Becky Ratero Greenberg
Becky's Program
Becky is a Madrid native, with a father from Spain and mother from the USA, currently working as an English teacher in Spain. This is her second summer with CIEE in Madrid and she loves the opportunity to learn alongside the high school students who come to increase their Spanish and expand their global perspectives. She dreams to further create, travel, learn, and finding ways to connect people.
Posts
Four Fast Weeks: Farewell
The first and the last week are always the hardest. The first week everyone’s adapting. Us Program Leaders are landing as well as making sure our global navigators have all... keep reading
Week 1, narrated by Global Navigators
This week I, Becky, asked my students to take over the blog, so that you could hear about their experiences directly from them. Here from Aracely and Lesly: Hello! Our... keep reading
From navigating the airport to navigating the metro
CIEE students departed from all over the country to many destinations around the world, but no matter where they were from or where they were going the emotions were the... keep reading
El Metro de Madrid
When I asked students in my group to write a blog post, Tyler and Oona, our two guest writers for today, asked what they should write about. I suggested they... keep reading
Advice From and For Students
Earlier this summer I asked past global navigators for some advice for current students and Program Leaders alike. These are some of the things that they shared with me: Take... keep reading
Bonding Outside Madrid: Valencia
A note from the PL: the last full weekend in Spain, the Honors Global Navigators took a trip to Valencia, where they engaged in cultural activities like visiting the Museo... keep reading
Bullfights in Spain: tour of Las Ventas
We started our stay in Spain with a tour of la Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas—Madrid’s world-famous bullring. The guides explained that this neo-mudéjar style bullring was inaugurated in... keep reading