Over the past month, I have been able to dine on many homemade Valencian dishes with my host family! I love all of the dishes, from...

Tomorrow is the first day of my last week in Spain (I leave the 16th), and today I got mistaken for a Spaniard while helping a group of...

On the fourth of July, I was more than a little homesick to not be home with family and friends to celebrate America’s independence. In...

Almost every night {casi todos los noches} I eat dinner with my host family, and conversations are very interesting. Considering that my...

Today I spent the day at the beach, soaking up the sun, alone. Although I have made a couple of friends here, the language barrier is...

Tonight I had the opportunity to travel with some of my Valencian school fellow students to a Flamenco show. Flamenco is a type of dance...

Last night I had the opportunity to celebrate el día de San Juan! It was amazing. El día de San Juan is the longest day and the shortest...

This past first week has been a learning experience, a time of adventure, and a perfect start to becoming fluent. I met a wonderful...

As the days pass in Spain and I’m starting to get used to the new time and eating schedule, I’ve been trying new dishes! Last night I...

Hola amigos, buenas días! It’s currently 1:29 am in America, and 8:29 am for me! Last night I went to a salsa class taught completely in...

Today I went to the beach with my new friend from Switzerland, Anina! It was magnificent. We caught a metro to the beach and walked from...

After siesta time I went on a tour! It was amazing. I found one other American in our group from Texas, and I made friends from Germany,...

Hola amigos! It is 2:44 pm here in Valencia (7:44am in the USA). I am finally back at my host family’s house to take a nap for siesta...

Buenas días! I woke up excited this morning for my placement tests, and mi madre de España (my Spanish mom) made me a wonderful Spanish...

Although i added a picture of this meal in a travel post, I had to add it again and explain how ”delicioso” it is! The meal is a famous...

I have arrived to my wonderful host family in the center of Valencia! They do not speak English, so I will definitely become fluent in...

Heathrow Airport, London : I have made it through the longest part of my journey! From a two hour delayed flight to Chicago to an eight...

Hello everyone! I have officially been dropped off by my sweet boyfriend, Zack, at the Nashville airport (After a small crying session...