Before arriving in New Zealand, I was all sorts of nervous and excited. I wondered how I would react to new aspects of culture and people from that culture. In a sense this was just like going to college for the first time, a “fresh start.” As this was my first time spending so much…
Final Climb
Queenstown- I couldn’t have asked for a better last weekend in New Zealand. I was told we were “going on a hike.” What I wasn’t told, is that we’d climb 4700 feet to reach the summit. 5:00am wake up, 6:00am beginning hiking the Ben Lomond track in pitch black. Guided by our headlamps and iPhone…
New Cities
One month left and I find myself checking into a hostel in Auckland, turning around, and seeing my sister and 3 best friends running towards me. Does it get any better at this point? I was so lucky to spend two weeks traveling around New Zealand with friends from home. Seeing their reactions to new lingo…
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
My favorite cultural activity so far has been going to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. I did not realize how much history and culture the Real Madrid soccer team holds for the city. It was very interesting to see all of the old jerseys and cleats of the top players. All of the trophies showed the…
Granada y el Estadio de Santiago Bernabéu
So far my Verano experience has been fuera de este mundo! Pictures don’t give justice to the beauty that is throughout Spain. I’m so grateful that Rollins has given me this blessing to study abroad. These first three weeks have been amazing but seeing the city of Granada and touring the Real Madrid stadium have…
Real Palace de Madrid
The best experience from the group activities we have done was the time we went to the royal palace in Madrid. It’s the largest palace in all of Europe. I remembered the whole thing from the last time I came to Madrid. It was fun to go through the rooms with friends, and to re-experience…
Bernabéu Tour and Atlético Madrid Game
Being in Spain has been very interesting so far primarily because of the staggering differences in culture. The cultural event that I enjoyed the most was the tour of the Santiago Bernabeu as I am a big football fan. Walking up to the stadium was incredible because of how big the stadium actually is in…
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Before coming to Spain, I was completely excited, especially after taking Spanish Gastronomy with Prof. Paniagua-Tejo. After taking her class I had such high expectations of the food, the people, the scenery and the monuments, and I can truly say that these expectations have been met. Despite the negative attributes about a city, and the…
Verano Español
One of my favorite cultural activities that I went on during the first three weeks of the program was touring the Real Madrid soccer stadium, Santiago Bernabeu. This was an awesome experience for me because my whole life I was never really a big fan of soccer, but whenever the topic came up I would…