Yes. That is the largest bonfire you have ever seen. Yes. It is in the middle of the city of Valencia. Yes. There were more... one at each intersection to be exact. When we landed at the Valencia airport the first thing we heard was the sound of those fireworks that are just a flash and a loud bang. Well actually, we heard a ridiculous trumpet recording an a man with a British accent say, "Congratulations! You've just landed on time with Ryan Air. The ai...

Ben and Chelsea visited over the past 10 days. They were the fasted 10 days of my life. Here's a recap of our time together in Madrid: Friday, March 13- My alarm sounds before the sun has risen. After riding the Metro out to Barajas Airport, I see their flight from Atlanta has landed early and walked to T1. After waiting behind a set of automatic doors for 20 minutes, I caught a glimpse of Chelsea. She rushed through the doors followed by Ben. Chels and I squeez...

More updates! I'm trying to catch up on blogging and fill you all in on what has been happening in my life. The last two months have been filled with excitement, frustration, friendship and now, comfort. I joke with people that I live my life through inside jokes, and thus far, Madrid has proven to uphold that fact. My friends here are great and we've had so many experiences together that keep us smiling and laughing through to the next. (see above photo) T...

Salamanca is a beautiful town. As our bus rolled in, you could see the Catedral Nueva lit up against the dark night sky. We got off the bus and trusted the three amigos (Robbie, Will and Ben) to navigate us to the hostel. Walking at least 20 ft behind them, Jenni and I laughed about random things. We waited by a bus stop until the bus we apparently wanted arrived. A lady next to us then asked us if we were headed for the city center. We were. She told us we shoul...

¡Hola a todos! New resolution: blog more often. I'm sorry family and friends. However, I do have more photos! I added more from my 21st birthday because my friend Stephen just put some up on facebook and well, I only ended up with about 5 on my own camera. In addition to those, I put up some pictures of my amazing new apartment and the Carnival parade. Since I wrote last, I have ironed out my schedule: I will be taking Literatura Hispanoamerica II, Etnologí...