Celebrating your 21st birthday in the States is always a big celebration every college student looks forward to. I can now say I celebrated my 21st birthday in Spain, which was a day to remember thanks to the amazing friends I have met here. It’s difficult adjusting at first, at least it was for me,…
Category: Spain: University of Oviedo
Beginning the second month
For the beginning of my second month here in Oviedo, the adventures just keep continuing. It seems like every weekend keeps getting more and more interesting and I am really getting used to actually living in Spain. A trip we took with Ana that was incredible was that to Cabo Peñas and Cudillero, which was…
¡Feliz Carnaval!
Ending February has made me realize how fast time is truly going by in my experience abroad. The excitement in this month for Spain and most of Europe does not revolve around Valentine’s Day, but Carnaval. Carnaval is a holiday and celebration marking the beginning of lent. The celebrations occur on different weekends of the…
end of my first month
As my first month comes to an end here in Oviedo, I have already learned so much. Everything is becoming easier dealing with communication along with getting around the city. I have never truly been a city girl, so the entire concept is foreign to me! My Spanish skills have already advanced and I have…
getting settled & first adventures
Upon arrival, it was like being thrown into a completely new world. Everything was different and nothing was familiar. Having only an intermediate level of Spanish to go off of, I was excited but completely and definitely scared. After a long day of travel and arriving during the daytime in Spain, when it was nighttime…
& so it begins…
Since the beginning of college I always hoped that I would get the chance to study abroad. The idea of being able to be surrounded by another culture and being able to experience living in a completely different situation intrigued me. After completing the 3 weeks abroad in Costa Rica with the Rollins program, I…