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The Final Countdown

May 6th seemed like a long way away back in January when I arrived in Siena.  But here we are now at the end of April with less than two weeks left until I go back to America and I can’t help but wonder where did all the time go.  At this point in my journey, the mix of emotions is incomprehensible.  Part of me is ready to go home, see all my family and friends, and go back to my normal American, college kid life.  Yet another part of me doesn’t want to let this go.  This has been the most difficu

This Is It, Kids

The last week of everyone being together went by in a flash, but my friends and I definitely tried to squeeze in as much time together as we could. I got to see a few things I had missed in the city, eat plenty of good meals with friends (including a pot luck where we cooked anything and everything we had left in our fridge), and go out to our favorite pubs. The staff at IES Abroad brought us all to a really nice dinner in Dublin to say bye a few days before everyone had to go home.

Immersive Classroom Experiences

Recently, I went with my Valuing Diversity class to go to an Immigration center in Rome. The valuing diversity class looks at the issues surrounding immigration and immigration policy in Italy. Through this class, we are able to also look critically at the current immigration crisis and how it affects those living in Italy as well as those who are trying to seek asylum in European countries, especially Italy. What I really love about this class is the field studies that we have the opportunity of doing.

Pololos and Palta: Chilean Spanish lessons!

Spanish is spoken all across Latin America, so there is bound to be some regional varieties, and even our Chilean professor joked that Chileans are known for not being able to speak Spanish. I’ll admit Chilean Spanish is a bit different, but you can catch on quickly. As a native Spanish speaker myself it’s very funny to see the cultural differences that impact a standard language into something more local. Here a few words I found particularly useful to know.

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