I just returned from Mexico where I attended a wonderful conference in Ensenada, in Baja California: The XXIII Foro de Especialistas Universitarios en Lenguas Extranjeras with the theme ‘languages: a windown on intercultarality’. Ensenada is the place where 90% of Mexico’s wine is produced (I had never tasted Mexcian wine but can now attest with certainty that it is very good!). It was great to catch up with old friends such as David Toledo Sarracino, and meet new ones such as Maria Elena Solares from UNAM in Mexico City. There were excellent plenaries by Thomas Ricento from Calgary, Jitka Crhová from Tijuana, Teresa Feuentes Morán from Salamanca, and even a lecture on ‘how to appreciate wine’, which always seems a sensible topic for a conference on languages.

With over 600 participants in attendance, compared to around 300 in previous years, this edition of the FEULE conference was a great success. The live music and food prepared by students from the school of gastronomy were a very nice touch.