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Kate Craemer

Adventures and Farewells

Posted on May 25, 2018

The IES program ended on the 27th of April, but I have been in Europe traveling with one of my friends from UW-Madison for two weeks and spent my final week in Barcelona with my …

Posted in Europe, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged barcelona, end of program, International Academic Programs, Kate Craemer, Spain, study abroad, UW-madison

Leaving and Goodbyes

Posted on April 24, 2018

When I first started this blog, I had no problems posting every week about my life. However, as I spent more time abroad everything started to build up and go by so fast. I feel …

Posted in Europe, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged barcelona, end of program, International Academic Programs, Kate Craemer, Spain, study abroad, UW-madison

Dos Mochilas

Posted on April 10, 2018

It has been awhile since I made a blog post, but in my defense, it has been a very busy semester. Since my last post, I have substantially increased my traveling which includes: Lisbon, Portugal; …

Posted in Europe, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged barcelona, International Academic Programs, Kate Craemer, Spain, study abroad, UW-madison

Getting Antsy and Surviving

Posted on February 19, 2018

Except for my trip to Tarragona, I have been in Barcelona for over a month straight now and am starting to get antsy. Most of my classmates have been traveling every weekend and I really …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged barcelona, Kate Craemer, Spain

I think I chose the wrong program but then I went to Tarragona

Posted on January 25, 2018

I have been in Barcelona for over 2 weeks now and feel very comfortable with the city. I anticipated my struggles with cultural and language barriers and expected them. But what I didn’t expect was …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged excursion, Kate Craemer, settling in, Spain

Learning to dance

Posted on January 25, 2018

Last week in my class I introduced myself to a girl, asking her a question about how to access the homework. Throughout the class I pondered whether or not to invite her to the free …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged Kate Craemer, salsa, Spain

Every day is an Adventure

Posted on January 16, 2018

I have been in Spain for 5 days now and have done so much! Navigating the public transportation system is very easy and honestly it feels like I have been here for months. Except for …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Europe, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged arrival, churros, Futbol, Kate Craemer, markets, Spain

I want to speak Spanish to the French

Posted on January 9, 2018

Today is the first day of my travels and my first time in Europe. Going through the check-in process at my USA airport was interesting. Since I plan to travel around in Europe after my …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, France, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged airport adventures, food, France, Kate Craemer, language barrier, Spain

I’m going to Spain, but first cookies

Posted on December 27, 2017

When I was around 10 years old my grandmother gave me a recipe box. It was empty at the time, so she gave me a few recipes to start with and one of them was …

Posted in Academic Year 2017-2018, Kate Craemer, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2018Tagged family, grandmother, holiday, Kate Craemer, Spain

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