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Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and the West Bank

Posted on 22 May 2014 by Casey Brown

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

Posted on 10 May 2014 by Casey Brown

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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Santiago de Compostela, Porto, and Salamanca

Posted on 4 May 2014 by Casey Brown

While the first half of our Northern Spain trip was full of relaxing and beach time, in the next three days we visited three different cities and made it back to Madrid. The driving trips were all very long, so we … Continue reading →

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Asturias: the land of cider and beaches

Posted on 3 May 2014 by Casey Brown

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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Valencia and the hanging houses of Cuenca

Posted on 10 April 2014 by Casey Brown

Our day started early on Thursday, March 26, with a meetup time of 8:45am in Príncipe Pío for our second to last weekend trip, this time to Cuenca and Valencia towards the east. The central city of Cuenca in Castilla-La … Continue reading →

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Sevilla

Posted on 28 February 2014 by Casey Brown

We had lots of fun in Granada, but by this point our trip was not even halfway over yet, so we left Granada at 9:30 to make the three and a half our trek to Sevilla, the capital of the … Continue reading →

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Weekend trip to Amsterdam

Posted on 18 February 2014 by Casey Brown

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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Second Week of Class and Tour of Real Madrid’s Stadium

Posted on 21 January 2014 by Casey Brown

Though American University didn’t have classes on Monday because of Martin Luther King Day, Jr. Day (and actually had classes cancelled today as well because of snow!), Spain does not have such a holiday, so we still had to attend school.

Posted in Study Abroad in Madrid | Tagged au, class, eu, european union, field trip, fútbol, journalism, martin luther king, real madrid, santiago bernabéu, school, snow, soccer, stadium, trip | Leave a comment

Toledo and Segovia

Posted on 18 January 2014 by Casey Brown

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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