This year I was able to spend part of the Christmas season here in Spain and learn more about their culture and traditions during the holiday seasons, especially during the Día de Los Reyes Magos, so I wanted to share some of these experiences and what I’ve learned about it all.
The Return to Belgium
This past week we had some holidays here in Spain for Constitution Day and the Immaculate Conception, so many people took this time to travel. I myself ended up going back to Belgium. I planned this trip with Melina, a good friend from Greece that I met in Linz, and I also wanted to see Xavier again. The trip itself was only a few days, which pales in comparison to the month I spent here last time, but nonetheless was a great time.
Friendsgiving in Madrid and quick update
Hey everyone! I wanted to write a quick post considering I haven’t wrote anything in a long time. The past couple weeks have been pretty routine, so there hasn’t been anything I could think of writing about. I’ve got a couple ideas in the works for some posts in another week or two. I don’t…
God Save the Colts: My NFL weekend in London
Last month I took a trip to London and I still haven’t wrote anything about that so I figured it’s time to get that done before I completely forget that trip! This is quite a long post and I haven’t been super motivated to write recently so it took a while to get this all…
A day at La Granja: My first field trip
Today I got to accompany my classes on their first field trip of the year so I figured I would write about it now while the day is still fresh in my mind. Last week one of the other teachers told me that first and second grades were taking a trip to “La Granja” (Spanish…
Teaching weather using where I’m from: Ohio!
Hey everyone! I wanted to write a quick post on something that I did today while doing some lesson planning for school. I figured that since there’s a plethora of cool ESL resources out there I would write about any cool ideas I use or come up with to add to that in the hopes…
Steve Aoki in “Toledo”
Hello readers! This past weekend I took a day trip to Toledo to see Steve Aoki play in a club, so I wanted to write a quick post on the day as it was an absolute blast!
Belgium, part 4
Hello! I’m finally back with my final post on my trip to Belgium. It’s been over a month since I left Belgium, so I apologize for the delay, as I was super busy getting settled in to Madrid. This post should cover the last few days I spent in Belgium, including trips to Brussels, Ghent, and Bruges, and some final times with my friends.
Losing My Passport in Madrid: The Nightmare Before London
If you’re anything like me, just reading the title of this post probably gave you a mini heart attack. As the title suggests, earlier this week I went through some of the roughest 24 hours I’ve had in a while, so I wanted to write a blog post about it. Honestly, part of me felt like…
Belgium, part 3
X: “I hate Team Mercedes”- Xavier Jungers, motto of the weekend It’s time for Belgium, part 3: The Extraordinary Weekend. (Yes, I gave this post a corny nickname). I apologize again for the delay, as I’ve been getting settled into Madrid. I’ve been here a little over a week now and things are finally starting to…