Spanish Word of the day: Cueva Translation: Cave A few weekends ago, I had the pleasure of going on a really cool adventure. Me and a few friends took a loooong bus to Tornquist, a small town in the province of Buenos Aires. Tornquist is known for one of the oldest mountain ranges in Argentina, …
Tag Archives: IES Abroad
falling in love with the real Holland
As a Hope girl, I felt like visiting the real Holland was almost obligatory when I live only a couple hours away from there. With two of my American friends from Trinity, I spent 3 days in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Every time I visit a place in Europe, I seem to have this problem where I …
Swingin’ by the Carnaval de Nantes
A few weeks ago the wide gravel path beside the Cathédral Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes was filled with colorful swings and churros smothered in whipped cream for the Carnaval de Nantes, one of the oldest and largest festivals in France. Carnival lights outline the sharp edges of the cathedral in blues, reds, and greens every night …
Kerry: the must-see place in Ireland
It’s been a while since I last updated my blog page. To those of you who were waiting for my posts (if there are any), my apologies! Schoolwork piled up in the blink of an eye and I have been basically living in the school library trying to get them done. About 2 weeks ago, …
A Weekend Away
Spanish Word of the Day: Viajar Translation: To travel Many people don’t know this, but Buenos Aires is on one of the widest rivers in the world! Rio del Plata is on the border of Argentina and Uruguay, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. With just a river in the way, what is stopping me from …
Trekking Volcanos
Spring Breaking in Isabela Island Pt. 2 Between our 3rd and 4th modules, we have a week-long spring break in which we are free to hop between islands of the archipelago. This blog will cover my 2nd day on Isabela Island, after I separated myself from the IES Abroad itinerary, to climb a volcano with …
Snorkeling Los Tuneles
Spring breaking on Isabela Island Pt. 1 Between our 3rd and 4th modules, we have a week-long spring break in which we are free to hop between islands of the archipelago. This blog will cover my 1st day on Isabela Island when IES Abroad took us to snorkel Los Tuneles. Geological Background Formally known as …
Let’s talk about your profs abroad
Let me summarize this article for you real quick: some professors are awesome and others… Not so much. It’s a fact of life and it’s a given in college. You’ll gel with some, and might lose sleep over others. It’s not rocket science, and it’s not a slight to any of my professors that I’ve …
Tour de Europe: Spring Break
We are here! The last month of study abroad, the last two weeks before I’m back for graduation, and the last moments with my friends here at IES and my host family. The time has been flying just as I anticipated it would this April, but I have so many new things to write about. …
Best Part of the Day
Spanish word of the day: merienda Translation: snack…but that doesn’t do it justice. Merienda is one of the best parts of the day. While it’s not an “official” meal, it is common practice to have a snack and a drink around four or five in the afternoon. Sweets are definitely the most popular during merienda. …
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