Extracurricular activities 20.07.2015 - 26.07.2015

Don't miss this week's extracurricular actvities. You are guaranteed to have fun, practise your Spanish and enjoy the city.

Monday 20, 4:30 pm: Dramatised tour – Today we are going to get to know Salamanca a bit better and in a different way.

Approximate duration: 2 h.

Tuesday 21, 6:00 pm: Make your own postcards workshop – Looking for a postcard to send back home? Why don't you create your own? Come to our workshop at la papelería-atelier Atentamente.

Approximate duration: 1 h.

Wednesday 22, 4:00 pm: Swimming pool – Time for a splash. Join us!

Approximate duration: 2 h.

Thursday 23, 5:00 pm: Spanish music in the 80s – Teacher Elena will walk us through a very important period of Spanish music, the 80s. Super fun songs await you.

Approximate duration: 1 h.

Friday 24, 7:30 pm: Microtheathre – We are heading to La Malhablada  to enjoy a microtheatre play.

Approximate duration: 40 min.

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26: Excursions – Looking forward to a one-day or a weekend trip? Come by the reception desk to check the destinations available.

Please don't forget that you need to sign up for each activity at the reception desk (in order to reserve your place). The minimum number of participants required for each activity is usually three. Unless otherwise stated, the meeting point is Tía Tula school.

Try to participate in as many activities as you can; they are designed not just for you to have fun, but also to improve your knowledge of Salamanca and Spanish culture, and to put into practice the Spanish you have learnt in class.

Our way. 15 Spanish covers of "My Way"

Numerous artists from around the world have recorded their versions of the classic My Way, from Aretha Franklin to The Strokes, including The Three Tenors, Sid Vicious and Kanye West. The melody comes from a French song (Comme d'habitude), and the lyrics were made up by Paul Anka. But if My Way is associated with an artist, that artist would be Frank Sinatra, who played it for the first time and turned it into one of the most popular songs of all time. As we were saying, a great number of artists have sung it and adapted it to different ryhtms ever since. Many of them in English, but others went further and translated it into other languages. Here are 15 covers of My Way (A mi manera) in Spanish, corresponding to different music genres. You can listen to them on Youtube and Spotify:

These are the artists featured on the playlist: 

Siempre Así | Raphael | Il Divo | Gipsy Kings | Julio Iglesias y Paul Anka | Junco | Los Panchos | La Trova | María Martha Serra Lima | Óscar D'León | Estela Raval | Los del fuego | Rayito Colombiano | Richie Ray y Bobby Cruz | Infierno 18

The lyrics to A mi manera aren't the same in all the covers. These are the lyrics to Raphael's version:

El final se acerca ya,
lo esperaré serenamente. 
Ya ves,  que yo he sido así,
te lo diré, sinceramente.
Viví, la inmensidad
sin conocer jamás fronteras,
y bien, sin descansar, y a mi manera.

Jamás tuve un amor
que para mí fuera importante.
Tomé solo la flor
y lo mejor de cada instante.
Viví y disfruté,
no sé si más que otro cualquiera.
Y, sí, todo esto fue a mi manera.

Porque sabrás que un hombre al fin
conocerás por su vivir.
No hay por qué hablar ni que decir,
ni que llorar ni que fingir,
puedo seguir hasta el final
a mi manera.

Tal vez lloré o tal vez reí,
tal vez gané o tal vez perdí.
Ahora sé que fui feliz,
que si lloré, también amé.
Puedo vivir hasta el final
a mi manera.

Bonus track: two special covers
These are not in Spanish (that's why they are not included in the playlist above), but we love the covers by Los Piratas and Andrés Calamaro:

Extracurricular activities 27.04.2015 - 3.05.2015

This week comes with a holiday -Friday, May 1st, International Workers' Day-, perfect for you to take a long weekend trip and discover other parts of Spain and Europe, if you will. Make the most out of the rest of the week with our extracurricular activities:

Monday 27, 5:00 pm: Games in the park –Come have fun and practise your Spanish. We'll head for a park and play different games there.

Approximate duration: 1h 30min. 

Tuesday 28, 7:30 pm: Cookery class – Have you tried croquetas? Learn how to prepare this delicious dish and sample your creations.

