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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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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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