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Fiestas of San Isidro and final days in Madrid
May 15, the day before I left for Israel, is known as “Madrid Day”, because it’s the feast of San Isidro, the patron saint of Madrid. Usually the entire weekend is full of fun events that most people go to … Continue reading
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Tagged almudena cathedral, amudena, cathedral, chotis, chulapo, churro, churros, churros con chocolate, cocido, codido madrileño, culture, dance, folk, folk dance, food, isidro, madrid, madrid day, madrileño, mägo de oz, saint, san isidro, taje
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The Basque Country: Bilbao and San Sebastián
One of the few places in Spain that our program didn’t have the chance to bring us was the Basque Country. Since we had a few days between exams, Hyunjin, Ben, Christy, and I decided to take a two day … Continue reading
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Tagged andalusia, basque country, beach, beach of la concha, beret, bilbao, bus, casco viejo, castilla, catedral de santiago, cathedral, church of san antón, culture, donostia, eight basque surnames, eso es, estuary, eta, euskadi, euskera, food, france, funicular, gastronomy, gothic quarter, gran vía, gran vía de don diego lópez de haro, guggenheim, guggenheim museum, igeldo, igueldo, la concha, levantamiento de peso, medieval, mountain, mountains, movie, movie theater, movies, museum, museums, ocho apellidos vascos, país vasco, pelota, pinchos, pinxos, port, racquetball, ría, rock lifting, san antón, san sebastian, seafood, siete calles, sports, squash, tapas, trip, trips, txoko, urgull, vasco, yoko ono
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Spanish Bullfight and Farewell Dinner
We didn’t really have much time to rest after we got back the Northern Spain trip on Wednesday night, because Thursday was another busy day. We had the farewell dinner that night and a bullfight to go to right before … Continue reading
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Tagged azahara, banderilleros, blood sport, bull, bullfight, bulls, corrida, corrida de toros, corte inglés, culture, día de los trabajadores, el corte inglés, elena, farewell dinner, fight, gifts, holiday, holidays, labor day, las ventas, maricarmen, matador, mozo de espada, paco, picadores, sport, torero, toreros, toro, toros
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Super Bowl XLVIII as an expat
Like the 111.5 million other people in the United States, some friends and I stayed up late on Sunday night to watch the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII. Kick-off was scheduled for 6:30pm… but that’s east coast … Continue reading
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Tagged ads, advertisements, america, american, american football, amfam, athletic bilbao, atlético de madrid, bilbao, broncos, budweiser, chrysler, coca-cola, coke, commercials, culture, denver, denver broncos, dreams, festival, food, football, fútbol, holiday, holidays, homesick, import, james joyce, jeep, made in america, puppies, real madrid, red card, ronaldo, seahawks, seattle, seattle seahawks, soccer, super bowl, superbowl, united states, usa, wilderness
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Paseo #2: Authentic Flamenco Performance
Unlike the typical Paseos por Madrid which take place during the day on Fridays, this week’s class took place at 9:30 on Wednesday night and didn’t finish until 11:30. Being out so late (though, honestly, midnight is not late in Spain) … Continue reading
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Tagged andalucía, andalusia, brazil, culture, dance, duende, duendes, flamenco, guitar, gypsies, gypsy, mudéjar, music, paseo, paseos por madrid, performance, phrygian scale, romani, samba, show, singing, song
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Toledo and Segovia
One of the benefits of studying abroad in Madrid at the same time as the students doing American University’s Iberian Experience programs is that the ICADE students have the opportunity to attend the trips around Spain and Portugal that the others go … Continue reading
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Tagged alcázar, aqueduct, architecture, art, castilla y león, castilla-la mancha, castilla-león, castle, catcholic monarchs, catcholics, cathedral, christian, christianity, church, cochinillo, coexistence, culture, day trips, disney, el greco, engineering, fernando, harry potter, history, hogwarts, isabel, islam, jewish, judiaism, medieval, melting pot, monastery, moors, mosque, mountains, mudéjar, muslim, paco, patriarchy, religion, roman, rome, san antón, santo tomé, segovia, sierra de guadarrama, spanish language, suckling pig, synagogue, toledo, trip, visigoth
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