It is hard to believe that I have been back in the U.S. for two weeks now and quickly transitioning into this next phase of life. I am always surprised by the difficulty of transitioning back into the culture that I know best (especially when I just moved to another state and started a new…
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Greetings from Alicante, Spain!
We have been here living in the heart of Alicante for almost two weeks now, and the experience thus far has been everything but “normal”… but in the best way possible. The Sunday evening we arrived, we all gathered at a hotel to meet our host families, and off we went. It has been so…
Pre-Departure Expectations
This past weekend while spending time in rural Ohio for a wedding (drastically different from what I’m used to here in Tacoma), experiencing Catholic tradition, I was reminded that there is so much beauty and opportunity to learn in a new environment if open to it. This week, I will be on a plane to embark on…
Living in the Spanish Culture
It’s now been three weeks living and attending school in Alicante, Spain, and I am hoping the next week goes by very slowly. It really does take some time to begin understanding, accepting, and eventually practicing the norms of a new culture, and it has been a fun transition the past few weeks! I finally…
Georgia’s Pre-departure Thoughts
Come and read about Georgia’s expectations of her oncoming study abroad program in Alicante! https://sites.uw.edu/uwtintl/georgia-riffle/