Included with my program I got the opportunity to spend a weekend in Valencia. While my first thought when hearing Valencia was “Valencia Orange Juice” (which, by the way, was very good), I had no idea about the many hidden treasures surrounding Valencia. We decided to rent a car and drive to some of the…

One of the most infamous Spanish traditions is the running of the bulls. This time honored tradition has been around since the 13th century and holds a lot of meaning for many of the Spanish people. Since I was in Barcelona and only a 4 hour train ride away, we decided to check it out!…

The past week one of the largest holidays in Spain was celebrated called Saint Joan. Saint Joan celebrates the patron saint of Catalonia, and the holiday is viewed as the start of summer. It is basically like a new years eve celebration, but even bigger. The sky was lit up with fireworks in every single…

This weekend I flew to London! It is extremely interesting to travel around to other parts of Europe besides Barcelona, Spain as they have all been so different and unique. London was very interesting to see as it was filled with so many different types of people and cultures! On our first night, we did…

Bonjour! This past weekend I travelled from Barcelona to Bordeaux. Bordeaux was absolutely beautiful and a welcome change of pace from the constant bustle of Barcelona. Every building in Bordeaux looked like it was straight out of a movie, and the city was very pretty and peaceful. Unlike Barcelona, Bordeaux was much calmer and relatively…

It has been exactly one week since I landed in beautiful Barcelona, Spain and so much has happened since! With how much activity has gone on, it feels as though I have been here a month rather than a mere seven days. I knew going into this journey that there would be many new lessons…