¡Hola familias y amigos! We spent our last days in Spain relaxing on the beach and enjoying the aquatic activities of the Costa del Sol. Sunday, we journeyed to Nerja and tried parasailing, which was a thrill! Everyone had an absolute blast flying high in…
Our time in Capileira flew by! On our first day, we took a hike behind our hotel nestled into the mountains in the Alpujarra region of Andalucía. The views were spectacular, and it was nice to take in the fresh mountain air again. The contrast…
This post features student writing. Hola from Granada, also known as the City of Pomegranates. Today we headed to the small city of Fuente Vaqueros to visit the Casa Museo of Federico Garcia Lorca. We enjoyed reading some of his poems and visiting his house where he was born. Later…
This blog post features student writing. ¡Hola! Wow, what a day! Today we woke up for an early breakfast at 7:30am, then headed out to La Alhambra. This Arabic-influenced fortress was originally built in the late 800s, but was later converted into a palace in…
¡Hola! Friday morning we packed up our bags and said Adios! to our Cuenca friends. We were all pretty tired from the despedida party they threw us the night before, so we took advantage of the long bus ride to Granada to catch up on some…
This post features student writing. ¡Hola familias y amigos! As reina (queen) of Monday, I’m writing to tell you all about our time here in Cuenca. Sunday, we spent our first day with our Spanish families and our group split up to do different activities….
This blog post was written by our reina of the day, Laura! ¡Hola! Yesterday, we visited Segovia for a day trip. After a bus ride from Madrid, we climbed up to the gothic Roman Catholic cathedral, which was built in the 16th century. We explored the…
This is a special blog update from our student (and king for the day) Eric! What a day! We all woke up this morning and ate our last delicious breakfast in Potes, then got on the bus and headed to Madrid! We stopped twice for…
Our time in Potes was exhilarating! We hiked through the verdant mountains of Cantabria, practiced our Spanish with scavenger hunts in the picturesque town center, and repelled through waterfalls. Though we were away from our families in the US, we spent the 4th of July…
This post was written on Thursday, 7/2 about the group’s adventures this week. ¡Hola! On Monday, we had the opportunity to explore Llanes further with a lively scavenger hunt before an afternoon on the beach. Everyone enjoyed learning how to surf in the refreshing Cantabrian…