: Wine tasting - Find out how one wine differs from another. We are gonna taste 3 wines: 1 Rioja, Ribera and 1 White wine, accompanied by cold charcuterie (salami, ham, sausage) and cheese (only accessible for adults 18+) Price: 10 € Location: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Friday 21, 20.00:Tapas route - We will visit different tapasbars at the bares of Calle van Dijck. Price: +/- €6,-

Saturday 22, Granada including: autobus, hotel and guide (tour through the city). Price: €69,-

Remember to sign up for the activity at the 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 that our students 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.

Activities 10/3 – 14/3

All our activities this week are mentioned below:

Monday 10 - Shell House , 20.00: Come to know the legend surrounding the House of Shells in its garden and if you want, write a sentence that you can inspire for publish it in our blog.

Location: Tia Tula

Approximate duration: 30 minutes

Tuesday 11 - Billiards, 20.00 : Do you like play billiars with your friends?

Price: based on your drink and your participation to game (more ore less €1)

Meeting point: Tia Tula

Approximate duration: 1 h

Wednesday 12 - Open Microphone, 21.00: In the Bar El Rastrel we will see the interpretation of those who have inclination to music, poetry, magic, humor…

Price: based on your drink 

Meeting point: Tia Tula

Approximate duration: 1.30h

Thursday 13 – Movie  from 12.00 to 17.00 Take this opportunity to practice your spanish by watching a movie with us.

Meeting point: Tia Tula 

Approximate duration: 97 minutes

Friday 14 – Route of tapas, 20.00 - We'll go to different bars in the center to take tapas

Price: more or less €6

Meeting point: Tia Tula

Approximate duration: 1.30h

Remember to sign up for the activity at the 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 that our students 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.

Ciudad Rodrigo…. The Carnival of the bull

Ciudad Rodrigo is a city rich of history of the Iberian peninsula. It is enclosed in medieval walls located on an hill on the right of the river Aguenda where it is possible to see wonderful artworks.

It is known for its carnival, Ciudad Rodrigo attracts thousands of tourists from all parts of the world. During the carnival bullfights taking place in Plaza Mayor where it is built a “square” rectangular.

The party doesn’t start in the square alone, but much earlier, the bulls are accompagned on the streets where people more daring approach to touch the bulls always running to Plaza Mayor.

It is exciting to see so many people running through the streets, singing, dancing  that they want  to make "fiesta". .  A lot of brass bands  are on the streets creating an unusual setting  the previous weekend until Tuesday carnival night.

At midday you start listening to the tolling of the bells that predict  the entrance of the bulls in the field. Everything begins to take shape and at one o’clock valiant bullfighters dressed as different characters give evidence of willingness to subdue the bull, beginning the  bullfighting but  without killing the same.

The audience and I  were very agitaded together at the sight of such a show. Exciting !!!!!!

After the bullfight arena’s doors were opened and we danced all day.

Thank you Ciudad Rodrigo, Thank you Salamanca for so much life!

Activities 3/3 - 7/3

This week is dedicated to getting to know the spanish customs and to improve your language skills. We offer you our weekly movie- activity, where you can watch a movie with your fellow students and improve your listening and comprehension skills. On friday we offer you our intercambio, where we speak half an hour in english and half an hour in spanish, with a mix of spanish and english students. 

Thursday there will be a guided tour through the city, where you cannot only get an impression of the city, but also get to know your fellow students of the school and above all practice your spanish. 

All our activities this week are mentioned below:

Monday 24, 18:00: Movie – Take this opportunity to practice your spanish by watching a movie with us. Location: Tia Tula

Tuesday 25, 18.00: Museum automotive - A permanent exhibition, with more than 90 vehicles to view, which allows us to follow the evolution of automotive design, since the first attempts of mechanization in the first century to the present and the future, thanks to the presence of specific prototypes.  Location: Tia Tula - Approximate Length: 1h

Wednesday 26, 20.00: Sweets - We´re gonna taste the different sweets in bar/restaurant Mandala. Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Thursday 27, 20:00: Guided tour - Let us introduce you to the most emblematic monuments of the city, accompanied by a person of the school. Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h

Friday 28, 20.00: Intercambio - We meet at one of the cafes in the center of the city to practice Spanish and English (exchange between English learners and students of Spanish)  Price: your drinking  Meeting point: Tia Tula - Approximate duration: 1h30

Remember to sign up for the activity at the 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 that our students 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.