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SPAIN – Unlocking Valencia ’ s History

“¡ Viva España !” Those are the words YFU students will hear throughout Spain . If you want to learn Spanish , there ’ s no better way than immersion , especially through this YFU program ! This intensive two-week program offers Spanish ( Castilian ) classes and a rich historical and cultural experience . Students attend a Spanish academy where teachers with extensive experience teach in an entertaining and engaging way . Cultural tours enable students to experience the arts , heritage and special character of Spain . These cultural tours are designed as vehicles of cultural exchange , providing a personal experience , not only of that which has survived from the past , but of the contemporary life and society of others . Through environmental volunteering , students return home as people more concerned about the problems the world is facing and confident in how they can be an active part of the solutions .
DID YOU KNOW ?
The Puerta del Sol (“ Gate of the Sun ”) Plaza in Madrid is actually the physical center of the country . What do Land of Rivers , Land of the Setting Sun , and Land of Rabbits all have in common ? They are all former names of what we now call Spain ! There is a New Year ’ s Eve custom celebrated only in Spain - eating a grape for every strike of the clock at midnight , hence the name “ Twelve Grapes .”

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