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Thoughts of a semester gone by

Posted on April 25, 2019

I think I can speak for almost all college students when I say that the idea of summer, the ending being oh-so-near, is often one of the best parts of Spring semester. However, being abroad …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2019, Taya BriggsTagged end of program, Granada, International Academic Programs, semester abroad, Spain, study abroad, Taya Briggs, UW-madison3 Comments

Europe, Africa, and Westeros

Posted on April 15, 2019

As any Game-of-Thrones watcher will know, the hit HBO show is finally returning! As a superfan, I knew that, despite being abroad, I will need to watch the show when it airs live. When I …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2019, Taya BriggsTagged Granada, International Academic Programs, Spain, study abroad, Taya Briggs, travel, UW-madison1 Comment

Halfway Highlights

Posted on March 14, 2019

While studying abroad isn’t always roses and sunshine (think brain exhaustion from speaking in a foreign language 24/7, and a time difference that makes it impossible to watch The Bachelor or Grey’s Anatomy live), Granada …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2019, Taya BriggsTagged Granada, International Academic Programs, semester abroad, Spain, Taya Briggs, UW-madison1 Comment

The Great Wide Somewhere

Posted on February 27, 2019

One of the many insane perks of my semester abroad thus far is the fact that I have, essentially, two and a half spring breaks. Semana Blanca came and went very early on in February, …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2019, Taya BriggsTagged Granada, International Academic Programs, Spain, study abroad, Taya Briggs, UW-madison4 Comments

22,670 Steps to the Alhambra, and Other Realities of Granada

Posted on January 31, 2019

The quote “Que no hay en la vida nada como la pena de ser ciego en Granada” perfectly sums up how I feel about this stunning city after living here for two weeks. In English, …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2019, Taya BriggsTagged Granada, International Academic Programs, Spain, study abroad, Taya Briggs, UW-madison5 Comments

My mom broke her leg so I’m studying in Spain

Posted on December 10, 2018

It sounds like a tale straight out of a soap opera, or, maybe more precisely, from a horror film — my mom got on the back of a moped with a boy she had just …

Posted in Academic Year 2018-2019, Europe, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2019, Taya BriggsTagged Granada, International Academic Programs, semester abroad, Spain, study abroad, Taya Briggs, UW-madison6 Comments

Granada

Posted on March 13, 2015

Granada was one city that I heard from ten people or more I HAD to visit. Now having visited it I agree. It’s a little late but here’s my take on the pomegranate city. Barrio …

Posted in Europe, Kaitlin McCuskey, Returned Student, Spain, Spring 2015Tagged Granada, International Academic Programs, Kaitlin McCuskey, La Alhambra, Spain, study abroad, UW-madison

Travels

Posted on November 6, 2014

These two months that I have been in Spain, I have been fortunate enough to travel all over Spain and to 3 different countries! Since, it would take me a long time to describe all …

Posted in Alexandra Walkush, Europe, Fall 2014, Returned Student, SpainTagged Alexandra Walkush, Granada, Greece, International Academic Programs, Portugal, Spain, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Host family, University, and Culture Shock!

Posted on October 7, 2014

I have been in Granada for over a month now! I can’t believe that the time went by so quickly! I have been getting used to the way life is here. It is a lot …

Posted in Alexandra Walkush, Europe, Fall 2014, Returned Student, SpainTagged Alexandra Walkush, CEGRI, culture shock, Granada, host family, International Academic Programs, Spain, study abroad, UW-madison

Update from Granada, Spain

Posted on September 9, 2014

I have been Granada, Spain for almost a week now, and all I can say is, HOLY COW! I GET TO LIVE HERE FOR FOUR MONTHS?! This city is absolutely breathtaking, and is filled with …

Posted in Alexandra Walkush, Europe, Fall 2014, Returned Student, SpainTagged Alexandra Walkush, Granada, International Academic Programs, Spain, study abroad, UW-madison
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