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Picking up the pace but stopping to smell the roses

In the last week(ish), we prepared a showcase, I’ve met new people and caught up with old friends, and I’ve hiked a mountain – just to name a few experiences. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, in Ireland, people don’t have a strong affinity for time. As I have spent more time here, I have started to adopt the mentality of letting life happen as it happens rather than adhering to a strict, timely schedule. However, this new lifestyle has led me to let two weeks pass without updating the blog. So here’s to adjusting to the culture.

El Fin

The time has come: my last blog post. Please enjoy a final speed round of observations about Argentine society and culture I have compiled over the past four months.

Brighton Day Trip

Today, I went to Brighton with IES Abroad as one of their offered trips. It was a really nice day with the unusual sunshine. I was excited to see the channel and be on the beach, and it did not disappoint. We got on a coach bus early this morning and drove two hours to the coast. We had a quick walking tour that showed us the Brighton Pier, the old pier that was mysteriously set on fire years ago and has been let alone to die a slow death, the lanes, and finally the Pavilion.

I Fail at Blogging in Siena: Part 1

Ok, so it seems I have failed at keeping a blog. I’m actually keeping a daily journal for myself and then putting the highlights in my blog, but it’s been 10 days since my last journal entry. Since I have failed so miserably, I’m going to write two blog posts this week: one for the week of June 20th and another for this last week (the week of June 27th). Now, sit back, relax, and let me take you back to June 20th…

Cereal Culture

     I think that the biggest culture shock that I’ve received in Barcelona so far came while I was walking through aisle four of a local grocery store.  You see, in college, I’ve grown accustomed to taking an almost daily cereal break between classes.  Just because 3:00pm is too late for lunch and too early for dinner doesn’t mean that I won’t go to the dining hall and destress with a bowl of Life cereal while contemplating how important it is that I show up to my next class.  Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of Lif

To Last a Lifetime

IES classes are over, although I’ll be taking my Humboldt classes for another month. This past week was a rush of exams, final projects, and research papers.

The transition from exam week to a calendar with a lot more blanks in it is always weird for me. Last week I was operating at Maximum Efficiency, or as close as I could manage to be in a universe where Facebook is still a thing. Now I’m down to a handful of short-term homework assignments and a room that, okay, really does need to be cleaned.

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