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 of year when I am most likely to stay up late into...
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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 with my Butler family here! There are seventeen of...
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, mullets are popular and do not actually symbolize...
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 yet?).... .,.... ESPANA! That is Spain, for those...
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