Description

Orientation in Madrid

Your adventure begins with an action packed, three-day orientation in Madrid. Put your Spanish to use as you order tapas in a local cafe, ask for directions to the Palacio Real, and explore the city's medieval streets. Visits to the Prado Museum on Madrid's museum mile, discussions in city parks, and exploration of diverse neighborhoods strengthen your understanding of contemporary Spanish life and culture. Your orientation concludes with a full-day excursion to historic Toledo.

Homestay and Language Training

Voyage into the southern Spanish province of Andalucia for hands-on language training and cultural immersion. For 12 days, the magnificent city of Cordoba becomes your classroom.Study with a small group of students in a language school that welcomes beginning- and intermediate-level students. Four hours of language instruction per weekday focus on conversational skills, grammar, and Spanish culture and society. Cultural activities, music, theater, and excursions help put your language learning to use. Following language training, spend two weeks with your new family! Practice your Spanish in plazas, cafes, markets, and at home while integrating into the daily life of a typical Andalusian community.

Sample activities:
Visit the Andalusian cities of Granada or Malaga; swim in the Mediterranean; participate in street festivals or parades; take in a guitar and Flamenco show; enjoy an overnight in the mountains with Spanish youth; participate in a cooking workshop.

Sample host communities:
Guadix, Priego de Cordoba, Cabra

Travel Types

• Homestay
• Language Immersion
• Cooking

Type of Programs

• High School Study Abroad
• Language Immersion
• Cultural Exploration

Languages

• Spanish

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves

• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

2-4 weeks

Experiment in International Living's Mission Statement

The Experiment in International Living's mission is to create meaningful, dynamic experiences for students eager to challenge themselves and engage their sense of global citizenry. Our goal is to help young people peel back the superficial differences that exist in their backgrounds and find authentic commonalities among other program participants and the people of their host countries.

Year Founded

1932