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Starting this weekend in Italy: The Tour de France! The 2024 Tour de France will be the 111th edition of the Tour de Fra...
06/26/2024

Starting this weekend in Italy: The Tour de France! The 2024 Tour de France will be the 111th edition of the Tour de France. It will start in Florence, Italy, on 29 June, and will finish in Nice, France, on 21 July. The race will not finish in (or near) Paris for the first time since its inception, owing to preparations for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. 22 teams will take part in the race.

Italy will host the Grand Départ, for the first time. 2024 will be the 100th anniversary of the first Italian victory in the Tour, won by Ottavio Bottecchia in 1924. The route will also visit the microstate of San Marino, making it the 14th country to be visited by a Tour stage. The race will not finish in Paris, owing to preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Instead, the tour will finish in Nice with an individual time trial—the last time a time trial was the final stage in the Tour was in 1989.

The first Tour de France was held in 1903 – with the aim of selling more newspapers… It was set up and sponsored by French sports paper L'Auto, which hoped a tough new endurance race around the country would capture the public's attention and boost its declining sales figures.

Sources:
Farrand, Stephen (18 January 2024). "2024 Tour de France wildcards awarded to Uno-X Mobility and TotalEnergies". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
"2024 Grand Départ: First time's a charm for Italy". www.letour.fr. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
"Tour de France 2024 to start in Italy for first time in history of race (+ video)". road.cc. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/b2c/stories/tour-de-france-history/ #:~:text=The%20history%20of%20the%20Tour,boost%20its%20declining%20sales%20figures.

love helping others and exploring the world? get your bachelors' degree in modern languages with a spanish teaching cert...
06/25/2024

love helping others and exploring the world? get your bachelors' degree in modern languages with a spanish teaching certification!

interested in adding a major in mlan with a concentration in spanish teaching? here's how to add it to your existing program:https://www.winthrop.edu/uploadedFiles/recandreg/instructions-student-curriculum-changes-wingspan.pdf

Summer Session C starts Monday - are you registered for SPAN 101? Summer is a great time to focus on learning a language...
05/31/2024

Summer Session C starts Monday - are you registered for SPAN 101? Summer is a great time to focus on learning a language - register today!

Course information:
SPAN 101-001 Elementary Spanish
CRN: 30110
Instructor: Victoria E Mansueti-Uricoechea
Session Dates: 06/03-07/03 (starts this Monday!)

Register today or call our office! The WLAC office will be closed on Friday afternoons for Summer Hours, but we will be back in on Monday for any questions!

Grab your travel guide and study abroad with Winthrop in Buenos Aires, Argentina-- or grab one at El Ateneo Grand Splend...
05/30/2024

Grab your travel guide and study abroad with Winthrop in Buenos Aires, Argentina-- or grab one at El Ateneo Grand Splendid, the world's most beautiful bookstore per National Geographic (2019)! Hop on the Rainforest Ecological Train to explore Iguazú Falls, waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world.

After your tour of the National Park, stop by Gran Cafe Tortoni for a bite to eat, visit the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, or take a walking tour of Buenos Aires around the Colon Theatre & MALBA Museum.

For more information on studying abroad in Argentina, contact the International Center at [email protected]

Sources: https://goaskalocal.com/blog/best-things-to-do-in-buenos-aires
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires
https://www.facebook.com/grancafetortoni/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest_Ecological_Train
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguazu_Falls
https://iguazufalls.com/national-park/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ateneo_Grand_Splendid
https://www.civitatis.com/en/buenos-aires/colon-theatre-malba-museum?aid=117&cmp=cu&cmpint=58594

Bonjour from Montréal (Québec, Canada)!If you love beautiful baked goods, gardens, and art of all kinds, you will love s...
05/30/2024

Bonjour from Montréal (Québec, Canada)!

If you love beautiful baked goods, gardens, and art of all kinds, you will love studying abroad in Montréal. As the birthplace of Cirque du Soleil, the city is home to incredible architecture, murals, food, public art, and so much more; there is always something to do!

For more information on how to ✨study abroad✨ in Montréal, contact the International Center at [email protected] 🥰

Sources: https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/tourism-montreal/fall-in-montreal
https://www.abroadwithash.com/best-desserts-in-montreal-canada/
https://www.abroadwithash.com/a-weekend-in-montreal-2-day-itinerary/
https://www.abroadwithash.com/montreal-vs-quebec-city/
https://artpublicmontreal.ca/en/

When you with Winthrop University's partnership with Veritas University (CEA), using your Spanish skills as you go, go...
05/24/2024

When you with Winthrop University's partnership with Veritas University (CEA), using your Spanish skills as you go, go HERE: Costa Rica. Hike to inactive volcanos, spend your weekends at the beach, fly high above the rainforest floor to view the landscape and wide variety of wildlife below. Spend an afternoon touring a coffee plantation to see how it's grown, or go to see some of Costa Rica's beautiful waterfalls. All of this and so much more is possible when you with Winthrop University.

