Rafa Valor
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Rafa Valor is a Spanish educator and has taught a variety of language, culture, and business courses with CIEE since 2008. He obtained his BA in English and his MA in International Trade at the University of Alicante, Spain. During this time he spent a semester abroad at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Rafael also taught at the high school level in Louisville, KY, through a Spanish government program. In addition to teaching, Rafael works as the Language in Context Coordinator as well as the Language and Internship Coordinator at CIEE Alicante. He has been a presenter on several conferences about language acquisition and has served twice on the visiting professors program at Wofford College, SC. He just obtained his M.A. in Spanish at Middlebury College, VT.
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Back to work
Hello everyone! It is hard to believe how incredibly time flies. After an intense summer with college and high school groups, and a little break, we are back with our... keep reading
MEDITERRANEAN INTERNSHIPS
Doing an internship has become a must rather than an option for many students abroad. Companies highly value this type of experiences where you don't only have a real work... keep reading
GREEN DAY
Every semester we like to dedicate a day to do community service avtivities with our students. This semester that day has been to reflect on the importance of reducing the... keep reading
Women take the field!
This week we had the opportunity to see a friendly female soccer (or football, as we call it in Europe) game in Alicante. Students and some of our staff members... keep reading
Animal welfare & wine sounds like a good plan
Last week we had the opportunity of visiting a unique place in the province of Alicante, and probably also in all of Spain. We’re talking about Primadomus, a rescue center... keep reading
Host families and students hang out!
Hi all, This week we had a very special event. For the first time, our host families and their students spent some time together sharing their anecdotes and experiences in... keep reading
New semester is here!
H O L A!!! Summer time is getting to an end (not the weather though) and we just begun a new aceademic year with our three programs and 33 new... keep reading
¡Hasta pronto!
¡Hola amig@s! Our Summer Language and Culture students just finished their program yesterday. During the last four weeks they have been able to enjoy the city and experience Spanish culture... keep reading
Weekend in Granada
¡Hola! This last weekend we visited one of the most beautiful cities in Spain: Granada. Our students loved the presence of islamic art in the city, especially the majesty of... keep reading