Andalucía, España

In late January our Spring 2013 group visited the southern region of Andalucía, Spain, and I was so happy to get the chance to travel there for a second time in my life. Last year, when our group traveled to the south of Spain, I definitely had a really bad case of strep and was miserable on most of the tours we went on. I had to miss part...

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Valencia, España

Back home at Los Torres de Serranos Never would I ever expect to be back here again, in my second home of Valencia, Spain. At least not for many years. This made stepping off the plane back into the Valencian air that much more special. The entire taxi ride I was filled with emotion and with anticipation, but nothing compared as to...

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Hyde Park, New York

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Plaza de la Virgen, Valencia, España

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Valencia, España

Plaza de la Virgen My time in Valencia was the most memorable and exciting experience I've ever had. I'm so thankful for everything I got the chance to do, the people I met, and for the way the entire abroad experience shaped my personality and outlook on life. I miss Valencia almost everyday. For the first few weeks it was hard. It...

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Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Woman walking in an alley The last excursion we took was a rather big one. I never expected to travel to Africa while I was studying abroad, but once one of our friends mentioned it, the idea caught like wildfire. Suddenly ten of us decided we all wanted to go, and we booked our tickets on the spot! We headed to Morocco on March 29th,...

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Fallas, Valencia, España

Light show at Calle Sueca More of the light show FALLAS. That is the one thing anyone in the spring semester hears about before they travel to have their Valencian experience. That's why when March rolled around, we were all super excited. Valencia does a great job on building up the anticipation to the festival and getting everybody...

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Galway and Dublin, Ireland

Dunguaire Castle Ireland was by far my favorite place that I visited. I enjoyed everything about it: the food, people, music, landscapes, and the overall essence of the country. We flew into Dublin late at night and then immediately got on a bus that took us to a small town on the West coast of Ireland, called Galway. We all had heard...

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