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 …
Spain
Leaving and Goodbyes
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 …
Dos Mochilas
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; …
I Left My Shoes in Madrid
I got off the bus in Madrid around 10 p.m., joints and neck stiff. I immediately regretted bringing my laptop as it added what felt like at least five pounds to my bulging backpack, and …
Dealing with the Little Stuff
Currently, I am in a rather squished seat on a bus bound for Madrid. It is a window seat, which was a happy stroke of luck. However, regardless of view, it seems like the next …
Getting Antsy and Surviving
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 …
Make it New
So, I’m in Spain teaching English. This should be an area that I have some amount of expertise in because I just so happen to have spoken English my whole life and have dedicated my …
(Un)Comfortable
Hello class! Today’s bonus word is… (Un)Comfortable! Who remembers what adding “un-” does to a word… So, this is my Two-Weeks-in-Spain post, even though I forgot to send it in until three weeks had passed. …
We’re All Learning
It’s hard to know where to start recounting the happenings of the past week, my first week in Spain. I’ll start before the beginning: My mother dropped me off at the airport after a mostly …
I think I chose the wrong program but then I went to Tarragona
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 …