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Mar 10 For this past weekend Hope and I decided to piggyback off our friend’s plans and join them for a quick trip to Valencia! It was a very warm weekend spent mostly on the beach, Valencia is the closest ocean access from Madrid! Mar 6 We met at the bus station for an 8amContinue reading “Citrus City baby!”

Mar 2 Welcome back! After this past weekend’s extravaganza in Italy and Croatia, I stayed this weekend in Madrid. But not without having a TON of fun of course!! To kick off the weekend, Kate and I went to Templo de Debod to watch the sunset. So beautiful! Feb 28 As a post midterms treat,Continue reading “A weekend in Madrid…”

Feb 24 Hello everyone! Let me apologize for my radio silence last weekend, I was busy preparing for my three midterms I had. I did have time for a little fun though, and got my nose pierced! This was my first cartilage piercing so it did hurt more than expected, but it has been healingContinue reading “G & G’s GOT Jams!!!”

Feb 10 Helloooooo!!!! Be warned, this is gonna be a long one- I have SO many things to share! This weekend I went with 8 friends to Marrakech, Morocco, allowing me not only to check off a new country but a whole new continent! I cannot say this trip went off without a hitch, butContinue reading “Morocc’an around Marrakech!”

Feb 5 Hello everyone! This past weekend I went to Berlin with two of my very good friends in the SLU occupational therapy program, Hunter and Briana. Although it was rainy everyday and much colder than Madrid, we had an amazing time exploring this German city for 3 days! Berlin is DEFINITELY a “cool city”Continue reading “A weekend in Brrrrrr-lin!”

Jan 28 Now that I have your attention, I would love to share the details of the most amazing weekend I shared with the McBurney family on their tropical island in the Atlantic Ocean. On Friday, January 24th I flew to London, and after my enjoyable journey on the London Underground, reunited with Allison, Gerard,Continue reading “A message from the Queen…”

Jan 22 Since I’ve last posted, I’ve visited three of the many museums Madrid has to offer. And, with a student ID, they have all been free! Most of these museums did not allow many pictures of the works inside (or I forgot to take any…), but I summarized below. Museo del Prado As weContinue reading “Museum, Museum, Museum. Oh my!”

Jan 14 Hello again everyone! Another day, another update. This Friday, 1/10, we spent our afternoon in Retiro Park, a very large green space 5 minutes from my host apartment. I was lucky enough to finally get someone to take pictures of myself, inserted below. With an iPhone 11 no less, so portrait mode didContinue reading “A week in!”

Jan 9 With ~54 hours in this city under my belt, it seems like the perfect time for an update! After arriving at my host señoras apartment on the east side of Retiro Park (the largest green space in the city), I settled in and met my 3 roommates. We went to orientation on WednesdayContinue reading “Hola de Madrid!”

Hello everyone! You are all friends and family of mine so I don’t feel the need for a large introduction, but I’ll set the scene. Tomorrow at 4:10pm (16:10) I will be taking off from O’Hare to experience a semester-long European adventure with a home base in Madrid. I will be in four classes TuesdaysContinue reading “Welcome!”