Hola! After our ‘Semana Santa’ or what we used as a spring break, we stayed local and just enjoyed time with other students at the university by doing day trips places and going out and doing fun activities. We had a bit over a month left when we realized that this could be the last…
Author: prhinehart@rollins.edu
Semana Santa- Scandinavian version
Hello to those who are reading ! I am currently on “Spring Break” which in Spain they have easter week off. Calling it “Semana Santa”. I decided to travel during this break instead of staying in Spain, even though this is one of the best weeks to be in Spain. I decided to pack my…
Oviedo2K18
¡Hola! We are about halfway through the semester? Where did the time go? Michael Dennis and I are enjoying our life here in Oviedo. We have conversation partners that Rollins set us up with. Our conversation partners are twins and they are pretty crazy. We enjoy spending the time because they are a social duo,…
Life in Oviedo
Oh, the life in Oviedo, Spain. I am starting to really get my barrings here in Oviedo as I am beginning to finally start feeling confident when speaking Spanish with other students, teachers and locals. The life here is quaint because it is small enough to have a unique and different vibe, while also being…
University of Oviedo 2018-Spring 1
Hi everyone! My name is Patrick Rhinehart, I am an International Relations major with a minor in Communication and Spanish. I envy traveling as it is a part of my life with a lot of family spread across the globe, most of it in Europe though. I am pretty liberal thinking young gent who believes…
The Journey Continues
As many of my peers and I crammed finals in, many were getting ready to head back to the United States, I on the other hand am spending the next month here in Europe until school in WP starts back up. This journey has been an incredible experience and I believe it is a crime…
Austria and Traveling Alone
In Austria, after being in Innsbruck, I went to a town called Sölden. The town was one of the few mountains open during the Thanksgiving holiday because a lot of the Alps, hadn’t gotten much snow. I am an avid snowboarder so it was really nice to finally escape the city life and craze of…
Update and technical difficulties
I have had so many problems with my Letters to America login, and am now finally again able to post. So I have to write twi posts. Papers are due, exams before exams, studying, and projects. School is getting hectic, and you know whats a great idea for that? To travel for an entire week…
Fall Break round 2
Ciao, it is mid-november, freezing cold, no heating, peacoats and sweaters are out, and I am still thoroughly enjoying Rome. Last two weekends I stayed in Rome after a fun filled weekend in Florence with our ISA program. I explored more of Rome I have yet to see. Tomorrow I leave for Munich and Austria…
Half way there
Ciao, A couple of friends and I just got back from a very relaxing trip in Santorini for the week. We spent time cliff diving, ATV riding, watching the sunset in Oia, eating gyros and taking a very strange transportation system. Their local buses consisted of 2 men and they would come in a coach…