Hey all~
Buona Sera, from Italia! I’m not sure if I ever mentioned that I had traveling plans after my semester ended… I’ve been here in Rome with my uncle this weekend, and tomorrow I’m leaving for Germany for 10 days! I feel EXTREMELY lucky to have this opportunity and I’m looking forward to it! I’m [...]

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Okay, every entry I say that I’ll write about all the other stuff I need to write about, and that’s why I haven’t been writing much lately. Does that make sense? It’s the procrastinator’s mentality within me, heh. While I’ve decided that I DO still really need to talk about everything that’s happened over the [...]

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Hey everyone!
I’ve been majorly slacking on updating you, and for that I immensely apologize! Things have been pretty crazy around here lately. April flew by like nobody’s business, and here I am with final exams starting a week from today! I can hardly believe it!! I’ve been keeping myself busy between classes, salsa dancing and [...]

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Well Semana Santa is over (and has been for a week now, oops!) and it was by no means easy to go back to classes! I was happy to be back in Granada to see my host family and friends here! The girls (other Amanda, Samantha and Ellie) brought a couple guys and we went [...]

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As a follow-up from last entry, I ended up not going to Fiesta de las Fallas (this would be when I direct you to Jhonni’s blog - a fellow BlogAbroad-er actually studying in Valencia!). I wasn’t feeling so well those few days anyway, so it was probably best I stay home.
Despite being disappointed about missing [...]

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Before I tell you about this weekend, I have to tell you what I have been waiting for since last year!! This is totally nerdy but I don’t even care, I was so excited - I can’t believe I forgot to mention it in my last entry. Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE [...]

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Happy Friday 13th, for the second time this year! You know what’s funny, is that Friday the 13th doesn’t mean anything here! For Spaniards, their day of bad luck is Tuesday the 13th. I also learned last month in intensive month that another superstition/luck thing in Spain is that if you step in dog poop [...]

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Well, our Japanese roommate Moti is leaving this weekend. I can’t believe it’s been a month since she’s arrived! Her Spanish has improved SO much, I am so proud of her. And I’m glad she’s just moving to another apartment in Granada, so I’ll still be able to see her every once and awhile. I [...]

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Well I must say that after this semester, I think I might have a tough time handling many more Midwest winters. It has been consistently sunny and in the 50s/60s for the past 2 weeks! I can’t wait for a few more weeks when it gets warm enough in the morning that I can start [...]

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I was going to write a few weeks ago, so happy late Valentine’s Day! If anyone is wondering, it actually is celebrated here too. As if the Spaniards needed another excuse for PDA! There were tons of couples being all lovey-dovey today, and all the shops have been selling flowers and cards and all that [...]

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