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Spring Break Part 3: Istanbul, Turkey
Our third destination for spring break was probably my favorite: Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul is a vibrant, beautiful city with a blend of east and west that makes it different from pretty much anywhere else in the world and that we … Continue reading
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Archaeological Museum, Botanical Gardens, and Reina Sofía
The week following our trip to Valencia was another one filled with field trips and a paseo to sites around Madrid, including the Archaeological Museum and Reina Sofía with Paco and the Botanical Gardens with Kike. On Tuesday, Paco took … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeological museum, art, bakery, baza, colón, croissant, dalí, dama, dama de baza, dama de elche, dessert, easter, elche, falleras, field trip, food, french toast, garden, goya, greenhouses, guernica, holy week, iberians, joan miró, kike, lady of baza, lady of elche, lent, metro, miró, modern art, museum, napolitana, pablo picasso, paco, pain au chocolat, panadería, park, paseo, picasso, plants, plaza de colón, plaza de murillo, prado, real jardín botánico, reina sofía, royal botanical gardens, salvador dalí, semana santa, serrano, torrija, valencia, weather
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Lisbon and the Ancient Roman City of Mérida
If we thought we had spent a lot of time traveling by bus on our trip through southern Spain, we were definitely in for a surprise. It took us around four hours to get from our previous stop, Sevilla, to … Continue reading
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Weekend trip to Amsterdam
On Friday morning I woke up at 4:00am to take my first trip out of Spain since I arrived a month and a half ago. Madrid’s metro rail doesn’t run at that hour, but luckily there’s a 24 hour shuttle service … Continue reading
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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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My homestay
I’ll be living with a local family while in Madrid, which should help me get a taste of what it means to experience everyday life in Madrid. During the homestay, the señoras, or a house mothers, do laundry for the students, … Continue reading
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Tagged au, daily life, food, goya, homestay, icade, metro, salamanca
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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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