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LingoMap: Environment

Posted on 27 March 2017 by Simona Dundova

In stead of talking only about environmental issues and how people in Spain treat them, in this blog post I have decided to demonstrate the relationship between this topic and […]

LingoMap: Travel and Transport in Valencia

Posted on 22 March 2017 by Sarah Gregory

Welcome back to my LingoMap Blog! I have been living in Valencia for five months now! The time is flying by, and I am having the best time. This blog […]

Fallas Time

Posted on 20 March 2017 by Simona Dundova

I still find it hard to believe that I have witnessed one of the biggest and most impressive festivals in Spain. Las Fallas de Valencia take place in the period […]

Lingo Map: Local and Regional Culture and Characteristics of your Country

Posted on 12 March 2017 by Kate Pritchard

Bonjour à tous ! This month I have been given the title of 'Local and Regional Culture and Characteristics of your Country' which is a perfect title for where I'm living […]

paris on a budget

Posted on 11 March 2017 by Izzie

Salut tous les monde!! Its been a long while since I've done one of these so I'm actually looking forward to writing again! After an extensive 2 month break from […]

Lingomap: El medioambiente en Granada

Posted on 9 March 2017 by Melissa Tavares

Hola everyone! Hope you’re all doing well, how is it march already? Is it me or does time fly when you’re abroad? This month I thought I’d tell you all […]

El medio ambiente…

Posted on 8 March 2017 by Harriet Codd

Hello everyone again! Happy March! I'm very happy to say Easter is coming (relatively) soon and that I've booked my flights home for that week. Although, really we both know […]

Hostel California(ish)

Posted on 25 February 2017 by Llewelyn

So now that I'm coming to the end of my first month of work here in Marseille, I thought I'd take a minute to share some of my experiences and […]

¡Festivales Españoles!

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Harriet Codd

Buenosss a todos... I hope you have all enjoyed your New Year and have had a great start to 2017. Now the year has got well underway and we're back […]

LingoMap: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Chloe Walker

On first thought, the idea of flying alone in a plane to a foreign land is intimidating and scary. However, in reality, it can be incredibly exciting and liberating. Luckily, before […]

LingoMap: In The Land of Festivals

Posted on 13 February 2017 by Simona Dundova

Spain is in no doubt the country of festivals, parties and celebrations and the people here definitely know how to have fun! That is why I find it hard to […]

End of semester one and bull-running festival

Posted on 9 February 2017 by Simona Dundova

Although I have had to say goodbye to a lot of my friends after the January exam period, we had a week full of amazing experiences, celebrations and trips and […]

Accommodation: What you need to know!

Posted on 8 February 2017 by Sarah Gregory

Having moved to Valencia in September 2016 to start my year abroad, and finding the hunt for accommodation such a struggle, I thought I would write a list of my […]

Lingo Map: Bon Voyage!

Posted on 4 February 2017 by Emily Seaborne

Hey everyone! For my second blog I've been assigned the topic of Entertainment and Leisure and there isn't a better opportunity to tell you all about my travels around France! I […]

Lingo Map: Food and Drink

Posted on 31 January 2017 by Kate Pritchard

Hey everyone (again)! Hope you're all doing well. This time I am writing to you about Food and Drink which is a perfect topic when talking about France. Apologies in advance as […]

Starting Life in Marseille

Posted on 31 January 2017 by Llewelyn

So I haven't really had anything to write about on this blog for about a month now, as I was home over Christmas and assumed that my Christmas Day eating […]

Lingo Map: Technology and Social Media

Posted on 31 January 2017 by Kate Pritchard

Bonjour à tous ! This is my first blog for the Routes into Languages LingoMap, so let me first introduce myself. As you can see from my profile I am […]

Lingo Map: Food and Drink in Portugal

Posted on 28 January 2017 by Molly Timmons

On Monday I arrived in Portugal for the second half of my year abroad! When I was in the UK over Christmas I was very busy, working and doing an […]

LingoMap: Mon temps libre dans la ville rose

Posted on 28 January 2017 by Melissa Tavares

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you’ve all had a lovely break and that the new term is going well. As for me, I’ve just moved to Granada (literally three days […]

Belgium: Home of the Waffle

Posted on 26 January 2017 by Liam Barrett

So, it’s time to write my second blog post! The topic chosen for this edition is “Identity and Culture: Food and Drink”. As I’m sitting on the train this morning, […]