Dear Ecela employees: Thanks for everything! I had a fantastic time in my four weeks studying Spanish in Santiago with Ecela. In fact I learned more in one month here than a whole year in Amsterdam. It has been the best vacation of my life and I loved my experience with so many special people […]
Vista de Viernes: Santiago
Cultural Tidbit: Cool off in Santiago
Summer’s coming in Santiago, and pretty soon people studying Spanish there are going to have a new excuse to hang out in bars and restaurants instead of studying…it’s just too hot to do anything else! And if you get tired of beer and wine, there’s always mix drinks, from the popular terremoto to an odd […]
The History of Chile Part 1A
Chile is a beautiful country with a fascinating history. When you learn Spanish in Santiago, you will have the opportunity to visit many historical sites and expose yourself to a variety of relics housed at museums. Since Chile was populated in about 12000 BCE by the Amerindian societies, the country has many, many years of […]
Vista de Viernes: Clases de Cocina en Santiago
Testimonial: Cedric Cunningham, Part 2
VV: This section is our quick answer section. What about Santiago or ECELA… · …surprised you? CC: I did not expect Santiago to have extreme weather conditions. June-July 2011 Santiago experienced an unusual cold winter and I was not fully prepared for it. Also, heating in Chile is an issue. Energy is […]
Testimonial: Cedric Cunningham, Part One
VV: Good afternoon, Cedric, and thank you for this opportunity! Congratulations once again on being the Grand Prize winner of ECELA’s 2010 ACTFL Raffle. VV: What were some of your first thoughts when you found out you had won a month-long, free Spanish immersion program from ECELA? CC: Honestly, I did not believe that I […]
Cultural Tidbit (Chile): Pablo Neruda, continued
Other parts of Latin American also inspired Neruda and his work as well. For example, when he visited Machu Picchu he was inspired to write Alturas de Macchu Picchu, which is a 12-part poem about the ancient American civilizations. Further, he attended the University of Chile when he was only 16. At the time, he […]
Cultural Tidbit (Chile): Pablo Neruda
One of the world’s most beloved poets is Pablo Neruda. Neruda was born in Chile in 1904 and lived until 1973. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. If you are planning to learn Spanish in Chile, you undoubtedly want to become familiar with Neruda and his work. He holds a very dear […]
Testimonial: ACTFL Grand Prize Winner Cedric Cunningham
Cedric A. Cunningham Springfield, MA. 22. julio, 2011 Hola mi amigos de ECELA en Santiago de Chile: Mi nombre es Cedric y estoy de Estados Unidos donde yo soy profesor de aleman, frances y tambiem African-American Studies. Estoy muy feliz porque pude viivir esta experiencia en Santiago. Mi experiencia aqui fue unas fantasticas vacaciones en […]