Tag: Spain
George Langhammer: Post 1
George A. LanghammerH-SCAlcala de Henares, SpainMay Term Abroad 2022 First Impressions After a bumpy overnight flight, our class arrived in Madrid at 8 am on Wednesday, May 25th. We are studying at the Universidad of Alcala in Alcala de Henares, a city about 45 minutes from the center of Madrid. The city is full of history and was founded in the 1st Century BC by the Romans. We were all immediately struck by how much of the city’s past is preserved through the architecture. However, we did not have too much time to admire everything because we had to meet […]
Pieter Green: Post 2
Pieter William GreenAIFSBuenos Aires, ArgentinaSpring 2022Blog #2Hola todos! Welcome to another installation of my adventures in Argentina. As the majority of you are taking your finals, I am in the middle of completing my midterms at my university here in Buenos Aires. During some of my free time in between exams, I had the opportunity to visit the MALBA, one of my favorite museums in Argentina. The museum stands for “Museo de arte latinoamericano de buenos aires” or the museum of Latin American Art Buenos Aires. The museum focuses on Latin American art from the early 20th century to present […]
Tanner Voliva: Post 4
Tanner VolivaUVA ValenciaValencia, SpainFall 2021 And…we are back in the states! I cannot believe that my time abroad has already come to an end! In all honesty, it kind of feels like a fever dream as if my time abroad was just a moment in time which wasn’t real. It all happened so fast. Yet, I know all that occurred was extremely helpful in finding myself and teaching me so much that I hadn’t known before studying abroad. During my time abroad, I felt very humbled – not only abroad but also now that I have returned to the states. […]
Tanner Voliva: Post 3
Tannner VolivaUVA ValenciaValencia, SpainFall 2021 Buenos días from Valencia! As my study abroad experience closes in on the remaining few weeks, I’ve begun to reflect on what all has occurred during my time in Spain. Over the course of just a couple of months, I have had the chance to grow as a person. I feel as though this opportunity has – and still is – giving me the chance to find myself and find my form of authenticity as a human being. I’ve been learning that I am perfectly fine traveling and finding new places to go on my […]