The end of my time abroad is quickly approaching!  Here’s what I’ve been up to lately: I stayed in Madrid two weekends ago and caught up on sleep and homework. I spent a lot of time with my roommates. We went out one night to celebrate my roommate’s birthday with crepes and gelato, and we… Continue reading Rome, Ávila, and the Beginning of the End

Hi Friends and Family! Last week was my spring break, so I did lots of traviling! Here’s a bit about what I did and lots of pictures: Friday: My friend Maggie and I got up bright and early to catch our a 6am flight to Lisbon, Portugal. We spent the day going on two walking tours. The… Continue reading SEMANA SANTA

Hi Everyone! Here’s a quick update about my weekend in Mallorca… Last weekend, I went to Mallorca, a Spanish island off the east coast of Spain, with my friend Maggie and six of my seven roommates. On Friday, Celine, Cassidy, Yulissa, Maggie, and I got to Palma in the morning, got some lunch, and spent… Continue reading Mallorca!

Hello everyone! Last week, my friends, Erin and Sarah, flew from MN and met me in Dublin for their spring break!  Despite not sleeping for 24 hours, Erin and Sarah were troopers, and we still managed to have a busy day on Saturday. We went to an Irish pub for lunch, and of course, we… Continue reading Ireland!!

What an adventure the past two weekends have been! Two weekends ago, I went to Venice with Hannah, my friend from St. Rose School and co-worker from Jim Lupient Water Park.   Hannah is studying in Salzburg, Austria this semester, so we decided to meet up in Venice for the weekend. If you have been to… Continue reading Venice & Granada

I’m feeling a little extra blessed this week! I had an amazing weekend with my mom and Kate, her friend and my confirmation sponsor, who both came and visited me! Our adventure began on Thursday with a one-day crash course of Madrid. We first took the metro to my apartment and got breakfast at a… Continue reading Barcelona & Madrid!

Hello everyone! Here’s the latest from Europe…. On February 3-5, I went on a retreat with school to the birthplace of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, which is in Northern Spain. We stayed at a beautiful retreat center and were spoiled with wonderful food cooked by the nuns there, nice rooms, and a beautiful mountainous area… Continue reading Loyola & Paris!

I went to Morocco last weekend!!! It was my favorite weekend yet. I went with an organized tour group called Citylife Madrid, which consisted of over a hundred tourists. We left Thursday night at 11pm, rode a bus to southern Spain, took a ferry across to Morocco, and then rode another bus to our hotel… Continue reading Moroccan Adventures

Time is flying here in Spain! I can’t believe I’ve been gone for a month already. On Saturday, I went to Salamanca, which is about two hours northwest of Madrid. The same SLU professor that led last weekend’s trips led this one.   He knows so much of the history of Spain and about each of… Continue reading Segovia & Salamanca

Hola! Spain continues to treat me well. On Saturday, I went to Monasterio de Piedra with a group from school. This monastery was about a two and a half hour drive, northeast of Madrid. The monastery was founded in 1194 and is located right next to the Piedra (meaning Stone) river. A Spanish professor from… Continue reading Toledo, Monasterio de Piedra, and Real Madrid!