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Paseo to Lavapiés

On Wednesday, April 10, we had our last paseo. 🙁 With the week of Easter being our spring break, this week was the end of all of our classes at the AU Study Center. When we come back from spring … 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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Another Paseo and Another Atleti Game

Wednesday, March 26, was a pretty busy day. Beyond registering that morning for the first semester of my senior year (ahh!), I had my normal three classes, a paseo, and a soccer game with my class — and we were … Continue reading

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Museo de América and Madrid’s Slaughterhouse

The busy Madrid-filled week continued with an adventure with Christy on Tuesday and a paseo with Kike on Wednesday. Like most Tuesdays, Christy and I had a bit of free time that we wanted to take advantage of to explore … Continue reading

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A Week Full of Field Trips

This school week was full of field trips and experiential learning that took us outside of the classroom, including a class trip, a site visit with the program, and a paseo with Kike. After all the weekend trips we’ve been … Continue reading

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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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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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