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One of my courses here at IES is Historia y Memoria de los Judíos Sefardíes or History and Memory of the Sephardic Jews. Through this course I have been learning not just about the Jews of Spain but naturally the historical context as well, therefore giving me a broad understanding of Spanish history. Semana Santa … Continue reading Classes Coming to Life
Valencia was a whirlwind weekend! As a seasoned music nerd, I was prepared for a music group tour and was not disappointed. We began the long bus ride with a game with questions about choir members. Being relatively new made this game challenging, but it was fun to be involved, and I did get one … Continue reading Choir Tour to Valencia
As you may have noticed from earlier blogs, my program strives to balance between immersing us in Granada as well as having us experience other locations nearby. By this point we have been to Alpujarra, Ronda, Sevilla, Málaga, Córdoba, and now MOROCCO! Yes, that’s right, a beautiful country on a different continent. IES Granada has … Continue reading Morocco
As aforementioned, Semana Santa, or Holy Week is a very important religious holiday for Spain. Therefore, most everyone is given the week off from work, include us students! During this week, many of us take advantage of the amazing location we are in and travel. First stop: Dublin, Ireland. I had to pleasure of visiting … Continue reading My Vacation During Holy Week (Part 2)
Happy Easter! I just returned from a week of vacationing aka traveling during Spain’s Semana Santa or Holy Week leading up to Easter. Being that Spain is a very Catholic country, this week is extremely significant and full of events. Beginning on Palm Sunday Spaniards young and old process through the streets at nearly every … Continue reading Holy Week in Granada (Part 1)
On occasion we have a long weekend in which we don’t have classes on Monday. Naturally this means we have time to travel around Spain. For the first long weekend that we have had thus far I went to Madrid, capital of Spain. Madrid is like the New York City of Spain, but prettier and … Continue reading Visiting the Capital: Madrid
Another weekend, another city. This program does an amazing job of showing us a lot of Spain! This blog is all about Seville and Cadiz. Seville is the largest city of Andalusia with over 1.5 million people. Like most of Andalusia, Seville used to be under the reign of the Moors until being taken over … Continue reading Seville and Cadiz
Most of Spain follows two religions: Catholicism and Fútbol! This past weekend was El Clásico, the ultimate soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona. This match is the equivalent of the United States Superbowl, complete with intensely loyal fans, advertisements galore, and houses and bars full of people glued to the screen. In fact, nightlife … Continue reading Choir and El Clásico
Greetings from Granada! These past days were full of highs and lows. Highs included being accepted into a lovely choir that happens to be singing some of my favorite pieces ever. Lows, I got a horrible stomach flu and was bed-ridden for a week. In case it was ever unclear, being sick in a foreign … Continue reading Granada: Mi Ciudad
Later this week we went to Ronda, a beautiful place with some seriously rich history. What is so fascinating about Ronda is that its main city center sits atop El Tajo, a deep gorge; on one side of the gorge is the newer, modern city, and the other side is 15th century Moorish architecture … Continue reading Ronda