We capped off our time in London with the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour. (I highly recommend this to all HP fans)! We took a double-decker bus to the HP studio and went through …
Alcala
A Royal Time in London
We left Ireland early on July 31 and soon arrived at Heathrow Airport; this was a relatively easy process since we did not have to go through customs. After spending euros the past eight-plus weeks, …
Ireland: Harry Potter and The Princess Bride
The third day of our Ireland tour began with a scenic drive through the Ring of Kerry (lush green landscapes and picturesque puffy white clouds): We also stopped at a farm to watch a sheepdog …
Irlanda – wait, I mean Ireland!
After the summer semester ended in late July, I left Spain to travel in Europe for two weeks before returning to Madison to begin my Doctor of Pharmacy program. The ability to connect to free …
Not Adiós, but Hasta Luego
I’m not going to say adiós (goodbye) to Spain– I will instead say hasta luego (see you later)! My time here in Spain is almost over, just hours remain. I didn’t want to start writing this …
Road Trip to Valencia
The third week of Session II classes began with my hospital internship and now ends with a three-day CIEE program trip to Spain’s third largest city. We started our Valencian adventure Friday morning bright and …
X-Rays and Prescriptions
Last week Monday I began the hospital internship portion of the Spanish for Medical Professions class with my médico-tutor (doctor-tutor) Nazareno at the Hospital Príncipe de Asturias. He offered to meet me at the general …
Weekend at the Pueblo with the Fam!
After Session II midterms, I had another free weekend and was fortunate to be included in my familia española’s car trip to the pueblo (my host dad Luis worked that weekend, so he had to …
¡Vamos al Hospital!
I have written often about my host family, tasty new food favorites and traveling all over Spain, but this time I’ll dedicate this post to one of my university classes. As I mentioned in a …
Beware of the Gypsy Fortuneteller!
After the first week of Session II classes, Shelby and I headed out to Granada on Friday, July 5th. My family dropped us off at the Madrid bus station, Estación del sur, on their way …