I found one of the best ways to begin to understand a new culture is through its gastronomy. After living in Spain for almost three months, I think it is fair to say that Spanish cuisine is vastly underrated on the world scale. It just doesn’t receive the same prestige as French or Italian food and its explanation is difficult. One thing I immediately noticed about Spanish food was its…

Three months in Trujillo, Spain went by far too quickly. I cannot believe my study abroad experience has come to a close and I am leaving my happy place. I have a few words of advice for the future study abroad student. First of all, when you pass by that cool café and think, “I’ll have more time next week and I’ll stop in there,” the weeks fly by and…

From the first week (second image) to the last evening (first image) my group and I enjoyed every second in the wonderful country of Spain. I am incredibly thankful to the college for such an amazing and eye-opening experience, it truly was a once in a lifetime trip. The best piece of advice I can give a prospective study abroad student is, do it! As long as they are adaptable…

I have been in Trujillo for two months already and time is flying by. I know my way around for the most part and I don’t really get lost anymore. I still can only speak a little bit of Spanish, enough to get me by I guess. I am learning more and more about the language as time passes and I think I can understand it pretty well now. Learning…

I’m finally back home in South Carolina after a very busy three months abroad in Trujillo, Spain. I am very happy to be back and see my family and friends, but it was really hard to leave my new home. Just as I began to get comfortable in Spain, it was time to go home. I had to say goodbye to my host family which was very hard. I tried…

 Getting used to living like a local was easy for me to do in Trujillo. I say this because we are living with host families so it’s easier for us to integrate into the community. A typical day for me living in Trujillo would start off with some stovetop Cuban espresso or café leche. I was never a big fan of coffee until I moved to Trujillo. Now I’m an…

Hi! My name is Alyson. I am in my second semester of my junior year at College of Charleston and my major is Communications. I have been given the opportunity to study abroad in Trujillo this semester while living with a Spanish host family and I couldn’t be more excited. I chose this specific program for so many reasons. One of them was the fact that the Trujillo program was…

I think that studying abroad doesn’t only widen our view on the world itself, but it widens our view of ourselves within the world. Personally, I am a hands on learner and when I am in an environment such as this, it helps me academically because these are lessons that are engrained into my mind now because of the setting we are learning in. Studying out of the country gives…

It was bittersweet coming home. I missed my family and friends but I had a new family and new friendships that I was sad to leave behind. Going to Spain was a life changing experience. I am so grateful that I got to go and meet all these amazing people and that I got see and learn so much about Spain. In the past I’ve thought living abroad for a…

September is gone and so is October. The weeks are flying by and school work is piling up. October was a busy busy month. One of the highlights of October was the weeklong Andalucia trip. Andalucia is the autonomous community located south of Trujillo that has three of the most important historical cities in Spain; Cordoba, Sevilla, and Granada. The first stop was Córdoba. When we arrived we visited Córdobas…