Spanish

W&J offers semester-long study abroad opportunities in Spanish-speaking countries including Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, and Uruguay, plus summer Magellan projects and study abroad in whichever country students choose. Travel opportunities are also available during Jay Term courses in January or May, and internships and service learning opportunities for students are available in Costa Rica, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Puerto Rico.

Adam Hrycko ’20, spent the summer of 2019 in Cusco, Peru, completing an internship at the Wiracocha Spanish School. As a Program Expansion and Development Intern, Adam helped the school build US university partnerships by doing translation, and language/content updating for digital media and international marketing materials. This opportunity allowed him to gain professional experience, understand better the cross-linguistic and cross-cultural elements of the language, and eventually led him to pursue a master’s degree in Global Communication and Applied Translation for Spanish.

Unique on-campus opportunities are also part of W&J’s robust program. Eight W&J students joined literary forces in their Spanish class to write a detective novel in their second language. The project allowed them to explore their creativity while connecting with the culture of Spain in a way that deepened their understanding of the country and its people.