by Amalia Herencia Grillo | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
According to the 2017 Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education (IIE), 325.339 U.S. students studied abroad for academic credit in 2015/16, plus 23.125 who did non-credit, internship or volunteer abroad. 9,2% came to Spain, that is,...
by Amalia Herencia Grillo | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
(English version after Spanish) Aprender a desenvolverse en una cultura extranjera, incluyendo el respeto por las leyes, puede ser a menudo una ardua tarea. Tendemos a dar por hecho que los procedimientos legales y los derechos y obligaciones de los ciudadanos son los...
by Amalia Herencia Grillo | Feb 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Durante tres años dirigí un estudio orientado a conocer mejor las expectativas de alumnos estadounidenses en programas educativos en España. Entre otras cosas, queríamos saber cuáles eran sus expectativas antes de llegar a España, en qué se basaban y si se cumplieron....
by Amalia Herencia Grillo | Feb 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
The image above was taken last summer and it belongs to the “Plaza Mayor” in Salamanca, with an elephant sculpture by Miquel Barceló, one of the best still alive contemporary artists in Spain. It is a strong and interesting image that talks about the mixing of the...
by Amalia Herencia Grillo | Jan 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
The image that goes with this message represents some of the most common (and sometimes worse) stereotypes about some countries/cultures. Do they represent 100% of the population of that region? Obviously not. Do foreign people think they may be true? Unfortunately,...
by Amalia Herencia Grillo | Jan 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
The North American Language and Culture Assistants Program is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Spain to provide North American students who are native speakers of English or French with the opportunity to assist teachers in the English...
