Week 5 — Segovia and Sickness

Week 5 — Segovia and Sickness

Hola de nuevo, The long-awaited (or at least somewhat-anticipated) blog is finally here! Keep an eye out for the expansion of the photo gallery and bonus updates in the upcoming days. Thanks everyone for your patience while I dealt with some health and technical...
Week 4 — Friendly Faces

Week 4 — Friendly Faces

Buenos días a todos, This week the two weeks of cloudless, sunny days in the low 50’s finally came to an end, and I know exactly who to blame. My friend Olivia McKelvey was passing through Europe on her way to her own study abroad program in the Himalayas and stopped...
Week 3 — Starting Classes

Week 3 — Starting Classes

Hola a todos, It’s Sunday, February 5th today, my third week in Spain. Sadly, the blog has been delayed due to some technical difficulties with the website, but it is still in the works. Hopefully it’ll be ready for next week. This week I attended several firsts: my...
Week 2 — Settling in

Week 2 — Settling in

Hola de nuevo, Today is Sunday, January 29th. This week was my first full week in Spain, although, spoiler alert, perhaps I should say “in Europe” because I didn’t spend the whole week in Spain. I had academic orientation this week on Monday, where I learned all about...
Week 1 — Welcome to Madrid

Week 1 — Welcome to Madrid

Buenos días todos, I’ve been in Madrid for less than 4 days, but I’m already starting to feel like a Madrilreño in some ways. The culture here is similar in some ways, and quite different in others from the United States. I suppose I should back up a little bit. I...
Week 0 — Ready to Depart

Week 0 — Ready to Depart

Hello friends and family! As you probably know, I’m studying abroad this semester in Madrid, Spain. While I’m there, I plan to send out a weekly update with some brief highlights, prayer requests, and pictures. I have either talked to each of you specifically, or else...