May 2013
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May 15th
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Last night in Barcelona
In a few hours I’ll be on my way to the airport with 3 luggages en route to the United States. Four months ago, I was making the same exact trip to Newark airport not knowing what Barcelona would have in store for me. As soon as I arrived at my gate, I met a handful of students from my program that were about to embark on the same journey as I was. Fast forward to today, and those same kids...
May 6th
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May 6th
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April 2013
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Apr 30th
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End of the semester!
Today is definitely a bittersweet day for me as the semester comes to an end. My final exams weren’t too bad. They consisted of a ten page paper, multiple presentations, and an open-ended test.  Although now I can celebrate by not having to worry about going back to a single classroom until September, a part of me is a bit sad. With the semester being over, it means that all of the new...
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Apr 17th
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Lagos, Portugal
What an amazing weekend in Lagos! A few of my close friends here booked this trip through Discover Excursions months in advance so we couldn’t wait for it to finally come! We flew into Sevilla where we met the directors from Discover and we took 2 coach buses to Lagos! The bus ride was so fun and the trip was filled with tons of fellow Americans abroad. In fact, I bumped into a fellow Rider...
Apr 16th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 9th
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One month left
Time is seriously flying by! It seems like it was just yesterday when I was about to embark on this journey. We are all realizing that time is running out and there are so many things that we want to accomplish before we head back out to the United States. My housemate and I have made a “BCN Bucketlist” with a list of many things we have yet accomplished and want to achieve before...
Apr 7th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 1st
March 2013
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Spring Break in Morocco!
Traveling to Morocco with my program this week was probably the highlight of my time abroad so far. Sailing through the Strait of Gibraltar and seeing the Rock of Gibraltar into Africa was a great way to start the trip. Although we spent hours at a time on the bus traveling to each destination, it was all worth it. Our first city that we visited was Fez. We toured the city and even explored the...
Mar 31st
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Mar 23rd
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Semana Santa! Spring Break is here!
Semana Santa translates into Easter Week. Time has been flying by! I can’t believe it is already Spring Break! I feel as if it was just yesterday when I arrived here. The subject of time running out in Barcelona often comes up in conversation. Most students I’ve spoken to are on the same page as I am — we don’t want to leave. To me, this is the best city in the world. The...
Mar 21st
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Mar 18th
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Mar 16th
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Mar 13th
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Mar 12th
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Mar 11th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 7th
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Mar 6th
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Mar 4th
February 2013
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Feb 24th
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Never a dull moment in Barcelona
Sunday was such a relaxing day. My house mate and I were exhausted from exploring Tarragona the day before, so we were able to sleep in until noon! My host mom’s son and his family came over for lunch. The cool thing about when family comes over for lunch is that there’s basically a four course meal prepared. Mama Clara usually starts off with some  finger food like chips, asparagus,...
Feb 19th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 7th
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One month in Barcelona!
Can you believe it? Time is going by so fast! I’ve been living in Barcelona for about a month now.  Exactly a month ago, I was en route to the airport ready to take on this next chapter of my life. Surely as any other student would be, I was filled with mixed thoughts and emotions. I was anxious, worried, excited, nervous - basically every emotion you can possibly feel. Being the only one...
Feb 7th
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Weekend Trip To London!
After class on Thursday, my roommate and I had a quick dinner and headed straight to the airport where we met up with a bunch of friends for our first trip of the semester to London! The duration of the flight was about 3 hours long and the capacity of people on the plane wasn’t full at all, in fact, most passengers were study abroad students. There were also no assigned seating so we were...
Feb 4th
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Feb 1st
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January 2013
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Jan 30th
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WatchWatch
Bells ringing. It’s church time in Girona! 
Jan 28th
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Visit to Girona & Figueres!
Friday was an eventful day! My program visited Girona, which is about an hour north of Barcelona, and Figueres, which is about 40 minutes north of Girona. We arrived at Girona at about 11am and were greeted by a few tour guides. Girona is a small medieval city with a big Roman and Jewish influence. We split into small groups for our picture challenge! The guides gave us a small pamphlet with...
Jan 28th
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flashjump asked: Ahhhh so envious and truly happy/excited for you as I was reading your posts! Heres me smiling as i'm reading in lecture. I hope you keep having an amazing time. As of right now are you aware of any other places you'll be visiting out of Spain besides London?
Jan 24th
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Class on a mountain? Trip to Fundació Joan Miró!
So today for my Spanish Contemporary Art class, we had to take the funicular railway up to Montjüic (Jew mountain in medieval Catalan) to a museum called Fundació Joan Miró. It was my first trip of the semester. We have been learning about minimalism and Spanish contemporary artists so far and today we focused on Joan Miró, who is a Catalan sculptor, painter, and ceramicist born in Barcelona! His...
Jan 24th
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