Barcelona Women's Network

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Where to Meet Us

Café Castellano

Mon, 21.05.12 11:00 - 13:00

Where?

Practice your Castellano with some of our native speaker members.

Cost

Pay-your-own.

Contact

Wendy Dick
wendydick@shaw.ca

Outing to Fundación MONA

Sat, 26.05.12 11:30

Where?

ease join us on 26 May for a visit to the Mona Foundation. The Mona
Foundation is a rescue center for primates (chimpanzees and macaques)
located in Girona. More information regarding the center, their primates
and activities is available on their website:
http://www.fundacionmona.org/en/

Depending on how many people join us, we can vote on which of the following
options we are most interested in:

-A guided tour for groups of 10 or more. The tour will last about 1,5 hours
and costs €6 per person.
-A guided tour with workshop for children 3 and up. The tour plus workshop
lasts approximately 2 hours and costs €9 per person.

MONA Foundation is located in Riudellots de la Selva, Carreterra de la
Selva, Km 4, only 10 km from Girona. Directions to the center can be found
at http://www.fundacionmona.org/en/ElCentro/comollegar.html

Please note that the MONA Foundation is most easily accessed by car.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact Francesca Facchini at
francesca@facchini.net no later than 16 MAY. Please let her know in which
of the two tours you are interested and also if you would be willing to
carpool or in need of a ride. Depending on the numbers and preference, we
will decide on the type of visit as we get closer to the date and organize
carpools.

Cost

Contact

Francesca Facchini
francesca@facchini.net

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

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Our expert today is Nuria Freixas runs Expats in Barcelona and a business member of the BWN. She has been teaching Spanish for 10 years.

Transatlantic Travel and Toddlers

Thursday, December 01, 2011

If you have traveled with little ones, I am sure that you have gotten the “look”. You know the one. The look that the other passengers give you when the plane is boarding and they see that they are seated nearby your little one. I know the look. I am sure that before being a mother, I made the look myself at others. Now, I give a different “look.” It is the “so sorry for you, but I still don’t want to be seated near your crying child look.” So what makes the difference between a happy child and an unhappy one?

El Gordo (The big one)

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

El Gordo (The big one) If you were to overhear the locals talking about el gordo they aren’t insulting anyone, but rather discussing the big Christmas jackpot that takes place every year on December 22 and dates back to 1812.

Ask and Expert: Learn Spanish Grammar While You Sing

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

If you have a Spanish language question to be answered, please e-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We could feature it in an upcoming article.

Our expert today is Nuria Freixas runs Expats in Barcelona and a business member of the BWN. She has been teaching Spanish for 10 years.

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