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Hey America, it's time we had a little chat. There are some things that you are doing very wrong, and being abroad has helped me realize that. So sit down, open your ears, and listen to all these things that exist in Spain that need to exist in America ASAP.
1. Bocadillos
After spending 5 days in the South Island of New Zealand, now I can say I have seen some of the most beautiful places in the world. I learned good lessons, I made good friends, but above all, I had the time of my life!
"Have some fire,
I’m sorry that it’s been a few weeks, but that is mostly because I’ve been easing into the swing of classes and attempting not to drowning the rising waters of German that have been slowing overtaking not only my sanity, but also my homework schedule, social life, and what I like to call, Katie chill time.
(For those of you who didn't understand the Cheetah Girls two reference in the title I am very disappointed in you).
This week I'm here to tell you all about my weekend in Sevilla and Granada. This trip was organized by IES Abroad so my entire program travelled together by bus to the south of Spain for three days. Honestly there was a lot more driving than would've been desired but all in all it was definitely worth it.
On Tuesday, I sat in a classroom discussing the roles and capabilities of the European Parliament within the EU.
6:45am: It is Saturday. There is literally no reason to be up. Unless you garden early to avoid the sun, or are purely an overachiever, there is no reason for a college student to rise out of bed before the sun climbs into the sky on a Saturday. However, today I am an overachiever.
“Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture, color and creed. Deep down there is no difference.” -The Dalai Lama
Tous Restaurant was one the best happy accidents that have happened to me so far in Paris.
We had to leave mainland Ecuador after spending just one month there, but we all knew that there were plenty of adventures awaiting us in the Galápagos. We landed down on the airport’s landing strip just meters away from the Pacific Ocean, and then the flight attendants sprayed a mystery aerosol on the luggage overhead. Everything we did on the first day in San Cristóbal felt so surreal.
