CEA or Cultural Experiences Abroad, is the study abroad program I went through to spend a semester of university in Barcelona, Spain. I took part in their Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Program which meant that I went to school at their GlobalCampus. The GlobalCampus was divided between two buildings in which they took a few [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Spain’
The Woes of Traveling
Posted in Personal, tagged experience, frustration, fun, Morocco, Spain, travel, trip on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The woes of traveling? What!? Conceptually, traveling is awesome. There is nothing at all stupid or hard or frustrating; it is all just a breeze that you sail through to your destination and there is never any getting lost or confused or making a fool of yourself. The reality of traveling is that, while the [...]
Peine del Viento
Posted in Multimedia Report, tagged Eduardo Chillida, Jose Maria Elosegui, Luis Pena Ganchegui, Peine del Viento, San Sebastian, sculptor, sculptures, Spain, The Wind Comb on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“The Peine del Viento is a query about the future; a tribute to the wind, which I admire a lot, and to my home San Sebastian.” Eduardo Chillida Peine del Viento or the Wind Comb as it is known in English is in San Sebastian, Spain. It is a collaboration between sculptor Eduardo Chillida [...]
Tourist Economies
Posted in Business, tagged Business, economy, Florida, Naples, San Sebastian, seasonal, Spain, tourism, tourists, United States on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I spent this weekend in San Sebastian, Spain. It was a short trip with a long ride, but it was worth it. The beach and the size of the city reminded me of home even though there were mountains that you would never see in Florida. Another thing that I learned that they had in common [...]
The Book Dilemma
Posted in Personal, tagged books, love, money, respect, school, Spain, trash, United States on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here I am in Spain. Going to school, living life, all’s good; except that the end of my time here is very quickly approaching and I can’t decide what to do with my books. In the U.S., it is very common for students to buy their school books, use them, and then sell them back [...]
Hallmark wouldn’t like it here.
Posted in Business, tagged cards, hallmark, Spain, United States on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So far all I’ve seen are postcards. There is an American tradition of sending cards for most any occasion. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents’ Day, Easter, 4th of July… the list goes on and of course includes birthdays! Here in Spain, not so much. I haven’t come across any place that sells cards. There are [...]
Parque del Retiro
Posted in Business, tagged cafes, entrepreneurs, family business, madrid, musicians, parks, parque del retiro, Spain, street vendors, tarot card readers on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I spent this past weekend in Madrid. All in all, it was a good trip that I really enjoyed, but my favorite part of the whole thing was Parque del Retiro. It is a huge park just a little ways from my hotel, and during my short weekend in Madrid I choose to spend hours there. [...]
