Nov 13, 2009 - The Sun in the South of Spain

First of which was the wonderful and extremely relaxing city of Sevilla, Spain. ... Sevilla is different in every single way. ... Our flight to Sevilla was incredibly early but obviously we didn’t want to waste a whole day. ... Sevilla is in southern Spain so the weather was even nicer than in Barcelona. ... Two of the girls I went with had friends studying in Sevilla so we met with them for lunch. ...

Nov 12, 2009 - I love warm weather

For the past two weeks I have stayed in my beloved Barcelona soaking in 70ish degree November weather. ... I have stayed in Barcelona because my program had set up two different day trips, one on each weekend. ... Barcelona vs. ...

Nov 5, 2009 - MADRID!!!

Surprise! Iberia air canceled our flight to Cairo for yesterday and rescheduled us for a flight tomorrow so we get to stay a day in Madrid, Spain!!! Our wonderful tour guide, who is an Ole, picked us up at the airport and gave us a tour through Madrid to our hostel downtown! It was so amazing to see the Western world again! Trash cans on the street! No donkeys on the street! Beautiful sturdy looking buildings! Fountains that aren't depleating limited wated resources! Western clothing and food! It was amazing!!!! Once we were settled into our hostel our guide took us on a brief tour of downtown. ... We saw he Puerta del Sol (km 0), one of the Palaces, and the Cathedrale! It was awesome! We got to go to the Reina Sophia which is an art museum.Surprise! Iberia air canceled our flight to Cairo for yesterday and rescheduled us for a flight tomorrow so we get to stay a day in Madrid, Spain!!! Our wonderful tour guide, who is an Ole, picked us up at the airport and gave us a tour through Madrid to our hostel downtown! It was so amazing to see the Western world again! Trash cans on the street! No donkeys on the street! Beautiful sturdy looking buildings! Fountains that aren't depleating limited wated resources! Western clothing and food! It was amazing!!!! Once we were settled into our hostel our guide took us on a brief tour of downtown. ... We saw he Puerta del Sol (km 0), one of the Palaces, and the Cathedrale! It was awesome! We got to go to the Reina Sophia which is an art museum....

Nov 5, 2009 - ENGLISH by PORTU

Portu (my host-sister´s best friend) speaks very little English but naturally is improving the more I hang around him.Portu (my host-sister´s best friend) speaks very little English but naturally is improving the more I hang around him....

Nov 4, 2009 - Spaniards´ Questions

What Spaniards (mainly high schoolers) have asked me concerning the U.What Spaniards (mainly high schoolers) have asked me concerning the U....

Oct 27, 2009 - 1 month UPDATE

Dear Friends, I´ve been living in España ONE MONTH.Dear Friends, I´ve been living in España ONE MONTH....

Oct 27, 2009 - Madrid

With the 70 plus students from my program and on its dime, I visited the surprisingly clean city of Madrid this fin de semana pasada(past weekend).With the 70 plus students from my program and on its dime, I visited the surprisingly clean city of Madrid this fin de semana pasada(past weekend)....

Oct 25, 2009 - Soria, Pamplona, San Sebastian and to Royan

Soria, Pamplona, San Sebastian and to Royan We were very very sad little kids when we had to leave our beautiful Spanish home. ... We had breakfast in the town of Pamplona. ... One thing I did learn in Pamplona is that when you are lost, and want to do an illegal U turn; look in all directions, especially directly behind you. ...

Oct 23, 2009 - The Begining of the end of my trip

Well Bruges is a gorgeous city, I think I´ve made that clear. Today however is a beautiful sunny in Barcelona so I´m going to enjoy what I can before I fly back to Dublin. ...

Oct 21, 2009 - La Alhambra & Granada

Oct 20, 2009 - The past three weeks

A ton has happened in the last few weeks.A ton has happened in the last few weeks....

Oct 20, 2009 - San Sebastian

Fly to San Sebastian with a week’s notice: $600 Take a Train to San Sebastian: 100€ Rent a car with 3 other dudes: priceless So that is what we did, finding people who had interest in San Sebastian the night before embarking on the 5 hour journey through the Spanish countryside, we rented a car at the Sants Estació train station. Navigating through San Sebastian was worse than Barcelona because everything was in this primitive, ugly language they call Vasco and we knew nothing about where to go or what to see in San Sebastian. ... The city is filled with building that make you say “whoa!” and “holy crap,” and now having a pretty impressive list of European cities to compare it to (Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, London), I can say that San Sebastian is more than just the prettiest, but the most elegant of all the cities I have laid eyes on. ... Besides the language which spells everything with a “tx” even chocolate, everything about the city is beautiful: the buildings, the beaches, the mountains, the clean streets, and—even though it’s a relatively old population—the people.Fly to San Sebastian with a week’s notice: $600 Take a Train to San Sebastian: 100€ Rent a car with 3 other dudes: priceless So that is what we did, finding people who had interest in San Sebastian the night before embarking on the 5 hour journey through the Spanish countryside, we rented a car at the Sants Estació train station. Navigating through San Sebastian was worse than Barcelona because everything was in this primitive, ugly language they call Vasco and we knew nothing about where to go or what to see in San Sebastian. ... The city is filled with building that make you say “whoa!” and “holy crap,” and now having a pretty impressive list of European cities to compare it to (Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, London), I can say that San Sebastian is more than just the prettiest, but the most elegant of all the cities I have laid eyes on. ... Besides the language which spells everything with a “tx” even chocolate, everything about the city is beautiful: the buildings, the beaches, the mountains, the clean streets, and—even though it’s a relatively old population—the people....