Tagged: Spain

America’s Choice

Within 12 hours, we very well may know who will control the United States — and much of the world — for the next four years. The 2012 presidential election has arrived, and I...

De Vuelta en Madrid

Now that I’ve been back in Madrid for over two weeks, I suppose I’m long overdue for an update. So, hello. Here I am in Madrid! I arrived to cold, rainy weather, bleak apartment...

Ya Huele a Feria

The most wonderful time of the year. In Sevilla, that’s not Christmas but Feria de Abril. Sevilla’s spring festival, dating back to 1847, began livestock-trading fair but has evolved into a week of parties,...

Gallivanting around Galicia

In March, my friends and I took advantage of some phenomenal Ryanair flight deals and visited a region of Spain I had never seen: the northwestern Galicia. Staying in Santiago de Compostela, we also...

Family Fun in Spain Part II

As I wrote about in my last post, my family paid a visit to me in Spain in March, which turned out to be a truly wonderful week. Here’s the second (and final) part...

Family Fun in Spain (and Gibraltar) Part I

In March, I was joined by my wonderful mom and sister, who spent a week getting to know my lovely Sevilla and exploring other parts of Spain. Despite their lack of sleep after a...

Forza Italia!

Spending a month in Spain the summer before my senior year of high school was a life-changing experience: it instilled in me a life-long love in Spain that, obviously, has had quite an impact...

Auxiliares students

Can’t Keep Me Away

In just over two months, guess where I’ll be headed. The answer is shocking, I know. Back to Spain! As I’ve mentioned before, I’m lucky enough to be returning to Spain to spend another...