Flore & Flore on an active gap year in Valencia.

Flore Musters and Flore Reuchlin are two 17-year-old girls spending 10 months in Valencia for the Hockey & Spanish program. In this blog, they will share why they chose Valencia and what their experience has been like so far.

Valencia

Valencia is a beautiful city with wonderful weather. It’s the perfect destination for a gap year abroad. It offers a great international experience but is still close enough to home. Playing hockey in America was also an option, but that’s a much bigger step and much farther away.

Mister Valencia

We wanted an active gap year abroad and to combine it with our favorite sport, hockey. After reading positive stories from former students on the website, we got in touch with Mister Valencia. We chose Mister Valencia because we wanted help organizing our gap year and because we didn’t know the city of Valencia very well.

The Spanish language

Spanish is a beautiful language, and this is the perfect chance to learn it well. It’s not only fun to learn but will also be very useful for further studies. Additionally, since we live in a Spanish city, it’s great to be able to communicate with the locals. Most of our hockey team is Spanish or Argentinean, so it’s really nice to communicate with them in Spanish. For us, it’s also a great way to practice speaking Spanish with our teammates.

There are so many possibilities, and there’s always something fun to do. Various organizations arrange activities you can join, where you can also meet other students. It’s very easy to connect with other Dutch or international students.

The Highlights of our gap year

Flore Musters: This weekend, I’ll be playing in a tournament with the junior team of Valencia CH for the Spanish championships. I’m really excited and looking forward to it.

Flore and her team have qualified for the Spanish championships and will compete for the Copa España Juvenil from December 5th to 8th in Malaga.

Flore Reuchlin: Together with my team, I went to Barcelona for a double weekend. It was a weekend with two matches and an overnight stay in Terrassa, Barcelona. It was a great experience to share with my team.

Does the combination of playing hockey and learning Spanish in Valencia sound interesting to you? Feel free to contact us!