As some of you all may know, I am currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain for the semester. I’ve been here since Monday, Sept. 5 and everything has been a complete whirlwind! We’re currently going through orientation with other students and trying to get accustomed to the Spanish culture, history and daily lifestyle. Within a week, I realized that the beginning of a semester abroad is pretty much just like reliving the beginning of freshman year.
By: Sarah Madden, Senior Writer
A recent family trip to Spain simply had to include running with the bulls in Pamplona, says Dr. Deno Trakas, professor of literature.
"I'm not by nature a reckless person...
HOW TO SAY GOODBYE TO BARCELONA—
We walked barefoot on the beach, the water shrill against our skin. It was night, the glow of the boardwalk smudged against a starless sky, the blaring electronic...
EXPLORING SPAIN—
We have baguettes wrapped in paper, slices of Gouda cheese and a two cheap bottles of wine between us. Bikes race along the walking street at a sunny pace. A man on a Segway spins...
CLIFF JUMPING IN MAJORCA, SPAIN—
One foot on the edge of the cliff, weight forward and poised to fall, I watch the dark ocean waves break against the rocky Mediterranean shore.
“Keep your head...
