Feb 1, 2019JapanLearning hiragana is difficult | Blog post #2About three weeks have passed since we started the semester. Learning Japanese so far has certainly been a challenge, but the feeling of...
Jan 17, 2019I'm learning Japanese!Konichiwa! こんにちは I’m about to embark on an entirely new language journey during my final semester of college, and for my class we have to...
Dec 21, 2018Reflecting on 2018I began the year at home with family but soon afterwards I returned to Spain, hungry to learn more about this beautiful country that I...
May 27, 2018United States"Adjusting" back to the U.S.Exactly two weeks have passed since I’ve left Sevilla. I’d like to say that I’m feeling better, but it’s not by much. I think I was...
May 15, 2018SpainUna carta a mis mamas españolas / a letter to my Spanish mothersEnglish translation down below: Queridas Olga y Nuria, Al principio, no estaba segura escribir porque me sentía muchas emociones por...
May 14, 2018SpainSaying goodbye is the hardest part / la despedidaHere I am, on the plane ride back to the United States. My year-long study abroad experience has ended, and I feel … as if my heart has...
Apr 22, 2018SpainLa feria de abril y Gibraltar / the fair of April and GibraltarTwo weeks after la Semana Santa, la feria de abril comes to Sevilla. La Feria is basically a huge, gigantic fair with attractions, food,...
Apr 8, 2018EgyptMy Egyptian Experience / mi experiencia en EgiptoDuring part of Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Spain, I journeyed to a childhood dream country, Egypt. I have always been fascinated with...