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...to don Quijote’s monthly newsletter for March, 2006!

It’s a warm, early Spring day in Salamanca as we prepare to send you your monthly Spanish news. Our minds are on blue skies, Mediterranean beaches, and water sports… all well represented by the Spanish city in our monthly spotlight – Valencia.

Valencia will host the America’s Cup finals in 2007; in fact this Spring you’ll have 3 opportunities to see America’s Cup international sailing regattas in Valencia. Yet Valencia offers you much more than sun and sea. More all the time, in fact. Valencia has become a tourism ‘Wunderkind’: More growth than any other Spanish destination from 2001 to present, and more growth than any European destination during 2005, and during the 15 previous years! We’ll tell you a bit about Valencia in Discovering Spain, and a bit about our exciting new school location in Valencia in dQ News.

Add a tasty traditional recipe, Arroz a la Banda, along with a classic proverb and a drop of slang, and you’ve got the stew we call your don Quijote Monthly Newsletter.

May you enjoy your monthly virtual visit, and may you soon find yourself enjoying blue and sunny skies!

¡Hasta la próxima!

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A nautical proverb, this month, as appropriate for intrepid language learners as it is for the America’s Cup challengers:

Quién no se arriesga, no pasa el mar.

Directly translated: he who doesn’t take a risk, doesn’t cross the sea.

Rather close to “nothing ventured, nothing gained”, in English, isn’t it?

Very close, and also very true, in our opinion!

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Valencia is truly an “up and comer” in the European tourism market. And no wonder. Valencia offers tourist attractions, beach holidays, cruises, and sports outings, backed by a fascinating and profound cultural heritage, some of Spain’s best known fiestas (Las Fallas, La Tomatina) wonderful gastronomy, and first class recreational facilities. This year the city unveiled a new music venue, the ‘Palau de les

Arts’, which will host operas, musicals, and other events.

Yet undoubtedly one of Valencia’s most exciting attractions at the moment is her role as host of the 32nd America’s Cup. The Cup is the World Cup of team sailing, you might say, and the oldest international sport trophy in the world. Valencia has been invaded by international competitors (with 11 countries sending teams), international press, and international visitors. And she’s rolled out the red carpet for all of them. It’s an exciting time to visit Valencia!

Combine a Spanish course with a first hand look at America’s Cup racing. Sound tempting? Valencia will host Act 10 (May 11-18), Act 11 (May 19-21) and Act 12 (June 23-July 3) of the America’s Cup this Spring. Visit http://www.americascup.com for more information. In English, Spanish, French and Italian.

Discover Valencia at http://www.turisvalencia.es/index.aspx. In English and Spanish.

don Quijote Valencia has moved to an exciting new location. Read dQ news for more details.

Learn Spanish on the Mediterranean, while you mingle with the locals

Our new location in Valencia puts you smack dab in the middle of Valencia’s university campus. You’ll enjoy all the don Quijote quality you’ve come to expect, and learn from the same team of experienced, qualified teachers– while you’ll find more opportunities than ever to practice what you’ve learned with the neighbors. All thanks to our new location! Our school building and new student residence are located together in a modern building on the palm-treed campus of Valencia’s university, just a few minutes walk from the beach.

What’s more, you’ll have ample opportunity to meet and mix with native speakers in our student residence, which houses Spanish university students, as well. Not sure a university residence is for you? Join a Spanish host family, or room with other don Quijote students in a shared student flat.

Could there be a better time to learn Spanish in Valencia, with world-class yacht racing, traditional Spring fiestas, charming villages within easy reach, and the excitement of Valencia Tourism’s busy calendar of events?

SI YO FUERA COL�N, NAVEGAR�A D�A Y NOCHE PARA LLEGAR
A LO M�S PROFUNDO DE TU CORAZ�N

If I were Columbus, I'd navigate night and day to arrive to the depths of your heart!

Formal

Informal

Gossip

Great! Cool!

Work

Skip work

Persona indiscreta

¡Genial!

Trabajo

No acudir al trabajo

Cotilla

¡Chachi!

Curre

Pirarse del trabajo

Arroz a Banda (Rice with seafood)

Ingredients (serves 4)

1 kg assorted seafood (a variety of fresh fish and shellfish)

1 onion, peeled and chopped

saffron, to taste

1 teaspoon paprika

1 laurel leaf

1 clove of garlic

1 tablespoon of pureed tomato

500g of rice

1.5 L water

Salt

Olive oil

Method

Place the water, all of the seafood, the onion, the laurel and a little salt in a pot. Bring to a boil and cook 20 minutes.

Drain and set aside the broth. You should have 1 litre of broth.

Prepare a paste by chopping and crushing the garlic, then mixing it with the saffron and a little salt. Dissolve the paste in a bit of the broth.

Put a paellera (paella pan or a similar pan) on the fire and add the oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add the tomato puree, the spice paste, and the paprika. Stir and let the mixture cook slowly for 3 or 4 minutes.

Add the rice and mix well, so that it is coated with the sauce.

Add the hot seafood broth you put aside. Cook for 4 minutes over a high flameand another 15 minutes over a low flame. Add salt to taste.

Remove from the flame, let stand 5 minutes and serve directly from the paellera. Serve alongside the boiled seafood.

This month’s exciting, dynamic and supervaluable URL is, well, OUR URL. Have you visited http://www.donquijote.org lately? You’ll find up-to-date info on our courses and destinations and new language learning tools –with much more to come. Here’s a quick tour:

Learn Spanish at Home: Did you know we offered free weekly Spanish lessons by e-mail, a handy verb conjugator and lots more Spanish learning tools in our dQ Members section?

Study & Work in Spain: We’ve just posted the latest job openings for our Study & Work in Spain programme for young EU citizens, in Marbella.

20 Scholarships Awarded: You’ll find a hot-off-the-presses list of the 20 winning institutions in our 2006 Scholarship programme here, plus a compilation of the innovative ways they encourage language learning.

Rincón del Profe: Look out for new content and new Teacher’s Resources, both coming soon to don Quijote’s Rincón del Profe.

Come Taste Barcelona: Did you know we offer Spanish courses as short as this 3-day City Break in Barcelona?

The sweet scent of orange blossoms. The passion of Semana Santa. The legendary alegr�a of the Feria de Abril....

Spend a week or a month in Seville this Spring, learning Spanish while you savor all of the above.
And save 20% off your Intensive or Intensive + Spanish course!

Follow an Intensive or Intensive + course in Seville anytime during 2006 in fact, and you'll save 20%. Check out our partner school (enlace a la p�gina de Seville) in Seville, then contact us for more information.

TIP! Time to get away this Spring? Schedule your course in time to watch strange hooded spectres lead the solemn processions of Seville's Semana Santa (April 9-16). Or perhaps you'd rather join the sevillanas and all-night celebrations of the Feria de Abril (April 25-30)? Either way, you'll save 20%.

Show no mercy!

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

Our very best virtual wishes!

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