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Research on the benefits of exercise on people’s learning potential, mood and increased memory capacity,

Spanish Courses in Spain in disguise!

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Georgina Howard
Thursday, 11 June 2015 / Published in Exercise and Learning, Learning Spanish in Spain, Teaching Spanish
Spanish lessons and laughter over Joxemi´s paella
Too often Spanish courses in Spain are associated with formal classes at established universities and Spanish language institutions. However, many adult students of Spanish work as well as study, and have limited holiday time to do both. This means that they often seek to combine a Spanish course in Spain with a holiday in the country
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Spanish language course and Walking holidays – Green (and Blue) Exercise Boosts Mental Health

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Georgina Howard
Monday, 02 August 2010 / Published in Exercise and Learning, Learning Spanish in Spain, Walking in the Pyrenees
John, Paul, Sonja and David after a dip in the river near Arizkun
In defence of the Spanish language and walking holidays we run in the Pyrenees I remember an article on how living  near green spaces can be shown to improve mental health. Thanks Paul for routing it out for me!  Add these findings to those of a  previous article on my blog on how exercise is shown to aid mental agility and memory and it therefore makes
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Language & Walking – and Science

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Georgina Howard
Monday, 07 June 2010 / Published in Exercise and Learning, Learning Spanish in Spain, Teaching Spanish
Learning Spanish as we walk the Pyrenees
When I started our Spanish Language and Walking holidays 12 years ago the combination seemed to make good common sense! Not only would I, at least, get to do two things I loved, but the walks appeared to add another dimension to language learning all of their own.  Walking  immediately put people at their ease – they could hang
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