If I am being completely transparent, my first day in Barcelona was extremely brutal😅. I loved it when I first arrived, the jet lag was just really tough to deal with. I felt the culture shock the moment I stepped off of the airplane. Just by how everyone in the 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…
On Friday May 14th and 15th, we had an overnight excursion to Madrid. We left at 9 in the morning and arrived in Madrid by train at 11am. When we got to our hotel, we had 2 hours to ourselves to get lunch before our tour of Madrid. On our Read more…
Today we were lucky enough to work with a real local chef who taught us how to make tapas! Tapas are small, shareable dishes with many different ingredients. I haven’t cooked very much since I’ve been at college, so this was a great opportunity to learn how to make many Read more…
This was my first ever cooking class and for the most part I really enjoyed it! We made Tapas and everyone was in charge of making something different. My team was in charge of making the “Spanish Omelette.” Our meal was extremely easy to make, the instructions were just a Read more…
Oh Sitges.. where do I even begin 😅. This trip took so many twists and turns, but in the end I don’t regret any of it. When first arriving to Sitges, I was stunned by the amazing views and clear blue waters. The boutiques were so cute and there were Read more…
So far so good! The food has been great! On May 8, 2023 our class got to do a cooking class with head chef Johan. We started the class with getting a history lesson on our main meals, Tapas. If you remember from my last post, Tapas are small mini Read more…
Today on May 9th, we visited La Sagrada Familia and Park Guell. We started off our day by taking the train to La Sagrada Familia where we met our classmates. We were then greeted by our tour guide and headed for the church. La Sagrada Familia is the largest catholic Read more…
So far, one of the highlights of this trip has been the TAPAS! I have come to the realization that I definitely prefer eating small, sharable portions with more variety, so Spain is the perfect place for me. For this reason, I was really looking forward to the tapas cooking Read more…
I would say my favorite trip thus far would definitely be this one. For starters, Segarda Familia. It took me a moment to find the words for how I felt while I was there. I was just so moved and everything just sat so right with my heart and spirit. Read more…