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True Life: I was an Undergrad Law student in a Foreign Country

Hello from BUTLER! Yes I am finally back at school getting ready for sorority recruitment (and loving it!). However, before I get totally back into the swing of my crazy BU life, I want to hang on to the study abroad memories a little bit longer with...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2009 12:49 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: study abroad, Spanish, Spain, studying, classes, European Union, law

Strange Encounters of the Butler Kind

You might think I’m making this up just to make a good story for my blog, but I SWEAR, this really happened to me, not once but twice in Europe. Let me explain. As you may remember, I recently took a trip to London, where obviously, I needed to...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2009 12:53 AM by ChristinaL

Filed under: C CLub, alumni, study abroad, Spain, Europe, Butler family, London, Harry Potter, Salamanca

How easy is it to study abroad?

I got a great question about studying abroad from rme3 the other day and thought I would share the answer with all of you: How easy was it to study abroad? Do you lose essential classes to graduate or can you complete those abroad? Studying abroad at...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 12:15 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: study abroad, Spanish, Spain, Europe, classes

America in Spain - Election Day & Halloween

Before I left for Spain, I thought of all the things that might make me homesick, and American holidays was near the top of that list. I mean, fall is packed with them - Halloween, Election Day, Thanksgiving... but now that I'm here, I realize that...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 2:55 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: party, downtown, friends, dressing up, Spain, politics, Madrid, Obama, election, late nights, Halloween, Democrats

"The President of the World" Election 08, live from Europe!

When I first realized I would be out of the country during my first presidential election as a voter, I was really disappointed. I mean, how exciting must it be to live on an American college campus now?? Every time I get emails from College Democrats...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 5:52 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: professors, friends, study abroad, Spain, politics, Obama, voting, election

Why Midterms are Worse than Finals

Well, friends, it’s that time of year again… midterms! I believe that Butler had them last week (during Homecoming? bad planning) but here in Spain, I have them tomorrow and Thursday. Midterms always stress me out more than anything else… it is the time...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 1:50 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: exams, finals, study abroad, traveling, Alcala, Spain, sleep, caffeine, studying, midterms, classes, Barcelona, stress, art history

SURPRISE! Roommates! (aka How to Live with Strangers)

One question I always get from prospective students is about roommates. This is understandable; most of us have never shared a bedroom with our siblings, much less a perfect stranger. I have mostly had good experience with my roommates throughout college...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 2:50 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: food, Pi Beta Phi, friends, study abroad, roommates, Spain, host family, Qdoba, advice, residence life

My BFF Becquer

Dearest readers, before we go on any further, I’m going to have to make a confession to you: I am a huge English major nerd. Last year, I took a Jane Austen seminar class, and I spent the entire fall trying to convince my classmates to come with me and...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 7:45 AM by ChristinaL

Filed under: class, English, Jane Austen, study abroad, traveling, Spanish, Spain, Becquer, day trips, Butler's money, literature

Our Spanish Butler Family

So I currently live across the Atlantic Ocean from all of my family, most of my friends, and both my homes (Chicago and Butler), in a country that does NOT speak English, in a tiny apartment with strangers... This could be very intimidating... but not...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 6:55 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: professors, birthday, dancing, study abroad, Alcala, Spain, host family, Butler family, going out

8 pm to 11 am: Noche en Blanco

Staying out all night is something all college kids can expect to do at some point, right? Well, last weekend the Butler students in Spain got to have our all night experience in one of the world's greatest cities - Madrid. Last Saturday night the...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 2:45 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: study abroad, Spain, Madrid

The Truth About Bull Fighting

During our orientation, we had to go to a session where we learned about culture shock - moments when you realize another culture is really different than yours, and you might freak out a little. The examples they gave were pretty tame, such as “In Spain...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2008 11:33 AM by ChristinaL

Filed under: adventures, study abroad, Alcala, Spain, bull fighting, culture, host family

Estamos en Espana!

Hey everyone! I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get a post up, but I was busy getting settled here in SPAIN! So, the last time we talked, I was busy packing and starting to freak out... after I visited Butler it really hit me that I would be away...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 1:39 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: butler, class, friends, Alcala, Spain, homestay, Madrid, Europe

Packing up my life

In theory, one of the sweet things about studying abroad is that all my friends are in class and I'm still on "summer break." However, I haven't been able to kick back and enjoy the extra time because there are so many things to do to...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2008 1:33 AM by ChristinaL

Filed under: shopping, study abroad, Spain, packing, clothes

World Tour 2008

Hey everyone! Sorry for my summer-long absence! I meant to write a wrap-up post for the school year and to let you know about my summer plans, but things got ridiculous. Even after I finished all my final exams, I still had to write a 15 page research...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2008 12:19 AM by ChristinaL

Filed under: class, SGA, drum corps, Spanish, Spain, research, Bluecoats, clubs

EUROPA 2008

MAJOR LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT! GET EXCITED! Friday, I had a meeting with my study abroad group to talk about our exciting trip... are you ready for this?? because on September 1st, 2008, yours truly will be on a plane to.... ...(is the suspense killing you...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2008 10:01 PM by ChristinaL

Filed under: homework, downtown, philanthropy, Pi Beta Phi, study abroad, Bloggers, weekend, Alcala, Spanish, Spain, colorguard, grad school