What other features of the ALBA Study Abroad Program are unique or of particular interest in comparison to other study abroad programs in Barcelona?
• First and foremost, we are a relatively small study abroad program with a cap of fifty students per term. This means that class sizes can be as small as two and no larger than twelve students except for specific subjects typically involving a large element of visual arts presentation in which a lecture format is appropriate. Other classes are seminar-style in format which results in a much more effective learning experience. A smaller class also allows ALBA students to become acquainted with each other and so promotes future contacts among our alumni. • While ALBA’s stateside administrators are also Barcelona university teachers with long academic and study-abroad experience, the on-site coordinators are a young married American couple, with two children born in Spain, who have lived in and run their own travel agency/travel service in Barcelona (Spanish Trails Tours and Events) successfully for a number of years. They are consequently not only able to provide a range of interesting
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