Today is my last full day in Spain. Early tomorrow morning I will be en route to Berlin to travel with my father who I have not seen since December. As excited as I am to see him, I cannot help but feel an overwhelming sadness as I pack my…
Since I arrived in Oviedo, I almost immediately felt like it was my home, and therefore did not go out and do many of the “touristy” things in my small city. As my time in Spain comes to an end, I am not trying to cross of as many of…
On Wednesday April 18th I turned 20. I am honestly not a fan of celebrating my birthday, but I am lucky to have made such incredible friends throughout this journey, who made my birthday truly unforgettable. Coincidentally my birthday also marks exeactly one month until my Spanish travels come to…
Hello again blogging world I am back from a very lovely spring break. I first went to Jerusalem, Israel, where my brother lives, and then together we went to Paris, France. quick list of things we did: Eiffel Tower free (fee to go up) Arc de Triomphe free (fee to go up)…
This past week was unique in that I did not attend my regular classes. Instead, La Casa de Las Lenguas program offered different workshops, talleres, for the students to attend everyday. The talleres range from cooking to dance to practicing conversational Spanish! My taller was botánico, so I got to walk around Oviedo…
This past weekend I went to Barcelona, and all I can say is I need more time! I would love to go back. Throughout the trip I kept saying I forgot what it’s like to be in a “real” city. And it’s not that Oviedo is not a real city,…
Thursday March 8th was a very exciting day all over the world, but I felt particularly lucky to have been in Spain on this day. March 8th was International Women’s Day. Oviedo and the neighboring city Gijón both held demonstrations with numbers exceeding those of any previous year, as did the…
I had a rather calm week in Oviedo, though even a calm week is always full of adventure! At the beginning of the week I started tutoring Fabian, an 11 year old Spanish boy, in English. I really recommend looking for tutoring opportunities abroad not only to offer help but…
