*Written Spring 2020* My name is Jarred Cooper Kinloch and I am currently studying abroad in Trujillo, Spain. I am a Senior majoring in International Business with a minor in Spanish. I choose this major/minor because I have a passion for international studies as well as wanting to further my proficiency in Spanish. The goals that I have set for myself include practicing with the locals, learning about their culture,…
*Written previously* Hello, my name is Jerry Delgado and I am a sophomore at the College majoring in Exercise Science and minoring in Spanish. I am currently studying abroad in Trujillo, Spain. I chose to study abroad because I wanted to learn and explore the country that speaks the Spanish language. It took me awhile before deciding to go abroad. I was a little nervous because I have never traveled…
My name is Alexander Abraham, a third-year political science student at the College of Charleston. I am currently studying abroad at the College of Charleston study abroad program in Trujillo, Spain. I arrived at this program for a number of reasons. First, I had previous knowledge of the Spanish language, so I wanted to ensure that I was going to place where I would be able to communicate in the…
While abroad, it’s easy to travel to other countries for the weekend and explore a new culture, but it’s also fun to discover the other cities in your country as well. A part of my program entailed two excursion trips that allowed us to explore Spain in more depth. I was excited to partake in individual traveling as well as the excursions our program had in place for us. I…
In the beginning of 2020, there were many different cultural events I have personally witnessed and attended in Trujillo, Spain, where I studied abroad but the one that had the town talking was Carnival. Carnival is a special event that causes people to party non-stop usually from Friday until Tuesday. The children are usually out of school until the end of the week. Not only do the adults take part…
When choosing a study abroad program one of the biggest challenges is deciding where you want to live. Some programs offer student housing, some refer you to apartments, and some offer the opportunity to live with a family. Why did I want to live with a family? Kind of funny actually: I would have people that would have no choice but to hang out with me and take care of…
I imagined that coming home from my study abroad would be sad, for sure. I knew that I would hate packing, hate saying goodbye, and that I would leave a piece of myself there. What I did not know is that I would be leaving a month and a half early due to a pandemic. That was the game changer. I was having a perfectly normal Thursday headed to Madrid…
Birthdays can be an important part of life when you are in college. While I have never made a huge deal about my birthday, it’s been important to me that I get to celebrate with my friends and my family always uses it as an excuse to visit since we don’t get to see each other often. I know that many other people feel this way, so it can be…
Hi everyone, I hope y’all are safe and are able to make the most out of all this down time. Well where does one begin? Did my time studying abroad in Spain get cut short? Yes. Did it suck? For sure. Was it worth it? 110 percent. I wouldn’t trade my short, but incredibly fun and rewarding semester abroad for anything in the world. From the friends I made abroad,…
I sincerely hope that nobody finds themselves in a situation to need this advice, but I think its important to talk about what to do and how to cope when you suddenly find yourself studying abroad from your bedroom/home office, as study abroad students this semester have. Going into the spring 2020 semester I never anticipated that I would be completing my study abroad courses from the home office in…
