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This day was all about olives, olive oils, and olive oil tasting. Spain is the number one producer of olive oil, so being at this olive grove was special. We first started off with a tour of the olive grove, then we went on a tour of the olive oil processing facility, and ended with […]
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“The Trip of a Lifetime” is a statement describing an adventure full of phenomenal experiences which then results in personal growth and memories that will last a lifetime. The Grand Tour of Europe proves true to this description. After much post-trip reflection, I realized what an impact those three weeks had on my character and […]
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The power of studying abroad is proven unmatched yet again. Upon entering the British Museum during our second week in Europe, our first stop of the day, I couldn’t help but feel the child-like jitters that recurred whenever we were about to view something incredibly historic or well known. This time, I was anticipating the […]
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I have always been a book worm. From Harry Potter to Dolly Parton’s Autobiography, I’ll read just about anything. I intended on purchasing a book about each garden that we visited while on The Grand Tour so that when I returned, I would be able to continue this educational experience. Although I came home a […]
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Imagine riding on a charter bus to your destination comfortably and at a certain point, you hear that you have to walk the rest of the way to your destination because the bus cannot fit on the road. This was something I was not expecting to hear, but our final destination, about a 10 minute […]
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During the Spanish Food Production, Culture, and Environment study abroad, towards the end of the program, we made bread and cheese in Alcudia de Guadix cave houses. It was a memorable experience because we were in actual caves, probably the best looking caves I’ll ever see in my life. One of my favorite things about […]
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Like a large portion of the students on the trip, this introduction to Spanish ham production was my first time seeing a commercial meat processing facility. As Spain is one of the leading producers of pork in the world, the pork facilities we observed unsurprisingly were capable of handling very large quantities of meat, with […]
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The week before leaving for Spain I was incessantly questioning why I voluntarily put myself through the stress of traveling to another country. I had spent $1,600 on a round-trip plane ticket and $2,000 on a program fee and that didn’t even include all the souvenirs and extra food I would be tempted to buy […]
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I have always known what I wanted to do with my life. I’ve had the same professional goals since I was a little girl. I am a planner. I like to have things very organized, and I don’t like to stray from the plan. Some of that changed while I was in Greece. I know […]
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Before embarking on my study abroad adventure, I had some doubts about traveling internationally for the first time. I was worried that I would get too homesick or that I would just not have a great time. I had very high expectations for my trip, but what if it fell short? All of these worries […]
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