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Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and the West Bank

For my last trip before heading back home from study abroad, I decided to visit Israel with Elyssa, my friend from high school who’s currently studying abroad in Jordan. I originally wanted to visit her in Amman, but it was expensive … Continue reading

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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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Asturias: the land of cider and beaches

After our 10 day spring break trip, we were greeted with 4 days of exams. It was a busy week, but it’s good to know that now I’m done with four out of my five classes that I’ve been taking … Continue reading

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Barcelona and Catalonia through Picasso, Dalí, and Gaudí

As you can see from all of these travel blog posts, a lot of our time abroad is spent outside of Madrid. I actually only have two weekends left in the city with no trips at all! This past weekend … Continue reading

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Granada: Spain’s Last Moorish Conquest

After spending almost all of Thursday driving through Consuegra’s windmills and visiting the mosque of Córdoba, we finally arrived in the city we’d be sleeping for the next two nights: Granada. We didn’t get there until around 8:00pm, so we … Continue reading

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