Hi! I’m Pilar, your native Spanish host teacher in Valencia with Spanish Express and our Spanish Homestay Immersion Program (SHIP). One of my favorite parts of teaching is taking students beyond the classroom and into real culture, and that includes flamenco shows, along with many other historical and adventurous excursions. If you’ve never experienced flamenco…
Attending FITUR 2026 was, once again, an essential professional and personal experience. As Director of Spanish Express, this international tourism fair is far more than a date in the calendar. It is a strategic meeting point where innovation, education, sustainability, and global tourism trends, including future trends in the tourism industry, come together. FITUR also…
A three-year streak of excellence in immersive Spanish learning! We are proud, grateful, and excited to share some wonderful news: Spanish Express has been named a 2025 Go Overseas Community Choice Award Winner. This marks our third consecutive year receiving this prestigious recognition — following our wins in 2023 and 2024, and it is a…
When you’re a physical therapist, words matter as much as hands. The ability to explain pain, reassure a patient, or guide a recovery process depends on clear, confident communication. Now imagine doing that with Spanish-speaking patients—without the right language tools. Something feels missing. That’s why Business Spanish for physiotherapists is most powerful when it’s learned…
If there is one place in Valencia where the city, its people, and its food truly come alive, it is the central market valencia. Every time I bring my students from the Spanish Homestay Immersion Program (SHIP) here, the reaction is the same: wide eyes, curious smiles, and the sudden realization that this is not…
Every January, the international tourism industry looks to Madrid for one of its most important events of the year. In 2026, that global spotlight returns with the 46th edition of FITUR, an international tourism trade fair held from 21 to 25 January at IFEMA MADRID in Madrid, Spain. FITUR 2026 is expected to reaffirm its…
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Worried about which Spanish Exam you should opt for? Here is the comprehensive guide on choosing the right Spanish Exam this year. At the beginning of each year, we set ourselves many goals (some of them unattainable). Both personally and professionally, we seek to write the wrongs of the past and achieve a new balance…
Hosting Janine for two weeks as part of my Spanish Homestay Immersion Programme (SHIP) was a very special experience, both professionally and personally. Janine lived and studied Spanish with me in Barcelona (Dosrius), a small and peaceful town on the El Maresme Coast, close to Barcelona. With so many options for studying Spanish in Barcelona,…
Nestled on the western end of Menorca, Ciutadella de Menorca is a city where history and Mediterranean charm meet at every turn. The city’s historic quarter is a labyrinth of narrow streets, lined with elegant sandstone buildings and shaded squares that whisper stories of Roman, Arab, and Christian rule. As you wander through Ciutadella, you’ll…
