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Journalism field trip, Reina Sofía, and El Lobo de Wall Street
The last week has been pretty low-key. After staying up so late for the Super Bowl, the cold that I had been getting over came back with renewed fury and quite possibly a case of bronchitis, so I’ve been mostly … Continue reading
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Madrid’s Prado Museum
The Museo del Prado is Spain’s largest art museum. It’s located right in the middle of Madrid, about a 10 minute walk to the east of Puerta del Sol and right off of Plaza de Cibeles, the night bus hub that’s also … Continue reading
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First Paseo: Retiro Park and a Flamenco Class
Paseos por Madrid is another class offered as part of American University’s Iberian Experience that the Madrid Business Program students can participate in occasionally. Paseo is a Spanish word that means a walk or stroll, though its connotation is very … Continue reading
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Second Week of Class and Tour of Real Madrid’s Stadium
Though American University didn’t have classes on Monday because of Martin Luther King Day, Jr. Day (and actually had classes cancelled today as well because of snow!), Spain does not have such a holiday, so we still had to attend school.
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Tagged au, class, eu, european union, field trip, fútbol, journalism, martin luther king, real madrid, santiago bernabéu, school, snow, soccer, stadium, trip
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First week of classes
Because I only have classes Monday through Thursday, I have officially survived my first week of school in Madrid! I’m pretty excited for the semester. My classes don’t seem like they’ll be too hard, and they seem pretty interesting. I … Continue reading
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First week in Madrid
As most of you already know, I’ll be spending the next few months studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. I had already been in Europe traveling with my family beforehand, but my program officially started on January 6. As we near … Continue reading
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Tagged bocadillo, class, food, goya, holiday, homestay, introduction, metro, orientation, salamanca, school, spanish language, three king's day
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