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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I’m back, and with photos from my holiday! Take a look if you want and let me know what you think!!
Ireland
Malaga/Dublin
Dublin (1)
Dublin (2)
Malahide
Paris [note the creative album titles, thanks to ABBA! I was quite proud of myself ^.^]
Paris at night
The Louvre
Eiffel Tower & Arc de Triomphe
Basilica, Picasso Museum, Hotel, Out&About, etc.
Notre Dame Cathedral

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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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I have a list of things I want to talk about going in my mind, so I think I’ll write that out now!
*Most public bathrooms here are a) very gross b) only available for customers to use (and are occasionally guarded by security to make sure) and c) have 2 faucets, one for hot and [...]

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I am having a fabulous time so far!!! Sarah and I are both exhausted and we haven’t even been here for 2 days yet!
Last night we got dinner at a supermarket by our hostel and left around 6 to try and find the first bar for our pub crawl. Of course we got hopelessly lost and [...]

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