Predictions
Posted August 5, 2019
During my 6 weeks in Barcelona, I learned a lot from the culture of Spain that I could not have learned in Northwestern classes....Category: Spain
Newly Discovered Passions
Posted July 30, 2019
One of the special takeaways I learned during my time in Barcelona was discovering passions and interests that I never knew I had. When...
Expectation v. Reality
Posted July 30, 2019
One of the reasons I chose to study abroad in Spain included my desire to fluently speak Spanish by the end of the program....
Tapas !
Posted July 26, 2019
Coming to Spain, I did not expect to eat tapas as much as I did. While I knew Spain is known for tapas, I...
Improving my Spanish
Posted July 25, 2019
Coming on this trip, I thought and expected a huge increase in my abilities to speak Spanish. While I know the language pretty well...
School
Posted July 25, 2019
In comparison to what is seen at Northwestern, the school expereince a lot more relaxed does not feel as stressful. While all three classes...
A Journey to Global Citizenship
Posted June 7, 2019
Joel Alvarez-Rinconeño, Study Abroad ’17 & ’18, Northwestern ’19 Sociology, English Going into Northwestern, I never expected to go abroad, let alone THREE times....
Cats and ’Cats Abroad
Posted May 2, 2019
Andrea Biancalana, Study Abroad ’17, Northwestern ’19 Biological Sciences, Spanish When I first began choosing a study abroad program, I was entirely focused on...
Reflection Post
Posted October 8, 2018
It has been over 2 months since my study abroad experience and I miss it a lot. I am currently in the breezy cold...
3rd In Country Blog Post
Posted October 8, 2018
A day before I left Barcelona, I became a bit pensive and very sad. Reflecting throughout my experiences, I was very fortunate for the...