Christmas in Cologne
Hey everyone! Last weekend, we were transported into a Christmas fairy-tale while visiting Germany. It was a weekend filled with good company, beautiful Christmas lights, live music, food & laughter. To begin, we were lucky enough to meet up with one of our friends from college (Chris) who flew from Malta to meet us for […]
Palace of Versailles
Hi everyone, Last weekend, Mark and I were lucky enough to visit Paris for the weekend. Despite the chilly temperatures and short amount of time we had, we were determined to see as much as we possibly could! On Saturday morning, we woke up early and caught a train to Versailles (about 30 minutes outside […]
Sunday in Jerez
Hey everyone! Last Sunday, Mark and I were able to take a day trip to meet up in the beautiful city of Jerez. We were lucky enough to have perfect, sunny weather and spent most of our day exploring and eating tapas! Jerez is a popular city in the province of Cadiz that is known […]
Real Alcazar
Hello everybody! A little over a week ago my brother, Matt, was able to visit Amanda and me in Spain and it turned out to be an awesome weekend. We already shared our visit to the Sevilla Cathedral but that was not the only place we adventured to. Another highlight of the weekend was our […]
Sevilla Cathedral
Hey everyone! Last weekend we visited the Sevilla Cathedral and took some great pictures and videos! We were lucky enough to have Mark’s brother (Matt) visiting us, so we were able to explore the Cathedral all together. It is the third largest Cathedral in the world and is definitely a must-see when visiting Sevilla! You […]
Exploring Cadiz for the Weekend
Hey everyone! I’m sorry if I worried anyone with my last blog post, but I want you to know that I am doing much better! I’ve even made a few new friends (: lucky me! Everyone goes through a rough two weeks when first moving abroad and I wanted to share what it was like […]
Adjusting to Living Abroad
Hi everyone! I want to take some time to share my thoughts on what it is really like moving to a new country (here’s a hint: it’s not easy). There is a big difference between traveling abroad and living abroad. When you travel, you have only a brief moment in time to experience a place—the food, […]
Packing for Life Abroad
Hey everyone! It turns out that packing for a 9 month stay in a foreign country can turn out to be a pretty daunting task. An empty suitcase does not look very frightening by itself, but once you start piling in the clothes, toiletries, and whatever else you decided to bring, it can get a […]
First Video Blog!
Hey everyone! I am very excited to share our first Video Blog post. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been playing with our new GoPro, shooting videos of friends and family. We wanted to practice editing videos before we left, so our introductory post is filled with all the fun things we’ve been doing our […]
How to get a Spanish VISA
Hey everyone! I’m very excited to be writing our first post on our blog. Before we could even think about packing or planning our trip to Spain, we had to worry about getting a long-term student VISA. It was certainly a process and I’m here to offer some advice for anyone out there looking to […]
