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🍁🦃 Bilingual Cooking Class: ¡Celebrate Thanksgiving with Us! 🦃🍁📅
Thursday, November 21 🕖 7:00 PM📍 DarKha Academy – Carrer Sant Domènec, 32 💶 Bring 3€ for supplies. 🥧 And bring something to share with the group! Come cook, laugh, and connect in English & Spanish while learning about the heartwarming American tradition of Thanksgiving! 🇺🇸❤️🗣 Practice your language skills in a fun, real-life setting 🌍 Celebrate culture, friendship, and gratitude 🎉 Friends are welcome – the more, the merrier! 📝 RSVP (685 166 339) please!
Darcie Khanukayev
Nov 4, 20251 min read


Olive You! Olive Me!
As a kid in California, I thought olives were... fine. Nothing special. They came in two varieties: black, with barely any flavor, or green and stuffed with pimientos. That was it. They tasted like the jar — flat, timid, and bland. We put them on pizza and... well, I can’t think of much else.
Sure, olive trees grew in California. I loved their silvery-green leaves and gnarled bark, ancient and wise. But their fruit? Always a disappointment. I never would have guessed that,
Darcie Khanukayev
Oct 29, 20252 min read


We are hiking🚶🏻♀️to La Ermita en el Puig.🥾
November 16, We are hiking🚶🏻♀️to La Ermita en el Puig.🥾 It’s an emblematic hermitage of Xàtiva very close to the urban center. Meet at the academy at 10 with water, snack for a 3 hour easy/medium excursion (about 8 km on roads and up a the hill on well trod paths).
Darcie Khanukayev
Oct 28, 20251 min read


📚✨ New Book in the DarKha Bilingual Book Club! ✨📚
Ready to switch stories? 💫 We’re putting Don Quijote back on the shelf (for now 😉) and diving into a captivating, slightly eerie, and beautifully written short story collection: 🕊️ “Birds in the Mouth” by Samanta Schweblin. 🔁 As always, it’s our DarKha Special Bilingual Book Club — where language learners and literature lovers meet to share, laugh, and practice Spanish & English in a relaxed, thoughtful space. 🗓️ Get a copy of book in PDFs in both Spanish and English at
Darcie Khanukayev
Oct 28, 20251 min read


We’re going to knit in two languages!
🧶✨ BILINGUAL ADULT COMMUNITY NIGHT ✨🧶 Friday, October 24 at 7:00 PM📍 DarKha Academy – Carrer Sant Domènec, 32. We’re going to knit in two languages! Yes, really. Whether you’re a seasoned stitcher or don’t know a knitting needle from a spoon — you’re welcome! 🧶 We’ve got supplies, 👜 but feel free to bring your own.🧍♀️🧍♂️ We’re looking for: Knitters and non-knitters; English and/or Spanish speakers; People who love to laugh, learn, and share. 🎁
Darcie Khanukayev
Oct 8, 20251 min read


Constipated or constipada: It’s Not the Same!
Here at the academy, September is our month of coordinating and accommodating: matching parents with afterschool schedules filled with sports, music, dance… and of course, English! Lives are modified, groups are formed and tweaked, alliances made and broken — all because of fencing class. It's glorious madness. And then comes October.
Darcie Khanukayev
Oct 2, 20252 min read


✨ September at DarKha: Spanish, Culture & New Adventures in Xàtiva✨
Dear DarKha Community,
We hope your summer has been full of light and joy! 🌞 September brings a fresh start, and at DarKha we want to invite you not only to learn Spanish, but to live it in community.
🌟 Spanish Classes at DarKha
Classes begin on Monday, September 15th, with groups available both in the mornings and evenings. Over the next few days, we’ll finalize the schedules to best fit your life — because we know every student’s rhythm is different.
📍 Important detail
Darcie Khanukayev
Sep 7, 20252 min read


🚶♀️🌳 Bilingual Hiking Adventure! 🌳🚶♂️🏰
On Sunday, September 21, we’ll head out for a refreshing morning of fresh air, conversation, and discovery. These hikes aren’t just about moving your body (though the castle views and hills will definitely give you a workout!). They’re also about moving your language forward. 🌍💬
Whether you’re practicing Spanish or English, you’ll have the chance to:
Use real language in real conversations while walking with others.
Build confidence speaking naturally, outside the classroom
Darcie Khanukayev
Sep 4, 20251 min read


🌿🚶♂️ Join DarKha Academy for the III Hiking March "Per La Costereta" 🚶♀️
Our adult immersion activity is joining this special hiking route organized by local town halls. 🌄🥾 📅 March 2📍 Meeting point: 9:00 AM
Darcie Khanukayev
Feb 25, 20251 min read
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