Joel Vincent
I am a product of public schools and immigrant parents, and I am focused on serving my community and the world through the law. I am interested in languages, philosophy, and history. Outside the classroom, I love card magic, planes, and table tennis!
Blogs by Joel Vincent
Getting Lost in Madrid Was The Best Thing To Happen To Me
Somewhere around my third week in Madrid, I stopped minding when I got on the wrong train. Back at home, a wrong turn means a missed meeting, and a five-minute...
Why I Chose a Homestay and Why You Should Too
This post makes the case for choosing a homestay over a dorm or apartment, using my daily life with Ana in Madrid as the example, from shared meals and a house...
Segovia, Valencia, and the Night I Figured Out What Makes Me Happy
This post covers two of the program's bigger trips, a day trip to Segovia built around Roman and medieval history, and a multi-day trip to Valencia full of...
A Normal Weekday in Madrid: Metro, Kebabs, and Two Very Different Classes
This post walks through a typical weekday in Madrid, from breakfast and the metro commute to two very different classes, lunch with friends, and late nights out...
Why I Picked Madrid (And the 50 Emails It Took to Decide)
This is a pre-departure post explaining my reasoning behind choosing IES Madrid and my suggestions to future students on how to think about which location to...