When I was younger, I was definitely a picky child, but since I began working in restaurants I’ve really tried my best to open up my palette and try more things. That’s the mindset I took into this trip, that I was going to try anything I could and really Read more…
On our second day in Paris, the girls and I knew we had to knock out as many sightseeing spots as we could before we went back to Barcelona the following day. So first stop, Arc de Triomphe! One of the most famous monuments in Paris, the Arc de Triomphe Read more…
Walking around Barcelona, I saw a lot of colorful banners and ads promoting several music festivals. After talking to several locals, we realized just how big and popular these music festivals are in this part of Spain, and with summer approaching, several festivals were on their way! Our guest lecturer Read more…
We went to Paris! Our last weekend in Barcelona was a free weekend, so we had no lectures and no business visits planned. A few girls and I had been discussing traveling that weekend, and it was everyone’s dream to go to Paris, so we made it happen! We sat Read more…
This day was full of learning about work life and businesses in Barcelona. Our guest lecture and business visit were centered around media and journalism, and even though I’m not a journalism or communications major, I had a really good day learning about this industry. This guest lecture was probably Read more…
For our guest lecture today, we had the founder and creative director of the Kings of Mambo, a graphic studio in Barcelona, come in and tell us a little bit about his work. While he’s running this studio, he is also a professor at IDEP Barcelona, and his days are Read more…
Out of all the beautiful cities we’ve seen in Spain, Girona was probably the most relaxed, and very historic. After a two hour bus ride from Barcelona to Girona, our wonderful tour guide Silva, who also did our walking tour of Barcelona, showed us around this old city. This city Read more…
For this museum visit, we got to stay in Barcelona! The museum of modernism was located just a few blocks from our CEA campus, and just a little bit further from our apartments. We had a local historian give us our tour of this museum and it was very fascinating! Read more…
Our trip to Madrid started very early in the morning, around 7:45. We all took taxis or the metro to meet at a major train station here in Barcelona and boarded a high-speed train to Madrid. I really enjoyed the train ride and the chance to listen to music and Read more…
Using our metro cards, the girls in my apartment and I took the metro over to La Sagrada Familia to meet up with our group and start our tour. We didn’t have to meet until 2, so we had plenty of time to get ready and make our way to Read more…