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Category: Spain

Predictions

During my 6 weeks in Barcelona, ​​I learned a lot from the culture of Spain that I could not have learned in Northwestern classes....
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Newly Discovered Passions

One of the special takeaways I learned during my time in Barcelona was discovering passions and interests that I never knew I had. When...
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Expectation v. Reality

One of the reasons I chose to study abroad in Spain included my desire to fluently speak Spanish by the end of the program....
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Tapas !

Coming to Spain, I did not expect to eat tapas as much as I did. While I knew Spain is known for tapas, I...
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Improving my Spanish

Coming on this trip, I thought and expected a huge increase in my abilities to speak Spanish. While I know the language pretty well...
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School

In comparison to what is seen at Northwestern, the school expereince a lot more relaxed does not feel as stressful. While all three classes...
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A Journey to Global Citizenship

Joel Alvarez-Rinconeño, Study Abroad ’17 & ’18, Northwestern ’19 Sociology, English Going into Northwestern, I never expected to go abroad, let alone THREE times....
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Cats and ’Cats Abroad

Andrea Biancalana, Study Abroad ’17, Northwestern ’19 Biological Sciences, Spanish When I first began choosing a study abroad program, I was entirely focused on...
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Reflection Post

It has been over 2 months since my study abroad experience and I miss it a lot. I am currently in the breezy cold...
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3rd In Country Blog Post

A day before I left Barcelona, I became a bit pensive and very sad. Reflecting throughout my experiences, I was very fortunate for the...
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