In addition to the intensive summer Spanish courses offered at El Aula Azul (The Blue Classroom) language school, students also have access to a variety of supplemental activities including music and horseback riding classes.

Learn vocabulary helpful for meeting new people and even inviting them out in Cleer's casual interview with Giluancar, a Venezuelan who has recently arrived in Germany.

In addition to beginning his explanation regarding situations in which the past imperfect tense is commonly used in Spanish, Carlos explains to us how to conjugate regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs as well as sharing with us some of the most common irregular verbs and their imperfect conjugations.

Professor Maria creates a dialogue with her students so that they can practice how to explain where the school is, for example, in relation to other locations.

In this episode, Ana Carolina shows us how to set the table so that our guests can enjoy any meal!

Rosa teaches us how to recycle by choosing the correct container for each type of waste.

Professor Maria shows us how to get around and ask for directions in the city.

In the final stages of Yaki the English Bulldog's operations, his entropion and keratoconjunctivitis sicca, or lack of tear production, are corrected.

Ana Carolina sheds some light on the nuances of Spanish adjectives and how their position tends to differ from adjectives in English.

In order to help to protect our environment, Rosa Chaparro gives us some useful advice regarding "the three r's": reduce, reuse and recycle.

From the captivating Fuente de Piedra lagoon in Spain, Rosa tells us about the history of the location as well as some interesting facts about the flamingos who inhabit it.

The veterinarians for Yaki, an eight-year-old English Bulldog, have a lot of work ahead of them: to correct his entropion, to try fix his lack of tear production and to surgically remove the tumor in his anal glands. Animales en familia gives us a behind-the-scenes look at these processes.

Rosa tells us an interesting legend and historical facts about Fuente de Piedra, a fascinating town in the province of Malaga, Spain.

Graciela teaches us how to make "carimañolas," which are delicious Colombian yucca fritters.

Maria explains prepositions that describe objects' locations in relation to one another, with examples that make learning easier for her students.

Carlos explains to us, with examples, situations in which the present perfect tense should be employed.

Family relationships can be confusing in any language! Our instructor, María, sheds some light on how some of the terms for family members are expressed in Spanish and how these individuals are related to one another.

A member of the Quechua people from Peru shares with us a bit about the traditional use of the plant San Pedro, or "huachuma," which is thought to have medicinal and spiritual qualities that could help one get in touch with the cosmos, and oneself.

In the conclusion to this series about Colombian painter Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori, he shares with us how he has evolved with age and how such has affected his work.

Europa Abierta concludes this epsidode with excerpts from the movie, Fuchsia the Mini-Witch, based on a novel by Paul van Loon.

After a meeting is cancelled on him at the last minute, a boss and his very efficient assistant sit down together to reschedule it, as well as going over the boss's agenda for the day- both business and personal.

Spanish teacher Maria teaches us the names of the various family members in Spanish.

Colombian artist Leonardo Rodriguez Sirtori explains how the "alla prima" [wet-on-wet] style of painting influences his work.

El Aula Azul (The Blue Classroom) staff member, Silvia, explains to Ivonne about the plethora of other activities the school offers to complement her intensive Spanish course, including surfing lessons!