For my last blog post of the academic year, I’ve prepared a pop quiz. Question 1: I am… back from term 4 in Spain halfway through college grateful to Wellesley for bringing us back to campus this year excited for the summer all of the above 🙂 I flew home on Friday after a day and…
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Olive tour and the fair
This was our last week of classes in Cordoba (at least in theory—my environmental science class actually meets Monday and Tuesday). This past Monday feels like forever ago, but like every week here, this one has gone by fast. I had plans to rent bikes and toodle around with my friend Heidi on Monday afternoon, but it turned out that…
9 hours in Madrid
I spent 9 hours in Madrid yesterday. I set out with the essentials: my Kindle, for reading on the train; my battery pack, since Google Maps drains my phone like no other; and sunscreen. I got bumped to first class on the way there and didn’t realize it, so I thought the entire train was just really nice. First things…
Already four weeks in Spain?!
I know I said this last week, but really, time flies in Córdoba… and in Seville and Granada, where I spent time this weekend. I just got back from an overnight to Granada with the whole Preshco group. My ears are plugged from the change in altitude, so I’m chewing tasteless gum and nursing my water bottle. I read an…
Photos from Córdoba
Time flies in Córdoba. Today marks three weeks since I arrived. I know my time here is short, so in order to avoid getting sad about that, I’m focusing more on living in the present than I ever have. Each day is a surprise. Planning is impossible. So I go one day at a time. Today, on the blog, some…