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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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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Hey all -
This is just a quick post to let you know how things are going. I haven´t fallen off the face of the earth, I promise!
Cordoba last weekend (or the weekend before? Don´t remember haha) was wonderful! I got lots of great pictures that I´ll post later if I can. My midterms all 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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Sorry for the delay in updates! I am back from my excursion and I must say that I had a wonderful time! It feels good to be back “home” though, and I’m getting a little nervous/excited to start classes, tomorrow!! I got my schedule today and was a little surprised to see the level that [...]

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