¡Hola España!
Petra K.
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About culture, language, places, food, music, impressions, feelings - everything that is related to this beautiful country.
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Where to study Spanish?
For most of us there are two conditions that have to be met when deciding about which language academy to enroll in: the quality or level of the education and the affordability. Well, I have to admit that in my case finding the perfect school wasn’t an easy process....
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Burgos, the Spanish Edinburgh
Our last travel destination before I returned to Budapest for the holidays was Burgos, 240 km northeast from Salamanca. It is the capital of the province of Burgos and is still located within the autonomous community of Castilla y León – just like Salamanca, Zamora...
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A few lines about the blogger
Hi guys! I know that this post won’t fit into any listed category, but I really wanted to start the blogging off with an introduction: to share with you who I am and how I ended up living in Salamanca, in a small but important university city, which will be the...
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Crazy Spanish slang dictionary
In this post, I have collected some of the craziest-funniest-weirdest Spanish slang words and expressions that is not a disadvantage to incorporate into your repertoir when trying to live and navigate among Spaniards. It’s almost like speaking another language. They...
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Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain and at the same time the capital of the Community of Madrid. It is one of the most visited touristic destinations of Europe. With its 3, 2 million inhabitants, it is also one of the largest cities, taking place after London and Berlin....
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The last entry
As I started the blogging off with an Introduction post, I would like to do the same at the end of the competition. This is the 7th month that I have been living in Spain and as always, the experience has already affected my future. I believe that there is no stronger...
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Valladolid and the endless fog
The very first city I visited since officially living in Salamanca was Valladolid, sometime in mid-November. The truth is that besides the fact that it’s the capital of the region of Castilla y León and has a big mall, I wasn’t told any other reason to check out...
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How shocking is the Spanish culture?
I believe that no matter how much you travel between countries throughout your life (and I am talking about living in that given country for a while), you will not be able to avoid experiencing culture shock to a lesser or higher extent. The difficulties of adapting to...
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Zamora
The protagonist of our second trip outside of Salamanca was Zamora, the capital of the province of Zamora and another city in the region of Castilla y León. Since I knew that I was going to spend Christmas at home in Budapest, before returning, we tried to cross out...
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The Salamanca tourist guide
I have been preparing this post for a long while now, because my intention was to give you a thorough tourist guidebook to Salamanca, but for that I needed to gather a series of information and take photos that had not been taken yet. So hereby I would like to present...
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Salamanca through the eyes of others: Interview with a Brazilian
Since I have quite a specific situation living in Salamanca, I was thinking that it would be a good idea to ask some of my friends to talk about their own experience, in order to get a more complete picture of the life here, of prices, food and places to visit....
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Basque adventures: episode 1.
It had been quite a while since I was dreaming about visiting the Basque Country (País Vasco, and for my Hungarian readers Baszkföld) and specifically Bilbao, the city considered to be the national capital by the Basque people. Although I cannot recall where my...
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Basque adventures: episode 2
In the previous post I have introduced the Basque Country, this underrated faraway land in Spain, and have shared some of the basic information you need to know about its unique cultural characteristics. But now, let’s start with our three-day-long adventure. Our main...
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Basque adventures: episode 3.
In the previous posts devoted to our Basque adventures (episode 1, episode 2) I tried to give you an idea about the habitants and their culture, while taking you on a tour across the beautiful Bilbao. Now there is only one episode left, and this time Getxo and Vitoria...
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Salamanca through the eyes of others: Interview with a Chinese
Today I am bringing you the second interview of the series of "Salamanca through they eyes of others", and this time the story teller is Li from China, a nineteen-year-old boy, who has been living in Salamanca for more than two years now. Before deciding to start a new...
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Spanglarian: The ups and downs of using three languages at the same time
I’ve been having thoughts since high school about how cool and beneficial it could be to speak many languages, but little did I expect that this wish would actually turn into the reality of the 23-year-old me. Surely, I have always known that I have a talent for...
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An unexpected visit and the Raid 4L Trophy
The other night the most amazing thing happened: I was about to go to sleep, following my bedtime routine, when my boyfriend stormed in to the room, took the computer out of my lap and said: “Get ready, we’re going out! ” I didn’t know what was going on, but I...
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Dance workshop in Salamanca
I have been dancing since I was a little kid. I have tried many different styles from ballet through Latin-American dances to hip-hop. Yet, the workshop held last Saturday in the Azabache dance academy was a whole new experience for me, as I got to familiarize myself a...
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Reunion in paradise
On Sunday I could finally meet Kellen, my Brazilian friend, who I hadn’t seen for almost a month. The thing is that both of us were travelling in Spain, however not at the same time and thus, we always happened to avoid each other. But yesterday, we finally had our...
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Tales of Salamanca - pieces of the Spanish literature
Without doubt Salamanca is a historical city and thanks to that there are thousands of stories its walls are hiding. In this post, I would like to introduce two of them that I was told by my Spanish friends and I find them very interesting. These stories are fictional,...
