BLINN STUDENTS INVITED TO STUDY IN SPAIN

  

Program offers unforgettable educational, cultural experiences May 28 – June 25

Blinn College is offering students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Spanish language and culture with a four-week study abroad trip to Granada, Spain this summer.

To be eligible for the trip, students must have completed or tested out of two beginning Spanish courses, Spanish 1411 and 1412. During the trip, May 28 – June 25, students will work through two intermediate Spanish courses, Spanish 2311 and 2312, while visiting historic sites, participating in cultural activities and forging relationships with host families.

Maya Edwin (Houston), now studying communications at Texas A&M University, attended the study abroad last summer. The experience made such an impact that she is planning a return trip to visit her host family this summer.

“I’m a better person because I studied abroad,” Edwin said. “I don’t have words to describe how amazing it was. It was such a vivid experience that I wouldn’t trade for the world.”

Students visit Seville and Cordoba, two of the most historic cities in Europe, spend a weekend in the high Sierra Nevada Mountains and walk the beaches of Costa del Sol. They will explore the exotic Alhambra, the ancient palace of the Sultans, enjoy Granada’s historic quarter, “El Albaycin,” and watch authentic Flamenco dancers in the caves where they have performed for decades. Students stay in pairs with host families, further enhancing language and cultural immersion.

“I would describe the experience with superlatives,” said Alex Garza, a Spanish instructor and facilitator of last year’s trip. “It was truly a one-of-a-kind experience for the students—an experience where they not only earned academic credit, but made life observations that changed them. They have grown to be a part of something they never would have, had they not studied abroad. It was simply perfect.”

The four-week study abroad experience costs $3,965, plus Blinn College tuition and airfare – approximately $2,000 more affordable than similar trips at other institutions. The program cost includes three meals per day, housing, laundry, planned excursions and insurance.

Payment for the trip is due in-full by April 15. Financial aid and scholarships are available to qualifying students.

For more information, visit www.soleducation.com/blinn.edu, or email Garza at alex.garza@blinn.edu.

(Story courtesy, Richard Bray, Blinn Information)