We cannot believe our last few hours are upon us. We have learned so much about ourselves and from each other. A few days, we visually recapped a highlight from our program: our day trip to Toledo. The students truly understood the city of three…

And, what’s a visual understanding without a few videos: Nuria, our flamenco instructor, helping the ladies understand the essence of flamenco dancing. After an hour of practicing, the ladies became professionals. Using games to meet and interact with our new friends at the intercambio. A…

Our students are the heart of our program and we wanted our audience to hear from a different punto de vista (point of view). Amelia wanted to shed a bit more light from her perspective, as well as a brief reflection of our last 10 days…

Gazpacho, paella, and tortilla española were the highlights of our recent cooking experience at Sky’s home in Madrid. Carly wanted to describe the tasty experience in more detail for our “reading audience.” Each country has its own unique cuisine with prevalent traditions. While we have been eating…

Cultural immersion, language learning, and artistic design continue…On the first day of the program, Profe Evan asked his class about their esparanzas y temores (hopes & fears) for the program. In Retiro Park, home to over 15,000 trees in the heart of Madrid, the language class revisited their hopes…

Hola desde Madrid,  Everyday is an adventure and the learning continues throughout Spain. This week, we took a day trip to Segovia, España, where we explored the gems of the city. Our language students learned about the history of the Alcazar de Segovia (the royal palace of Segovia)…

Hola desde Madrid! We have officially settled into our home in Madrid and the students are learning la manera madrileña (the Madrid way) very quickly. After our important orientation to the pre-college life and city, we unleashed their potential into the city in the form of a scavenger…

Hello family & friends, The group has arrived safely to Madrid and are currently settling into our new home!

To our amazing Spanish travelers: ¡Hola! We are here in Madrid, la capital de España, planning for our passion-focused and cultural adventure. Krista (la profe de arte) and Evan (el profe de español) are spending this week preparing the hands-on seminars inspired by the city around us. From these experiences, we…

Welcome to Putney!  This blog is where friends and family can follow along on the group’s adventures through periodic updates, photos, and stories from our leaders and students in the field.  While we hope for a blog update once or twice each week, internet access…