Hasta Luego España: Rebekah Willett, Spain – January 2017
Durante los últimos seis meses he trabajado en una empresa de turismo en Palma de Mallorca, España y porque este tiempo ha casi terminado, quiero reflexionar sobre mi tiempo aquí y las cosas que he aprendido. Cuando llegué, ya tenía una opinión sobre la vida en la isla. Sabía que…
Peter Horton :My last month in Cadiz, Spain – June 2016
Mi último mes aquí en Cádiz Por estar mi último mes en Cádiz pensaba que sería una buena idea a hacer un resumen de algunos aspectos de lo que he aprendido y desarrollado durante mi tiempo aquí en España. Algo que no habría sido posible sin este respaldo. Primero, creo…
Nadia – Case Study – Beijing, China 2014-15
In August 2014 I set off for Beijing for my year abroad at Peking University to continue with my language studies. I’d spent a month in Beijing the summer before and loved it, so I went back with very high expectations of what my year abroad was going to be…
Josie Holley – Case Study, Geneva (Nov 2013 – May 2014)
My advice to anybody considering a bursary to travel abroad would be to grab the opportunity while you can! After having finished my degree in French and Spanish with Interpreting at the University of Sheffield, I knew where I wanted my career to go. Since the age of 16 I…
A final report to say “Muchas gracias y hasta luego” – by Hannah Phillips
My John Speak scholarship took me the capital of Spain, Madrid, to support me as I took part in a year’s internship within the Spanish multinational company NH Hotels. After previously studying in the North of Spain for 5 months, my year working as a trainee Buyer within the International…
I have recently returned to the UK, having completed my ten-month John Speak Scholarship. I can sincerely say it was one of the most life-changing experiences I have ever had. I have learnt so much, not just in terms of my language learning and cultural knowledge, but also about myself.…
