My actual program of study in Pamplona was one of my favorite parts of the trip. We didn't study at one of the universities in Pamplona but at the Pamplona Spanish Language Institute whose whole purpose was to teach and improve students Spanish Language skills. My roommate and I would take a 20 minute city bus ride to school everyday. Once at the school we would split up into different classes based on skill level. I was in the intermediate class and there were five other students in my class. We had class for 5 hours a day 5 days a week but it never really felt that long. I had three different teachers and all of were great and made class interesting while still teaching us. In the beginning the majority of our time was spent just learning Spanish and Spanish culture with only about an hour of engineering related Spanish. As each week progressed we spent less time on general Spanish and more time on engineering related Spanish. Most afternoons our program director from Auburn University took us on a number of field trips either engineering related or to learn more about Spanish culture.
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