Adelante Abroad

Madrid, Spain | Sun May 19, 2013

To begin with, a brief explanation of the name of my journal ("Three Months in the Biggest 'Village' in the World..."): Since I've been here, more than one person has made is quite clear to me that Madrid, while being the capital of Spain, is NOT a city... but this is admittedly somewhat of a marketing gimmick. At over 3 million inhabitants, Madrid is by far the most populous and geographically …

NolanJP
Three Months in the Biggest "Village" in the World...

Barcelona, Spain | Sat May 18, 2013

    What a day! My Austin to NYC flight got delayed roughly 3 hours, cutting it VERY short for my NYC to Barcelona connection flight. Fortunately, the odds were in my favor and the airline was able to hold the flight for me a few minutes in NYC. The flight was smooth and I made it in time to Barcelona. Attempting to fight the jetlag, I may or may …

aimee90
Aventuras en Barcelona (Verano 2013)

Barcelona, Spain | Tue Feb 19, 2013

It has been almost 2 months since my crazy Spanish adventure ended and I’m not quite sure yet how I feel about the whole thing. A part of me keeps wondering if it happened at all. Back home in sunny South Africa (Cape Town to be more specific) I’m busy sending out my CV to loads of exciting job prospects (naturally full of boast about my international internship scholarship … …

Ernst
Gullible's Travels

San Jose, Costa Rica | Fri Nov 02, 2012

I had my first experience as a tour guide this past weekend, working for Tico Viajero Expresso, the travel agency that operates out of Universidad Veritas in San Jose. It was an incredibly nerve-wracking experience, having so much responsibility, and so many people to account for (20 students in total). I discovered, however, that far more than being nervous, I was excited and had an incredible trip while learning quite …

delaney
Viva Como Tica: My Stay Abroad in Costa Rica

Seville (Sevilla), Spain | Fri Oct 12, 2012

Well I guess I should introduce myself!  My name is Meredith and I am one month into my stay here in Seville as a journalism intern.  The irony of this has been my desire to share the events of my time here on this community page, but I have been busy doing writing of a different kind!  So this is my first attempt at making updating this journal a constant …

Merepar
Snapshots of Seville