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Greetings from sunny Salamanca!

We figure you’re all knee deep in summer travel planning, at least we hope you are, and hope some of that travel involves brushing up your language skills in Spain or Latin America. We’re happy to do our part: You’ll find a quick guide to some great summer events in Spain in Discovering Spain, a schedule of our special summer dQ courses in dQ News and a few choice URLs to get you all the info you need on a few cities we recommend you visit while in Spain and Mexico.

All of that, with your monthly proverb, a bit of Spanish slang and a sizzling summer piropo.

We wish you the best! Enjoy your read. We’ll meet you back here in a month!

¡Hasta la próxima!

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Determined to get what you want out of this summer, or this year, or your study of Spanish? Here’s a refrain to keep you motivated:

El que la sigue, la consigue.

Roughly translated, “He who goes after something, gets it.” We might summarize this commonly heard Spanish saying this way: You get what you work for.

So what will you be doing this summer?

What’s happening in Spain this summer, you ask?

Pues, bastante.

Plenty!

Here’s a quick guide to some exciting goings-on in don Quijote schools and cities:

MADRID: Celebrate Picasso’s 125th birthday

What: “Picasso; Tradition and Avant-garde”, a blockbuster exhibition spotlighting Picasso’s pivotal role in art history.

Where: The Reina Sofia and the Prado museums, in Madrid.

When: June through September, 2006.

Tip: Malaga and Barcelona will also host special Picasso events during 2007.

BARCELONA: Grec Festival

What: 30th edition of Barcelona’s legendary Grec festival, with a enormous programme of more than 40 theatre, dance and music performances, from Hamlet and the Iliad, to Maria del Mar Bonet, flamenco and modern dance.

Where: Venues throughout Barcelona, many of them outdoors.

When: June 25 - August 6, 2006.

Tip: Short on time? Enjoy the festival and a dQ host family B&B during a Barcelona Weekend course.

See dQ News for dates!

Still not sure? Hmmmmm…..

Why not learn Flamenco in Seville?

Cook up a storm in Salamanca in Spain or Guanajuato in Mexico.

Discover why Spanish wine continues to climb in top vintage lists.

Do a UNESCO World Heritage cities tour while you learn Spanish: From Madrid visit nearby Alcalá de Henares, Segovia and Toledo; Study in Salamanca’s World Heritage historic centre while you travel easily to Ávila and Cáceres; From your base in Granada or Seville, discover Córdoba’s breathtaking old quarter…. The possibilities are many: Spain is home to more UNESCO World Heritage cities than any other country, except one.

Summer Schedule!

Check out our upcoming special courses in Spain:

Come Taste Barcelona weekend courses: 16 June, 7 & 21 July, 4 & 18 August

Spanish + Scuba in Tenerife: Every week, July through September

Spanish + Wine tasting in Salamanca: 19 June, 18 September

Spanish + Spanish cooking in Salamanca: 6 June, 4 July

TIP: You’ll save 20% on your Intensive or Intensive + course in Alicante and Seville: all year round in Seville, and all months except July and August in Alicante.

Quisiera ser bizco para verte el doble.

I wish I were cross-eyed, so I could see you double!

Formal

Informal

To have lost the wind in your sails

That’s a horse of another colour

Go all over the place

Have your head in the clouds

Estar de capa caída

Es otro cantar

Ir de la ceca a la meca

Estar en Babia

Estar decaído

Es un tema distinto

Ir de un lado a otro

Estar con la cabeza

en las nubes

Tapas!

During the next few issues, we’ll bring you a few classic tapa recipes. You could invite a few friends to sample a new tapa each month, or save the recipes for an all-out Tapas Party (strictly Spanish-speaking, we hope) at summer’s end. This month’s recipe comes from a bar in Madrid. We recommend you wash down your tostadas de setas with an nice cold caña

(beer) or a tasty Spanish red. Enjoy!

Ingredients

4 or 5 ounces mushrooms (wild if you can find them), stems removed and sliced thin

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

A pinch of sea salt

1 tsp sherry wine

Alioli (garlic mayonnaise)

French bread, sliced into rounds

Method

Heat the olive oil in a pan that has a cover. When the oil is hot, add the mushrooms, salt and sherry. Cover, and lower heat. Cook until liquid is released from the mushrooms, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Toast bread slightly, just to dry it out. Spread with alioli and top with mushrooms. Broil for 30 seconds or until alioli starts to bubble.

Serve and savour the taste of Spain!

Check out these sites while planning your summer trip to Spain or Mexico:

Madrid: www.aboutmadrid.com
Barcelona: www.aboutbarcelona.com
Granada: www.aboutgranada.com
Salamanca: www.aboutsalamanca.com
Guanajuato: www.aboutguanajuato.com

Tasting Spanish in London
May 8th saw the latest installment of the don Quijote Roadshow. After so many of you told us how tricky it was to make a decision about which course, or which destination to choose, we have been coming to you to answer all your questions.

...how long do I need to study for to become fluent?

...should I stay with a family or a student flat..or even a residence?

...how can I get a job to support myself during my language course?

These were just some of the questions asked... and answered. If you were unable to make it to Taste of Spanish this time, give us a call on 0208 786 8081 and we will let you know the schedule for forthcoming events. If you can't make it to our events, and have some burning questions that need answering, we will be thrilled to help you as always. Just pick up the phone.

You can write to us at this address: mensual@donquijote.org
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