A couple of weeks ago, my good friend Jane and I went to Pamukkale and Izmir. We had an incredible time exploring more of Turkey! Pamukkale was stunningly beautiful in a completely origional way - I have never seen anything like it! It was created by mineral deposits. Izmir was also incredible. While still a big city, it was much more laid-back and had many less tourists than Istanbul. Hope you enjoy the video!
A couple weekends ago, a group of friends and I made a quick weekend getaway to Nice. We stayed two nights, took a 3 hour train ride there, and stayed in an awesome AirBNB up on the hill with amazing views of the ocean village below.
From jam and croissants at a local cafe, to a neat vintage book and poster market, to laying in the sun on the stone beaches, Nice is the perfect weekend trip to escape heavy city life. And so affordable!
For my spring break, my family met up with me in the beautiful city of Lisbon, Portugal. Feast your eyes on our beautious hike up the Pina Palace!
Over the course of the semester each Spanish class was assigned to do a trabajo de campo, basically a research project outside of class. At first, I won’t lie I was overwhelmed by the amount of work and upset our program would give us such a big project abroad but finishing the final presentation and learning about Madrid was one of the most rewarding experiences of the semester
While Madrid has no shortage of great places to eat, relax, or have a drink, etc. it’s become evident to me that one place holds a special place in my heart and its none other than Buen Retiro Park, which literally translates to “Park of The Pleasant Retreat”.
May 11th, 2015
Like every capital city in the world, Buenos Aires is home to many amazing museums, but unlike other big cities, Argentina has a special history that makes the museums here phenomenal. This week was a big field trip week for IES students, which we love.
Well, this is it, graduation day.
My final trip of the semester was four days in the beautiful country of Portugal. Myself and three friends from IES travelled to Albufeira, in the Algarve, a beachy town with cobblestone streets and ample Portugese charm. Four days of relaxation was exactly what I needed after my week long journey through Europe, and the beautiful beaches of Albufeira provided just that.
On Wednesday we spent the day at the worlds fair, the Expo 2015. My friends and I were not really sure what to expect based on the information we had been told prior. All that we knew was that the theme was food, so we expected it to involve lots of food. Basically, in our minds, we pictured Disney Land where every ride was replaced with a palette pleaser. Let me assure you that this was not the case.