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Study Abroad 2007

In and around Spain

I love Barcelona. I have met a lot of great people and the weather is 68 degrees every day. Here are some things I am starting to get used to:

1.) military time

2.) Celsius degrees

3.) Bocadillos with ham and cheese everyday

4.) 4 million people in the streets during the middle of the day, nobody works here

5.) sangria...mmmm

6.) the word vale

and much more...

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Lauren77

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    Day Trip to Tarragona

    Tarragona, Spain | Jan 19 '07 | Reviews: 0
    Tarragona was fun. The weather was beautiful and loved the views of the beach. I got to see the Roman ruins and an ancient gladiator site. It was very... Continue reading »
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    Valencia

    Valencia, Spain | Jan 25 '07 | Reviews: 3
    Valencia was a great time. When we first arrived, it was raining and freezing cold. That day was the first day it had snowed in Valencia in 5 years. I... Continue reading »
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    Alicante

    Alicante, Spain | Feb 08 '07 | Reviews: 3

    Alyson and I went to Alicante for the weekend. We took a five hour train ride down the coast of spain. It was an adorable beach town. It was nice t... Continue reading »

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    Alicante

    Alicante, Spain | Feb 08 '07 | Reviews: 0

    Alyson and I went to Alicante for the weekend. We took a five hour train ride down the coast of spain. It was an adorable beach town. It was nice t... Continue reading »

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    Madrid

    Madrid, Spain | Feb 15 '07 | Reviews: 8

    CIEE took the business program to Madrid, the capital of Spain. They paid for the hotel, train and food. They gave us 50 euro of food stamps and we... Continue reading »

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    Sevilla and Carnaval

    Sevilla, Spain | Feb 21 '07 | Reviews: 5

    It was great to meet up with my good friend, Scott, who is studying in Sevilla. He has been studying there for two months and didn't know his way a... Continue reading »

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    Penedes and Olot

    Barcelona, Spain | Mar 02 '07 | Reviews: 0

    I stayed in Barcelona this past weekend. There were two trips planned with my program so I stayed busy. On saturday, we took a 45 minute bus ride t... Continue reading »

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    Amsterdam, Holland

    Amsterdam, Netherlands | Mar 08 '07 | Reviews: 0
    To be continued... Continue reading »
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    Amsterdam, Holland

    Amsterdam, Netherlands | Mar 08 '07 | Reviews: 7
    Amsterdam was such a great time. I went with Alsyon and Micaela. We met up with other students from our program. We arrived on Friday and checked into... Continue reading »
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    Happy St. Patricks Day

    Dublin, Ireland | Mar 15 '07 | Reviews: 6

    Dublin was a great time, even though it was a bit frigid. We arrived on Thursday around 5 pm. We checked into our hostel at Abbey Court. It was rig... Continue reading »

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    Paris, France

    Paris, France | Mar 22 '07 | Reviews: 5

    I went to Paris this past weekend with Gabby and Jen. We arrived on Friday night and took an hour bus ride to the center of the city. We stayed in... Continue reading »

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