The Camino de Santiago runs along our very street in Burgos, carrying pilgrims towards Compostela. This April, we welcomed a traveller of a different kind, one whose journey was measured not in kilometres but in words. I am Alberto, and together with Marisol I am a host teacher with the Spanish Homestay Immersion Program (SHIP)…
My beach bag weighs more on Son Saura days than on any other day of the summer. I pack lunch, plenty of water, fruit, and an umbrella, because this unspoiled bay on the south coast of Ciutadella gives you nothing but sand, pines, and a turquoise sea. Honestly, that is the deal, and it is…
She spends her working life helping students find their voice. This June, in a small Catalan town by the sea, she finally came to find her own, in Spanish. I am Ramo, a host teacher with the Spanish Homestay Immersion Program (SHIP) in Torredembarra, near Tarragona city centre. I welcome learners into my home on…
When I walk students down toward the coast in the early morning, I always tell them the same thing. Menorca is not loud. It does not shout for your attention the way other places do. Instead, it asks you to slow down, to listen to the wind, and to notice the small stone walls running…
There is a particular kind of motivation that comes from love. Stacy did not cross the Atlantic for a grammar certificate. She came to finally speak, heart to heart, with her husband’s family in Ecuador. I am Nanda, a host teacher with the Spanish Homestay Immersion Program (SHIP) in Castelldefels, just outside Barcelona. I open…
For some learners, Spanish is a hobby. For Claudia, it is part of a plan, a working tool for the diplomatic and international career she is preparing to build at university. We are Alberto and Marisol, host teachers with the Spanish Homestay Immersion Program (SHIP) here in Burgos. We open our home to learners and…
There is one sound my students never forget. Around noon, the bell tower of El Miguelete rings out over the rooftops, and wherever we are walking, we stop. I always smile, because that single sound tells you the heart of my city is close. The cathedral in Valencia Spain is not just a building. It…
A geologist reads the ground the way the rest of us read a book. For Harriet, an island built from ancient rock and prehistoric stone monuments was the perfect place to finally find her voice in Spanish. I am Mónica, founder and director of Spanish Express and a host teacher with our Spanish Homestay Immersion…
For 121 years, no one standing on Spanish soil has watched the Moon swallow the Sun whole. On August 12, 2026, that long wait ends, and five of our own homes sit directly in the shadow’s path. I am Mónica, founder and director of Spanish Express and a host teacher in Menorca, where I run…
Most people picture Menorca as turquoise water and quiet coves. Few know that when the sun goes down, the island reveals a second kind of beauty: a starry sky so clear it feels close enough to touch. I am Mónica, a host teacher with Spanish Express and the founder of our Spanish Homestay Immersion Program…
