It was more emotional than I expected, saying goodbye to my family at the airport. I could see the worry in my parent’s eyes and the indifferent gaze by my younger brothers who will not comprehend the magnitude of my journey for a few years. My one backpack and I hop on the first of three planes and get ready to depart. The first flight to Detroit, Michigan my mind …
Miércoles. This morning I didn't have class, thank goodness, so I had breakfast, tried to take a nap (and failed), then got ready and met some friends at the Eixample campus. The plan was to go to a park near the Sant Pau Campus, but we ended up running out of time and just walked around, eventually going to a mercado to buy lunch (pre-packaged sandwiches are 1,05!! I'm so going …
This past weekend was soooo AMAZING! I decided to buckle down and pay for the optional excursion to Arenal and Monte Verde. It was pretty steep in cost ($195) but at the end of it all it was so worth it. We boarded the bus at 1:00pm on this past friday Feburary 3rd and headed to a first destination of Arenal. We arrived that evening checked into our rooms and …
Entry #1: Pre-departure thoughts: What are you expecting from this experience? What do you think your host country and host culture will belike? What are you most excited about? What are you most nervous about? I am getting ready for my journey to Australia. It is hard to believe that in a week I will be on a plane and living out of the United States for months. I am expecting …
1. Everyone uses the metro. Not everyone has a car, and if you don't have a car or use the metro or the bus, you have a moped. In the US, you drive everywhere, and nearly everyone has a car it seems. 2. If you're out to eat at a cafe in Spain, instead of bringing your dishes to a counter or something when you're done, you just …
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