Córdoba: Lessons in Train Travel, the Inevitability of Getting Lost, and the Kindness of Spaniards

Thursday afternoon, two of my roommates, Alayna and Courtney, and I decided that we wanted to take a day trip this weekend after all, despite our original plan of using this weekend to get settled with school, rest from an exhausting two days of classes (which isn’t that bad, except that operating completely in a...

Seeing the Sights

Being a tourist is not the same as being a traveler or a member of a community. I will not be able to say that I know Paris after I’ve snapped photos of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. I am not living in Sevilla to check off a list of important buildings,...

First Impressions

After months and months of saying, “Is this Spain trip real?” I am finally discovering that it is indeed real. It’s been a week since I left for Sevilla, and what a ride it has been so far. The journey from St. Louis to Sevilla took a relatively easy 15 hours. Maybe I’ll be over...

Surviving your first international flight

Finally in Sevilla and somewhat rested after a siesta! This was my first time flying internationally, and it actually was much simpler than I thought it would be. That being said, here are some tips that I picked up as a novice world traveler: 1.  Yes, you should wear the biggest pair of shoes that...

A playlist for adventure

(Posting this a day late because airport Wi-fi is not exactly the best.) Well, I am finally off to Spain!  I am overwhelmed with excitement right now and have been riding this high since last night.  This morning I made a playlist feeding off of that high (because all major life events require music, yes?),...