Approximate duration: 1h.

Wednesday 29, 6:50 pm: Exhibition – We will attend to the exhibition "La música en la escultura de Venancio Blanco", about the music in the work of Venancio Blanco, a renowned sculptor from Salamanca.
Approximate duration: 1h.

Thursday 30, 6:00 pm: Songs – In this workshop, teacher Elena will tell you about the 80s in Spain, a very creative and free period. Discover Spanish music from this decade.
Approximate duration: 1h.

Viernes 1: Holiday– International Workers' Day. Up for some travelling? Portugal, Galicia, Basque Country, Palencia, Zamora and Valladolid are among the destinations available for this long weekend. Choose yours and sign up by Wednesday 29nd. Further information at the reception desk.

Please don't forget that you need to sign up for each activity at the reception desk (in order to reserve your place). The minimum number of participants required for each activity is usually three. Unless otherwise stated, the meeting point is Tía Tula school. If no price is mentioned in the above description, the activity is free of charge.

Try to participate in as many activities as you can; they are designed not just for you to have fun, but also to improve your knowledge of Salamanca and Spanish culture, and to put into practice the Spanish you have learnt in class.

Concerts in Salamanca this weekend

Salamanca has a full and varied musical scene. Besides festivals such as Fàcyl and Etnohelmántica and the annual classical music and jazz series, national and international music stars choose the city to reach their fans. Furthermore, the live music offer keeps growing and numerous pubs and bars hold concerts and jams every week. This weekend is packed with options for every taste. We pick some:

Thursday, April 16th

 
La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol (La M.O.D.A.) 

Style: acoustic with folk, country and blues influences and a rock and punk spirit.
Guitars, accordion, mandolin, drums and other percussion forms, bass guitar and banjo are the instruments that complement the singer's voice, David Ruiz, in their songs. 
11:00 pm at Sala Potemkin. Tickets: 10 euros.

 

Friday, April 17th

Leiva 
Style: pop rock
After the duo he was part of, Pereza, split up, Leiva launched his first solo album in 2012. The renowned artist visits Salamanca with his new album, Pólvora.
10:00 pm at Auditorio Sánchez Paraíso. Tickets: 23 euros.
 

Rapsusklei
Style: rap, hip hop, reggae, dancehall
MC Diego Gil, aka Rapsusklei, one of the most renowned in the national scene, comes to Salamanca to showcase his latest work, Reality Flow.  
8:00 pm at Music Factory. Entrada: 10 euros.

 
Saturday, April 18th

Cowabunga
Style: Southern surf rock
"Cowabunga is a band from Burgos which plays rock with Southern rock, surf rock and garage influences, as well as others that I am too lazy to bother to list". That's right; prepare to be surprised with their eclectic yet coherent style.
10:00 pm at La Sociedad Hard Rock Club. Ticket: 4 euros (includes a drink); tickets to be bought at the door.

 
Bye Bye Lullaby
Style: independent folk-rock
This well-known Salmantinian band returns home with their second album, Origen.
10:00 pm at Sala B del CAEM. Entrada: 6 euros

Fancy going to one or more of these concerts? There are many more to choose from this weekend. Find more concerts at Exprime Salamanca.

#HappySoundsLike | Happy music in Spanish

Today, March 20th, is the Internationational Day of Happiness and at Tía Tula we have decided to join the UN's #HappySoundsLike initiative by suggesting songs for the playlist created for the occasion by Mix Radio. We have also made up our own playlist especially for you, containing songs in Spanish that make us happy. 

And how do these songs make us happy? By making us dance, putting a smile on our faces, reminding us of good times, making us want to unstoppably sing them at the top of our lungs... We hope you feel the same while you listen to them. The best part? You will practise your Spanish and get a better understanding of our culture.

Tía Tula's #HappySoundsLike playlist is available on Youtube, Spotify and Grooveshark. Choose your medium and follow us to be up-to-date: we will share more music in Spanish.


Youtube

You can listen to the playlist from here or visit Tía Tula's Youtube channel. May we suggest you subscribe so you can be up-to-date on what goes on at the school?

Spotify

If you already have a Spotify account, you can access the playlist from here.