Madrid
Continued exploration of Madrid and final travel home!
Wow, what a semester! Filled with excitement and new experiences, I have gotten to visit many places and see a myriad of important landmarks. As our time in Spain came to a close the first thing that crossed my mind was “How can I best show my appreciation to our host mother?”. Everything about this [...]
Finally taking it all in! ¡Madrid es precioso!
Dear Lafayette Blog! I am happy but also sorry to inform you that life is much busier than I could have ever expected while abroad. For now, let me share some of the stories of the adventures here! I have gotten to continue to travel over spring break to many southern Spanish cities; Malaga, Sevilla, [...]
Where’s Spain? Morocco Edition
It has been a while since I have posted due to various extended travels and of course mid-terms in between! So I have a lot to catch up on… ahead you will see groupings of photos from Morocco and Toulouse. These were both Lafayette-sponsored trips that promoted our discovery of a few more new cultures [...]
Cadiz, Scotland, And Engineering Trips!
Hello again! In this first month of studying in Spain I have been incredibly lucky in the myriad of experiences that I have witnessed! It is close to insanity when I think of everything I have done in only 6 weeks. I don’t think I could fit a specific list of all the things I [...]
Quick Post! Pictures From VAST field trip to El Atazar Dam, SPAIN!
Hey Lafayette Voices, Since our VAST seminar class on the sustainability of built systems took a field trip to the El Atazar Dam, I figured I would upload a set of pictures! (taken by the one and only Professor Kney of the Civil Engineering Department) The weekend is coming sooner than ever–lots of work, but [...]
The Start of a Great Semester Abroad!
The first few weeks of Madrid have been fantastic! I am new to Voices on Lafayette’s website, but I am glad to have such a fantastic opportunity to talk about all the great things we are doing in Spain! I am on a program that is unique to Lafayette. I have never heard of a [...]
Reflections on Madrid
The semester is almost over here in Madrid. The last exams are on Wednesday, but my last one was on Friday, and I’m flying out tomorrow. The finals went pretty well for me, and I’ve had a great last two weeks here in Madrid. Now that it’s time to leave, I can look back and [...]
Flamenco Dancing and Bull Fighting
Since returning from my spring break trip to Italy, things have been relatively quiet here in Madrid. The semester is winding down a little bit, and people are mostly looking to enjoy their last few weeks in Spain. The finals period begins next Wednesday, so this is our last non-finals weekend here! A few things [...]
Italian Impressions: Napoli (Naples)
Naples is a completely different city than either Rome or Venice. In fact, in many ways it’s the opposite of Venice. Where Venice was often expensive, fake and touristy, Naples is cheap, busy, and often dirty. Personally, I really liked it! The streets were narrow and full of honking cars. It’s true that at night, [...]
Italian Impressions: Roma (Rome)
My first day in Rome was spent in something of a sleepy haze, following a short overnight train from Venice. That was really unfortunate, because the next two and a half days in Rome were packed full! After three and a half days there, I felt that I had covered enough of the sights to [...]