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las aventuras
"wherever you go becomes a part of you"
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Reflecting on 2018
I began the year at home with family but soon afterwards I returned to Spain, hungry to learn more about this beautiful country that I...
Dec 21, 2018


"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 27, 2018


Una carta a mis mamas españolas / a letter to my Spanish mothers
English translation down below: Queridas Olga y Nuria, Al principio, no estaba segura escribir porque me sentía muchas emociones por...
May 15, 2018


Saying goodbye is the hardest part / la despedida
Here 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...
May 14, 2018


La feria de abril y Gibraltar / the fair of April and Gibraltar
Two weeks after la Semana Santa, la feria de abril comes to Sevilla. La Feria is basically a huge, gigantic fair with attractions, food,...
Apr 22, 2018


A day in my life: spring edition / un día en mi vida
Last semester, I wrote a post where I described a regular day in my life, and I thought it would be helpful to write a similar post since...
Mar 21, 2018


Granada and the Inquisition / Granada y la Conquista
Last weekend I went to Granada (literally means pomegranate in English) to experience the beauty of the Alhambra (Arabic name meaning red...
Mar 4, 2018


Experiences with locals: when you know Spanish, but you're still not quite "fluent"
I remember when I first started seriously learning Spanish my first year of college. Most of my professors were not native Spanish...
Feb 17, 2018


I'm not leaving Spain / No voy a salir de España
My first week back in Spain has been incredible! I have to admit at the end of last semester, I didn’t know how I felt about Sevilla...
Feb 11, 2018
Culture shock / el choque cultural
Hello! Last week, I visited my friends and fellow professors for a few days at Saint Mary’s to spend some time with them before I return...
Jan 29, 2018
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