Loving La Vida Sevillana
Life continues to be amazing in Sevilla! Obviously, opportunities like this to live abroad are fantastic, but, honestly, the first few weeks when I studied in Madrid were pretty rough, and I know a...
Author: Kirstie Jeffries
¡Éxito!
As my friend Sara tells me from her experience studying in Córdoba two years ago, “¡Éxito!” (“Success!”) isn’t exactly a phrase Spaniards say (Sara’s friends said “¡Toma!” is a better alternative), but I still...
So it begins…
I’m here! I’m in Sevilla! I arrived yesterday afternoon after problem-less flights from L.A. to Madrid and then from Madrid to Sevilla, and I’m now settled into my beautiful hostel in the Triana area,...
My ABCs of Travel
All right, so I wasn’t tagged, but I saw this survey posted on Christine in Spain and just had to do it! It takes me back to the good old days of LiveJournal memes....
El Twee-Tair
Many of you have already seen this on Facebook or Twitter, but I’ve launched a new Twitter account specifically to document my adventures in Spain! As I found the last time I was in...
Sevilla es de cine
Want a glimpse of the stunning city I’ll get to call home in less than two weeks? These are from the RTVA documentary series Andalucía es de cine that highlights the wonders of the...
10 Things I’ll Miss Most About America
Yes, I love Spain. And, yes, I annoy the crap out of friends and family comparing Spain to the U.S. (it’s classic study abroad alumni syndrome: [condescending voice] “Ohhh, right, that’s how it’s done...
Old Friends & Anticipation
When I began writing this post on Friday (but ended up getting distracted and only getting back to it now!), it was two years to the day since I was flying to Spain for...
