Spring, food and traditions

¡Hola a todos! This month I went to a city called Valencia to celebrate the 'Fallas' festival. Following religion, every town in Spain has a patron saint; in Valencia they have a bonfire festival to celebrate San José. They create massive wooden statues which they burn down on the last day of the festival, and …

A whirlwind of architecture

¡Hola a todo el mundo! It’s been a while since I posted my last blog, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a good start back at school! I heard you are doing an ‘Espacios Increíbles’ competition, and I thought I could inspire you with some of Spain’s amazing architecture. The sunny weather always …

A Spanish Christmas

Hi again everyone!  I hope most of you are getting into the Christmas spirit by now! Madrid is really festive right now: the streets are filled with light displays, shows and markets, and everyone is running around getting ready for the holidays! I went to a show projected onto the city council building (Palacio de …

Life of an English assistant in Madrid

Hello, lovely to meet you all! My name is Lara, I’m 23 and a Spanish language graduate. I came to live in Madrid last September to work as an English teaching assistant in a school and practise the language. So, over the next few months I’ll be talking to you all about life in Spain! …