Category: Spain
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iHola a todos! Today marks 3 months since I’ve been in my host city of Pamplona, Spain. In that time I’ve been busy travelling, making amazing friends from all over the world, going out, having new experiences, and studying at the University of Navarra. The university is amazing and so far I’ve been enjoying the…
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Spain always seemed like a holiday destination to me, the thought of having tapas, sangrias and the infamous fiestas and siestas always sounded like a dream. Its sounds a bit silly and cliched saying that I’m living the dream here but it has far exceeded my expectations. It’s odd to think of Madrid as a…
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You know you’ve gotten to Madrid when the streets are filled with happy doggos on their walks, large groups of jovenes (young people) serenading the parks with Maluma on their speakers, and everyone’s pet name is tio (directly translates to uncle, but it’s the equivalent of mate). It’s not just the doggos that make the…
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Vamos a la playa!!! When I found out I would be going to San Sebastián I immediately thought of the cheesy 2000s song of that name. Googling the city came up with countless images of its pristine sandy beach stretching more than 3 kilometres. It looked so stunning I almost didn’t care that we were…
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I landed back in Sydney on Friday night, headed to work on Sunday and was back at uni on Monday. Not even a week home after 6 weeks abroad and it’s as if I never left. Travelling has a weird way of interrupting your perception of time. It feels like forever and simultaneously is over…
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Having left a snowy Vienna, I arrived in Granada expecting a little heat as one generally associates with southern Spain yet was met with a mere five degrees. At this moment I realised that this experience was going to be slightly different to what I had expected. I arrived at my apartment hoping to dazzle…
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As I disembarked from a tiny plane that had just travelled 45 minutes from Madrid, I arrived in Granada, the place that I would call home for the next 3 weeks. Having just travelled for more than 28 hours I was welcomed by a fresh cool breeze, unsurprising given that it was in the middle…
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The only way I can explain how arriving in my exchange city felt like, is to mention that overused movie scene. Sorry! … New York. The camera panning the skyline to zoom in and rest on some young guy or gal. In a yellow cab. Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. Complete awe on their face. ……
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After an anxious wait for my Visa I finally arrived in Barcelona on the 25th of September. This meant that classes had already begun – there was to be no settling in period, I was going to have to move quickly in order to stay afloat. Surprisingly, three days later, I felt calm. I have…
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-How’s life in your host city? Life in Barcelona has been great. The city offers such a diverse group of suburbs – from bars and restaurants in Gothic/Born, the small galleries in Raval and the parks and beaches in Ciutadella and Barceloneta. Each day you are likely to stumble across a new part of the…