To learn more about the Study Abroad program, contact the International Center at [email protected]

Sources:
https://www.afar.com/magazine/best-beaches-in-costa-rica
https://passportandplates.com/destination-guides/best-things-to-do-near-san-jose-airport/
https://www.getyourguide.com/doka-estate-costa-rica-coffee-tour-plantation-alajuela-l145895/
https://www.getyourguide.com/san-jose-costa-rica-l379/combo-tour-poas-volcano-coffee-farm-t435818/?ranking_uuid=d1ffa50c-9c0e-4da5-9544-25646c638240
https://www.paradisecatchers.com/how-to-visit-irazu-volcano-costa-rica/
https://www.costaricarios.com/insiders-guide-poas-volcano-costa-rica
https://www.tourismincostarica.org/braulio-carrillo-national-park
https://www.walkmyworld.com/posts/blue-falls-bajos-del-toro
https://www.costaricarios.com/insiders-guide-poas-volcano-costa-rica

Did you know: you can go HERE with Winthrop's Study Abroad program? Welcome to Seville, Spain!Seville is the birthplace ...
05/23/2024

Did you know: you can go HERE with Winthrop's Study Abroad program? Welcome to Seville, Spain!

Seville is the birthplace of tapas, with streets lined with orange trees and a solar power tower providing clean and renewable energy to the city. Grab a snack at the café in the Alcazar Gardens and watch the peacocks casually stroll by your table, peruse the food market at Metropol Parasol (Setas de Sevilla), or visit Italica ruins (Conjunto Arqueológico de Itálica), an expansive, well-preserved, ancient Roman city featuring temple ruins & a huge amphitheater. There's no shortage of incredible architecture or fun things to do.

For more information on studying abroad, contact the International Center at [email protected]

Sources: https://handluggageonly.co.uk/11-best-things-to-do-in-seville-spain/
https://classic-collection.co.uk/blog/holiday-types/luxury-city-breaks/interesting-facts-about-seville
https://travel.usnews.com/Seville_Spain/Things_To_Do/

✨She's the albatross, she is here ✨ to tell you that you can see her and all of her friends in person when you study abr...
05/23/2024

✨She's the albatross, she is here ✨ to tell you that you can see her and all of her friends in person when you study abroad with Winthrop's partnership with the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic University in Dunedin, New Zealand. 🥰

Did you know: Dunedin is the wildlife capital of New Zealand, with a wide variety of species, including "the northern royal albatross, one of the largest sea birds on the planet; its 3m wingspan helps it travel thousands of kilometers across the Southern Ocean to feed, returning to land to breed. Taiaroa Head at the tip of Otago Peninsula is the only mainland breeding ground in the world for this endangered species (the few others being on remote uninhabited islands), and The Royal Albatross Centre helps protect the colony while enabling a close-up look at the birds and their life cycle, from courtship and nesting to growing chicks eagerly welcoming a parent gliding in with a feed after a lengthy fishing trip."

For more information on studying abroad, contact the International Center at [email protected]

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230730-six-of-the-best-ways-to-immerse-yourself-in-nature-around-dunedin

https://www.newzealand.com/us/plan/business/royal-albatross-centre/

Looking to take summer classes? Don't miss out! We have a couple of spaces left:SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I - Session ...
05/16/2024

Looking to take summer classes? Don't miss out! We have a couple of spaces left:

SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I - Session C (06/03-07/03) - 2 seats left!

SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II - Session D (07/08-08/07) - 1 seat left!

Register today to secure your spot and complete your degree sooner!

Imagine waking up in your very own historic apartment here, with large windows overlooking romantic cobblestone streets....
05/16/2024

Imagine waking up in your very own historic apartment here, with large windows overlooking romantic cobblestone streets. Down the street, you sit down to coffee and a quick breakfast with a friend at a local espresso bar with comfortable, armchair seating and beautiful wooden beam ceilings. With all of its museums, shopping, events, and history, there is always something to do!

Study abroad HERE in Burgundy, France (photo) with the CIEF Language School (University of Burgundy). One of our students recently studied in the capital of Burgundy: Dijon. Also, yes-- Dijon mustard is a traditional mustard of France, named after the city of Dijon in Burgundy, France, which was the center of mustard making in the late Middle Ages and was granted exclusive rights in France in the 17th century.

Sources: Wikipedia, https://www.authentic-explorations.com/burgundy
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Fluent in French or Spanish? We are looking for Spanish and French LLC Assistants for the afternoons during the Fall 202...
05/16/2024

Fluent in French or Spanish? We are looking for Spanish and French LLC Assistants for the afternoons during the Fall 2024 semester!

Apply via your Wingspan > PeopleAdmin!

Please note: the LLC FWS position will be posted soon; please stay tuned!

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