I’ve started to speak Spanish with an accent
December 31, 2013
When I started my year abroad in Seville, I had only been learning Spanish for two years. Naturally, I was worried about how my limited vocabulary and basic grammar was going fair whilst setting up a new life completely in Spanish. Having previously been told that simply by living in a country and being surrounded …
Living with a Spanish family…the best decision I’ve made
Post written by Faith Locken. I now arrive at the five month mark of my six month stay here in Seville and it is safe to say that, with regards to language acquisition, I have most certainly excelled. Before embarking on my year abroad one of the promises I made to myself was that I …
Appreciating the difference in language across Spain
Post written by Abigail Brown. Being one of the main aims of the Year Abroad language acquisition has certainly been a main concern during this first semester. One of the first things I wondered, as I mentioned in the previous blog, was whether I actually knew any Spanish at all when I spoke to people …
No room to be shy when learning a new language
December 30, 2013
Post written by Anandeep Sandhu. As I said in my previous blog, something that really caught my attention when I arrived here in the southern Spanish city of Granada was the Andalusian accent. During my first few weeks it was quite challenging at times to understand what was being said when speaking to locals (even …
Noticing the confidence and fluidity of my spanish
December 29, 2013
Post written by Hannah Sheehan. Language acquisition could never be gained from simply holidays abroad and lessons in class. It requires dedication, a love of the language and to be truly immersed in the country and its culture. I know now that my year abroad will enable this to be possible. From the time I …
It doesn’t help that the Spanish talk at 1000mph anyway
December 27, 2013
Having been learning Spanish a rather long time, all the way through school and up until now, where it is half of my degree, many people ask whether I am fluent yet. I am still unsure with what to respond as I can definitely get by and hold a proper conversation, however complete fluency is …
The other day I asked for a human breast instead of a chicken breast…
December 8, 2013
Post written by Madeleine Pitkin. I’ve now been living in Spain for almost three months, which is the minimum amount of time the university expects its language students to spend living in a country which speaks their chosen language, so I’d hope that my language skills would have improved by now. I was visited last …
Seville – everywhere you look there is something beautiful
November 4, 2013
When Karl Pilkington travels to India during ‘An Idiot Abroad’ he complains of neck ache because he is constantly turning around to look at all the different things going on around him. After the first couple of days in Seville I could definitely see where he was coming from. Everywhere you look there is something …
I was pleasantly surprised to see rows of palm trees and other exotic plants decorating the city
October 29, 2013
Post written by Jack Revell. I arrived in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, from Madrid on a scorching hot Saturday afternoon. The first things I noticed when stepping off the plane were the thickness of the air due to the humidity and the menacing looking fences encircling the city, which separate the autonomous …
I will never regret my decision to study here
October 27, 2013
Post written by Ben West. Zaragoza, Spain After sharing the weight of my suitcase with a friend because of RyanAir’s forever-strict baggage restrictions, I arrived safe and sound in Zaragoza on September 9th, 2013. The first thing I have to give credit to is the Erasmus Student Network here at the University and their Erasmus …
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