While studying abroad in Sevilla, Spain for a semester in college, I lived with a host family, which meant I ate all my meals with them and didn’t eat much food around the city. That being said, I didn’t let that keep me back from indulging my sweet tooth, and Sevilla has so many good desserts! Here are my favorites:
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One of my favorite hikes I’ve ever done and one of my favorite experiences in Spain was hiking San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (pronounced Gaz-te-lu-ge-che; try saying that three times fast) outside of Bilbao, Spain. It’s a beautiful hike past farms along the northern coast and then up steps to the top of the small peninsula sticking out into the water. For all you Game of Thrones fans, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe also has the added bonus of being the filming location for Dragonstone in more recent seasons!
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Living with a host family is the absolute best way to make the most out of travels abroad because it allows you to get a firsthand view of local culture and get involved with it yourself. But that doesn’t mean that living with a host family in a foreign country can’t have it’s challenges. After living with two host families in Argentina for five weeks and a family in Spain for four months, here are some of my tips. Some can apply to staying with a host family in any country, but some are more specific to Spain.Read More »
Studying abroad in Spain was one of the best decisions of my life! It’s a wonderful place to study abroad, and I would absolutely recommend it. Here’s why:Read More »
Sevilla is a beautiful city, and there’s so many lovely things to do there! Here are 14 of my favorites after having lived there for four months. For more information on what to eat + drink in Spain, check out my Spanish Food and Drink Guide.Read More »
Don’t get me wrong. Madrid and Barcelona are both very cool cities, both of which would be great places to live. But if you’re looking to study abroad and truly get to know Spanish culture, then you might want to reconsider these cities.
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It’s always overwhelming going to a country for the first time and trying to figure out what foods to eat – which foods are the best and what does this word even mean? If you’re anything like me, you also want to move beyond just the stereotypical foods and do as the locals do. That’s why I’ve decided to put together this food and drink guide for Spain. Enjoy!
What cities come to mind when you think of Spain? Madrid? Barcelona? Yup. I thought so. I myself honestly knew nothing about Spain until I studied abroad there, but the country is full of so many great cities apart from the big two. Read on to find out more.Read More »
Last Monday I shared some tips on choosing the right study abroad program. Today, I’m going to go through the tips I shared in this last post and share with you why Sevilla ended up being the perfect study abroad choice for me.
Sevilla wasn’t actually the first program I had applied for. I initially applied to a program in Pamplona, Spain that’s through UNC’s School Media and Journalism. It just made sense to me. I’m studying journalism, I wanted to study in a Spanish-speaking country in Europe, and the MJ-School offered that with Pamplona. However, I didn’t end up getting in to the program. The only accepted one student for the semester I went abroad. While I was a little bummed out, I was immediately glad that I wasn’t the only person going. I’m not sure if I would’ve taken that offer. While I wanted to stay away from UNC-heavy programs like Sevilla so that I could meet more Spaniards, I wanted at least one other American with me!Read More »
While studying abroad in Spain this past semester, I traveled to two continents, 10 countries and 23 cities. Here is my list of the 23 cities I visited while in Europe, ranked from my favorite to my least favorite. If you’re thinking about going to any of these places, I hope that you find this list helpful, as I know I was surprised throughout some of my travels as I found that some cities that I thought would be my favorites (cough-Rome-cough) ended up being my least favorites and that some cities I had never heard of before ended up being some of my favorite places I visited.
