Hi everyone! Last week was my first time experiencing Thanksgiving without my family, and let me tell you it was very different. My roommates and friends from other rooms in our flat complex (apartment complex) all decided that we should have a “friends-giving” since most of our parents were unable to come visit us during…
winter is here
Christmas and winter time have really set in here in London. It is so cold in London now I have to wear about four layers anytime I go outside. My hands are freezing off and I just keep thinking about the sunshine in Florida to get me through! I only have 6 more days of…
Five
There are five girls I’ve hung out with this whole time in Aix. They are all wildly different and wildly fascinating to listen to. I spend different parts of my day with these remarkable women and I’m learning more and more about them at every instance. Part of the dream of studying abroad is meeting…
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…
November 2nd – November 13th: León – Mining Museum & Sidra Museum
Well time has been moving pretty fast, we have a little over month left in Spain and I have had a blast thus far here in Europe. The first excursion of November was to León, which is south of Oviedo. The most significant building in León is the León Cathedral because of its Gothic architecture….
Lisbon, Budapest and Vienna
A lot has happened in the last two weeks! Where to I begin? The first trip began in Portugal, Lisbon specifically, when the boys decided they wanted to experience the Casino the night we go there. We ended up sort of stranded at the end… But the next day we toured our hearts away starting…
3 Weeks
We have less than three left! The past week was pretty busy for me. I spent my thanksgiving in class and going to an American restaurant In Oviedo. It wasn’t quite turkey and mash potatoes, but I was okay with a chicken burrito and a chocolate milkshake. That weekend, I flew to Munich with my…
October 17th – November 1st: Ribadesella – Real Oviedo Soccer Match – Valencia
Classes at the University are going well so far and I am enjoying each of them. The weekend of October 22nd, we had an excursion to Ribadesella, which is a very small and unique village in Asturias because of its inlet beach. While in Ribadesella, we visited Cuevas de Tito Bustillo, which contains prehistoric paintings….
October 3rd – October 16th: University of Oviedo – Picos de Europa – Covadonga
After a month-long crash course of learning Spanish basics at CBCE, we finally transferred to the University of Oviedo. The transition to the university was a bit stressful because we had to choose classes and which level we want to be in, but after the first week things moved smoothly. Aside from starting classes at…