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¡España! ¡España! ¡España!
Notice all the flags! ¡Viva España! That was the chant of the night. Can you hear it? All the spirit typically associated with Spanish fútbol echoing in your ears. Well, it sure was all present at last...
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El Escorial y Valle de los Caídos
El Escorial Hey y’all! Today we took a little field trip about an hour outside Madrid to San Lorenzo de El Escorial, a small town in the mountains. El Escorial is the home of a beautiful Monastery...
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What better way to start 2013 than a semester in Spain? I can’t believe I leave in just fourteen hours to embark on what I know will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Whenever the topic of me...
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“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place. Like you’ll not only miss the people you love, but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be...
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Una experiencia Toledana
This past Wednesday through Friday was orientation and our group trip to Toledo. Due to jetlag and my late night arrival to Madrid, I woke up at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday “morning” and couldn’t fall back...
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“So much to do, so much to see…”
Another day, and another week has gone by in Spain. All I can think about is how nervous and worried I felt during my last days back at home because I thought I was going to get so homesick. Although I...
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Andalucia Part One
¡Hola amigos! After a week of little to no Wi-Fi or school work (but a lot of time sight-seeing and freedom) it’s been difficult getting back to the swing of things, like doing homework, going to...
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BRB Madrid, OMW to Lisboa!
Sorry I’ve been seemingly slacking on the updates, but it’s only because the unthinkable happened – I got sick again! This time was less fun than the last because I got sick the week before midterms...
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5 Tips for a Successful Semester Abroad
Students meditating in Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, England 1. Open your mind. First and foremost, your semester will be defined by your attitude. The sooner you dismiss the comfortable notion that...
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Our tour of Andalucía
Córdoba, March 4 La Mezquita de Córdoba, España On Tuesday morning we met bright and early at La Fundación, where I take classes, to board the bus to Córdoba! We will be spending the week traveling...
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