Barcelona, Spain | Sun Feb 05, 2012 | Views: 1712

Saturday. Alright, well we had breakast at 10 and after that I was so tired I went back to bed for a while. Later I went for a walk around the neighborhood and stumbled across a Corte Inglés, which is a big (BIG big) department store type place where you can buy just about anything. I walked around in there for a while and found out they have a whole …

AshleyFryling
Welcome to Spain

Barcelona, Spain | Thu Feb 02, 2012 | Views: 161

1. Everyone uses the metro. Not everyone has a car, and if you don't have a car or use the metro or the bus, you have a moped. In the US, you drive everywhere, and nearly everyone has a car it seems. 2. If you're out to eat at a cafe in Spain, instead of bringing your dishes to a counter or something when you're done, you just …

AshleyFryling
Just Thinking

Massachusetts, United States | Fri Jan 20, 2012 | Views: 51

As I approach the last few days before I leave for Italy I can’t help but wonder what my experience will be like. Never have been to Florence or even Italy in general I don’t really know what to expect besides what I’ve heard from friends and family. I’m looking forward to experiencing the culture and food first hand along with meeting new people. I’m also really looking forward to …

AndreaMorais
Pre-Departure Thoughts

San Jose, Costa Rica | Sun Jan 29, 2012 | Views: 491

This week has been very eventful. I have done so much I have no idea where to start, Costa Rica is amazing! On Monday my Latin American Art and Architecture class went to the San Jose Zoo. It was really quite sad actually. The zoo was really small takes all of 5 minutes to walk through if yoru not looking at the animals takes a bout 10 minutes if you …

NellyJackson
Journey to Costa Rica

Newcastle, Australia | Fri Jan 27, 2012 | Views: 43

So here is it: My first ever blog post!  I'm hoping to make this blog a "vessel of reflection", recounting my experiences as I set out on a journey across the globe. You see, I have decided to embark upon a semester abroad (many thanks to my friend Andrea for convincing me that this was not an opportunity I wanted to skip).  Where, you may ask, am I going? Well, for my first extended trip …

HannahSmith
Aussie Bound!