Hello,

I'll be studying Castellano for my entire life, but I have recently thought about trying my hand at Catalan. Has any board-member studied it in Spain, and if so could you recommend a school? Likewise, if you are familar with any on-line learning aids please pass those my way.

My goal is to return to Spain for another extended stay in 2006, so I thought I'd begin preparing right now.

BTW, given the great number of dialects is there a city in Catalonia where the purest Catalan is spoken. I know that most people agree that the purest Castellano is spoken in Valladolid, so I imagine Catalan has its counterpart.

¡Aúpa Pucela!
¡Viva España!

Shawn