Tour Madrid in a Day

This is just one route I’ve tried and tested to fit as much as Madrid has to offer in one day. Unfortunately Madrid is the type of city where there is so much going on that you’re bound to miss something but try this:

Breakfast must be churros. You need all the energy you can get in Madrid, they’re delicious and you’re on holiday so calories don’t count. Churros are best compared to a waffle but deep fried and the hot chocolate is no ordinary melted chocolate; it’s like heaven in a bowl. I recommend Chocolat, c/ Santa Maria 30 (Metro Anton Martin) where the staff are personable, the food is delicious and the menu has photos so you know what to expect. Feel free to check out the famous chocolaterías such as San Gines but this little gem is cheaper (4.20 € for churros, chocolate and a café con leche).

What is the subjunctive and why is it so important?

21 years of speaking English and what can I say? I am a boss. I get it right every time. I suppose that’s what you get for being blessed with it as your mother tongue. I haven’t had to memorise our atrocious number of irregular verbs or struggle over pronouncing though (thoe), ought (awt), through (throo), tough (tuff), cough (coff) ...and, well, I could go on. I don’t pretend I’m not fortunate, given that everyone else seems to want to learn English and this “just knowing” is of no use to anyone when I have to explain the rules.

Alcala de Henares

Each week, we, the good folk of Inhispania, kindly organise a range of optional extra curricular activities for you, the students, to enjoy. These range from the more simple “Tapas en El Tigre” or a football match against the teachers to excursions to local places of interest such as Alcalá de Henares.

So here is a little background information to excite you ...

How to write a CV in Spanish!

A job or an internship is an excellent way to practice Spanish outside of your Spanish language course whilst gaining valuable work experience or just earning some extra money! To apply you will need a Spanish version of your CV (curriculum vitae) and a cover letter (carta de presentación) in Spanish. So here are our tips from Madrid on how to compose a successful application:

Spanish CVs are much easier to write than English or other CVs because they go into much less detail so don’t worry, it won’t be too difficult!

Monday Mornings in Madrid

I prefer to keep things fresh and exciting in my life because I’m cool, edgy, hip and happening like that. So each Monday, as I make my way to Inhispania’s sister school on Calle de las Infantas where we have extra classrooms and a top-notch student zone for our diligent students of Spanish, I take this opportunity to explore Madrid a little. The nearest metro stops to this school are Banco de España (line 2) and Gran Vía (lines 1 and 5) but as my nearest station is on line 3 (4 and 6, it’s a great station I won’t brag), I prefer to walk rather than lose time going out of my way and changing lines.

Toledo

Each week, we, the good folk of Inhispania, kindly organise a range of optional extra curricular activities for you, the students, to enjoy. These range from the more simple “Tapas en El Tigre” or a football match against the teachers to excursions to local places of interest such as Toledo.

So here is a little background information to excite you ...