Hello from Toledo! My favorite part of the trip so far was the trip to Toledo! The town was so old, it felt like I was walking through medieval times! The history of Toledo is very interesting, as the three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are represented there through synagogues, churches, and mosques. We…
Greetings from Sevilla!
Hello from Sevilla! This past weekend I decided to take a trip out to Sevilla and it was an incredible experience encompassing a great variety of tapas, flamenco dancing and site visiting. Upon arriving, we first went to the Alcazar and saw the vast riches of the palace. (The same palace that Game of Thrones…
El Greco in Toledo
My first three weeks in Spain have been absolutely incredible and full of so many great experiences. The last time I was in Madrid I was 13 years old and was blindly following a tour guide around the city to see the most important sites, including the city of Toledo. This time around, I have…
Food in Spain
Explaining my Madrid experience so far would not be complete without including all of the incredible food in the city. Whether it is small, tasty tapas or a huge “comida” during the middle of the day, Madrid’s food never ceases to amaze me. My best experience has been at the “Mercado de San Antón,” a market…
Toledo
Buenos Dias, After spending just over two weeks in Spain, I have to say that Toledo is by far the most interesting place I’ve seen so far during my study abroad program here in Madrid, Spain. The city itself dates over 2000 years old and throughout that time the city was home to Christians, Jews,…
Ibiza, Spain
While living in Madrid, I have discovered an incomparable level of friendliness and hospitality in the people in Spain. On the first night staying in my new apartment building with my host family, one of the neighbors was exceptionally friendly and helpful in finding my roommate and I a good restaurant to go to for…
Madrid, Spain
Hola from Madrid! One of the coolest things I have done so far while in Spain has been going on the Teleferico Madrid, which is a view of the city of Madrid in a cable car, a couple of hundred feet in the air. The cost of this adventure is a measly six euros, and…
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Hola from Madrid! This picture was taken at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, the stadium of the Real Madrid Futbol team here in Madrid. The tour begins shortly after you buy a ticket for 19 euro. To begin, you are guided to the open stadium where there are incredible views of the amazing field. After taking…
the end of exams
It has been a quiet month for the most part. With the start of exam period, I haven’t had much time for anything but study. I am done with exams so hopefully within the next couple weeks things will start to pick up. I was the first of my friends to finish all my exams…
My last weeks in Brazil
Unfortunately, my time in Brazil is coming to an end, but luckily, the last couple of weeks were probably the best so far. For the past three weeks, I was able to conduct research on the education of children who have sickle-cell disease in Salvador, Brazil, and it was such an amazing experience! It was…