January 2012
12 posts
First week in Sevilla
I’ve almost been in Sevilla for a week now. It’s definitely one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. Every building is super detailed and packed together. Every time I start to feel comfortable here I stop and remind myself where I am. It’s pretty surreal to be living in this gorgeous European city.
Things are pretty easy going here, I especially like not having a...
Toledo
After leaving Madrid, we moved on to Toledo, a picturesque European town situated on a hillside, known for being the home of impressive cathedrals and the setting for Don Quiote. We toured the ancient city and made a visit to the Jewish neighborhood. There is not much of a Jewish population still in Spain, just in Madrid, mostly. Some Spanish customs date back to the inquisition as a way to...
First Impressions - El primer día en España
Once I met my fellow International Studies Abroad (ISA) participants at the airport while waiting for our flight to Madrid to lift off, my anxiety was replaced with excitement. It finally began to hit me, I was moving to a foreign country for the next six months of my life, and I couldn’t be more excited. With a whole row to myself, the flight went by much more quickly than expected. After a...
The street I will be living on in Sevilla, Spain.... →
