The Spanish department has implemented new and more rigorous eligibility requirements for students hoping to take the School of Foreign Service Oral Proficiency Exam.
Up until this semester, any student...
Georgetown University’s Medical Spanish Initiative (MSI), a program for students to learn how to speak Spanish in healthcare settings, launched a new partnership with the Arlington Free Clinic (AFC)...
Despite its humorous title “Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios,” which translates to “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” the 1988 film is a startlingly mindful depiction of the...
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Spanish indie-rock band Hinds adds depth and complexity to its sound on its sophomore album, “I Don’t Run,” while continuing what its members do best: making fun, bittersweet...
“La Negra Tiene Tumbao” - Celia Cruz
The direct translation of “La Negra Tiene Tumbao” is “the black woman has swagger,” and Celia Cruz embodied this title, proving that she was the “queen...
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Culinary innovator José Andrés strives for perfection in each of his 27 award-winning restaurants around the country and the world. Famous for his avant-garde...
It’s 5 p.m. and I am more than ready for lunch. I get off at my Subte (subway) stop and decide to duck into the bakery that’s just down the street from my residencia (dorm). As I exit the store,...
As finals week reaches its last few days, the end is in sight! After countless hours in Lau doing Econ problem sets and memorizing those IR questions you probably feel that you deserve to take a break....
The Teletandem program, which matches Georgetown students with language partners in other countries via Skype, expanded to include Spanish, Arabic, French, Japanese, Russian and Turkish this semester...
Hola Georgetown friends! I hope you all are having an amazing time raging, sleeping and possibly working? (I am so sorry)
I am a huge proponent of adventurous summers — I tried sitting around and working...
With my semester abroad in Seville, Spain, coming to a close, I’m pleased to say that my Spanish has improved to the point where I’m finally able to express myself without wildly gesticulating at things....
A new Spanish and Portuguese Living Learning Community has entered its planning stage. Scheduled to start in the 2015-2016 academic year, the LLC marks Georgetown’s second Romance language-based community.
“The...
