I was incredibly fortunate to receive a two week scholarship which enabled me to study at any of the prestigious don Quijote schools in Spain, South America, or even the Canaries! After much debate and advice from various teachers, I set my heart on Salamanca. I found out that it was an ancient city in the heart of Spain with an abundance of culture, stunning sites, nightlife and friendly inhabitants, not to mention the pure Spanish spoken there - what more could I ask for?

I originally learnt some basic Spanish when I was about 10 years old; however, through not using it I had forgotten most of it. Therefore, having decided that I wanted to re-learn Spanish and do so in Spain, I had to select a language school.  Google was my source of information, however, typing ‘learning Spanish in Spain’ returned a lot of links; thus I had to ascertain which of the schools were worth spending my money on.

Last term, I was fortunate enough to be awarded one of only five UK don Quijote Scholarships for Spanish. This gave me the opportunity to visit one of the internationally renowned don Quijote Schools in Spain, the Canaries, or Mexico, with my accommodation being fully paid for by don Quijote and my airfare being funded by Birkdale itself.

After I went travelling around Cuba in early Spring 2006 I decided I really wanted to try and learn some Spanish as it was a language I hadn’t really studied before. I decided that the next time I had some holiday leave available I’d combine staying in one of my favourite cities with a crash course. I did a number of internet searches and checked through the STA website for language school recommendations and don Quijote came up everytime and it seemed to have the best pricing & course options. It was really easy to book online and the advisors were very helpful and quick to respond to any of my questions...

I study Spanish at University and I wanted to practice my spoken Spanish by spending some time in Spain. Different students had recommended don Quijote to me as they had had very good experiences with the school.

Soon after Easter I suddenly decided to go up to visit my son in Salamanca.  What better thing to do and get myself booked in for a five day intensive course to boost my Spanish?