Christmas in Madrid
It’s Christmas time in Spain once again. The city is filled with lights, my students have been devoting their days to making holiday crafts and learning Christmas carols, and I was eagerly counting down...
Yearly Archive: 2012
Berlin: Beyond the Wall
After visiting Poland, the next destination on our 6-stop Central Europe was Berlin, Germany. Despite all my travels throughout Europe, I had yet to visit one of the continent’s most popular tourist destinations, and...
The Adventure Begins in Wrocław
15 days. That’s how long I had given myself to spend doing whatever the heck I wanted around Europe after finishing teaching last year. Not a lot of time, but, doggone it, I was...
Marvelous Marbella and Ronda
Celebrating birthdays in Europe is pretty much the greatest, considering the potential to spend your special day traveling to fabulous new places. This year, I rang in my 23rd birthday in Sevilla with friends,...
Romería de Moguer
For months, my co-teacher had been excitedly telling me about her town’s beloved festival, the Romería de Montemayor in Moguer, Huelva, and I eagerly awaited another chance to don my traje de flamenca and...
Return to Lagos
As last school year was winding to an end, I joined DiscoverSevilla for my second trip to lovely Lagos in southern Portugal. I was charmed by the region last October and was anxious to...
America’s Choice
Within 12 hours, we very well may know who will control the United States — and much of the world — for the next four years. The 2012 presidential election has arrived, and I...
De Vuelta en Madrid
Now that I’ve been back in Madrid for over two weeks, I suppose I’m long overdue for an update. So, hello. Here I am in Madrid! I arrived to cold, rainy weather, bleak apartment...
