When booking my Moroccan trip through Discover Excursions, there were two things which I did not expect. One, that our tour group would consist of about 43 girls and a total of 2 boys. Two, that our tour guides would be 4 young, good-looking guys (one of whom looked like Cristiano Ronaldo’s twin).
My day in Seville was an unexpected one. I had planned with some other girls, who were studying abroad from LMU, like me, to go on a trip to Morocco through a tour group that was leaving from Seville. We had to take a separate bus that took us from Madrid to Seville. We ended …
I just had to write a separate post about my food experiences in Porto, Portugal. I think one of the most exciting things about visiting a country and the best way to be introduced to a new culture is eating the food of that country. Our first night in Porto, two of my roommates and …
Despite the lack of sleep (which I’ve learned is becoming a trend for me while living in Europe), my roommates and I woke up in time for another free tour – different from the one we took the day before – that started at 10:30 am. Once again, our tour began with pouring rain – …
This past weekend I decided to finally venture outside of my dear Spain. Before the rush of trips began, my roommates and I wanted to plan a trip all together. So all seven of us booked a flight to Porto, Portugal. Most people, when I told them I was going to Portugal, asked if I …
As we were getting into our third week, my roommates and I realized we should start traveling outside of Madrid. So, three of my roommates and I found a cheap bus ticket to a city called Cuenca and, with the reassurance of some cool photos on google, decided to make a day trip out of …
After two weeks of misty, cold weather, the sun decided to come out and warm up Madrid in time for the weekend. Taking advantage of the beautiful weather, my roommates and I decided to visit Parque del Buen Retiro, which means the Pleasant Retreat Park. It definitely was a place of a retreat for all of …
Today began with a multitude of mouth watering tapas and refreshing beer at a steal of 2.50 euro. All starving, my roommates and I searched for the tapas bar that everyone has spoken so well of, El Tigre. And now we know why everyone raved about this place.
So here I am, having completed my first week of school in Madrid. In celebration of an exercise from one of my classes, I decided to share a few culture shocks from my transition from Los Angeles to Madrid. You’d be surprised how different it is here.
On Orientation Day at the university, students were given the opportunity to sign up for trips organized by the school for the weekend. My roommate, Emily, and I both wanted to start visiting places in Spain, so we went over to the Financial Office where we could purchase our tickets. We were given a couple …