PSU Magazine Summer 1988

L. 0 :i: z :i: > ;o 0 ~ > z Wben S p Friendly people and humbling historical sites greet Portlai each year with the help of program director David Ronu For the ancient city of Toledo 20 years is nothing. At left, John Hardiman walks the streets in 1987, and below, in 1968, Arlene Wilson (left), Christie and Mary Talbot, David Romey, and Ken Wallace rest at a sidewalk cafe. KEN WALLACE W hen John Hardiman, then 22 , decided to go on Profes– sor David Romey's summer program in Spain, he had no idea it would change his life's ambition. Hardiman was a business major at PSU. He had taken Spanish language classes off and on since his days at Gladstone High School. But this 1987 trip to Spain changed everything; he is now a Spanish ma– jor. Hardiman's business bent re– mains but only if he can find an in– ternational company with operations in Spain. The Hispanic Studies program has that effect on people. Not everyone takes to it as strongly as Hardiman, admits Romey, but they don't forget. That was evident at the 20-year reunion celebration of Romey 's involvement in the program held this spring at Portland State. Students from as far away as Califor– nia came to share memories, photographs and impart advice to those leaving this summer. Since 1968, PSU Spanish Pro– fessor David Romey has directed the program. He takes 18 to 20 students for a six-week session, which in– cludes daily language and literature classes at the University of Madrid, trips to the north and south of Spain, and exposure to Spanish culture through walking tours, music, theater and art events in and around Madrid. Many of the students attending the program go off on their own before or after the program. The striking shadows of a Roman aqueduct in Segovia.