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JANUARY 3 - 9, 2018
Spain Culture Via Educational Trek BY LYN DOBRIN speciaLsections@antonmediagroup.com
While I love seeing famous sights when traveling, the best part of a trip is spending time with local people and getting to know them. That opportunity came this summer when I participated in an English-immersion program for Spaniards called Vaughan Town, named for the founder Richard Vaughan. The town brings together Spaniards and native English speakers in an English-only environment for six days. We “Anglos” were there to provide conversation with the Spanish speakers, who already know some English. We paid for transportation, but our room and board was covered while we were in the program. We arrived in Spain a few days before we were
(Photo by Alex Nuñez)
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