A few weeks ago, Spanish Studies Abroad (my studying abroad program) took us on an overnight trip to the beautiful city of Granada. Widely known by the Alhambra, this city in the foothills of Sierra Nevada had more to offer than I imagined. Thank you Caroline for this candid picFuente de las granadasThe balconies of … Continue reading A whole new world: Granada
On the side of studying I've been able to cross 2 more countries out of my list: the Czech Republic and Portugal. Czech Republic My friends and I took a weekend trip to the beautiful city of Prague. Some of my friends who had studied abroad had recommended I visited Prague because it had been … Continue reading Prague and Lisboa
With my classes, and traveling I’ve been super busy these past couples of weeks and haven’t had time to sit down and write much, but I thought it would be good to tell you all about my classes because after all, I do STUDY abroad… My friend Jared and I found this cute Bookstore-Coffee Shop … Continue reading The STUDYING in studying abroad
I remember getting my acceptance letter to Saint Mary's and reading something that every Belle (Saint Mary's woman) has engraved in her mind: "We promise you discovery: the discovery of yourselves, the discovery of the universe, and your place in it". At Saint Mary's we are forced to face issues we often want to avoid … Continue reading The good, the bad, the pretty, and the ugly of being abroad
How often when we make plans to travel we think of places with tall and intricate buildings, places we often see in the movies and where celebrities are known to vacation. In the planning of the perfect vacation when we usually think of places such as Italy, Spain, France, etc we forget about some of … Continue reading Tsamina mina zangalewa This time for Africa (Morocco)
Last week I started my class at Universidad de Sevilla. Through Spanish Studies Abroad, I am not only able to take classes at a local university, but I take those classes with other local students which forces me to be completely integrated into the study abroad experience. Universidad de Sevilla. This building which used to … Continue reading First Week of Classes: Falling in Love
If there is something I've learned in my time in Andalusia (the southern coastal region of Spain) is that it was a very wanted area by the Moors, Jewish and Christians, everyone fought for it, had control over it, and ultimately 2 of those groups lost it. One of the most visited sites in Córdoba … Continue reading Córdoba
This week we visited the Real Alcazár de Sevilla, a royal palace in the center of the city. This palace was built back in the 10th century as a residential fortress for the Moors, who had a constant war with the Spanish over Sevilla. When the Spanish regained power over Sevilla, they kept part of … Continue reading El Real Alcázar de Sevilla
On Monday we started our "intensive period" classes, which is a two-week period in which we have a Spanish class on Mondays-Fridays from 9am-1pm. My class is a Spanish class for heritage speakers in which we focus on grammar and do lots of writing. The first week of February I will start my classes at … Continue reading Primera semana de clases (Intensive period)
Well, my first day in Sevilla was nothing less than what I expected it to be: incredible. After an entire day of flying and sitting in 3 different airports, I finally arrived to Sevilla. As we started to descend I could see fields of green, beautiful mountains (for those of you in FL, I know … Continue reading Lost in Sevilla…
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