SALAMAZING 2014

The 18th Annual D-E in Spain Trip!
June 27th to July 27th, 2014

The adventure begins here. Guess where this is.

This year we have 18 D-E students going with 4 chaperones. Also, some of my cousins will be joining us for the first quarter of the trip. For the first time ever we are staying in a USAL 'residencia' (dorm). What a pre-college experience it will be!

Here's the student group:
Noah Erni, Andre Festekjian (brother of Artoun Festekjian, Salamazing 2012), Max Gordon, Sam Garden, Sam Golub (brother of Noah Golub, Salamazing 2012), Wendy Gonzalez, Wendy Grullon, Elliot Jennis, Pryor Kahn, Matthew Petti (repeat from Salamazing 2013!), Leah Primak, Benjamin Sacks, Daria Shvetsov, Jacob Snyder, Matthew Waltman, Jacob Waxman, Amani Wynter, and Aiien Xie.

Here are my cousins:
Diane Brassell, Joe Brassell, Frank Murphy, Chris Ryan, Sr., Chris Ryan, Jr., and Kevin Ryan.

Chaperones:
Maya Gunaseharan (Salamazing 2006), Frank Murphy (Salamazing 2013), José Luis Murphy (aka Sr. Murphy, aka Joe Murphy), and Carmen Julia Rodriguez (M.A. USAL).

The students will study at the famous Universidad de Salamanca founded in 1218! That's a little older than their High School in the USA. They will study Spanish language and culture as well as one of the following optional courses.

Conversación y redacción / Conversation and Composition

Cultura española / Spanish Culture

Historia de la España contemporánea / Contemporary Spanish History

Español de los negocios / Business Spanish

Comentario de textos literarios / Analysis of Literary Texts

Traducción al español del Inglés / Translation into Spanish from English

Ah, what a great night. ¡Flamenco! ¡Olé!

 There will be a whole set of new experiences to document in writing and with photos this year from the Salamazing 2014 group. Perhaps even a video or two. Parents, family and friends of our 2014 travelers can follow us here throughout our trip. Stay tuned.