Long time, no blogging! HOWEVER, I'M BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER. I had my last (!) final exam the other day, so my semester is DONE. I leave for the US on Sunday, so taking these last few days to explore some more of Madrid, relax, and pack. I will definitely post a reflection blog soon..this isn't the last you'll see of me! The past week in a half has been super busy with schoolwork. And then the week or so before that, I was super busy with traveling. I had a v...

Happy (late) Thanksgiving! Ok, bear with me. I'm going to tell you about my weekend in reverse. Last night, a girl from my program (shoutout to Tina) had us all over for a Thanksgiving shindig. Although there was no turkey or pumpkin pie in sight, the food everyone made was delicious. Mostly carbs, which is also my fave! We were all in the same boat, missing our families a little more because of the holidays. I went to Tina's house from the bus station. Why? G...

I thought I'd give a Madrid update since uh, well, it's where I've been living! I chose to study abroad in Madrid so that I could explore Europe as well as improve my Spanish. Plus, it's an amazing city! Honestly, in the last couple of weeks, I've been a little frustrated with my Spanish progress. All of my classes are in Spanish, and I live with a host family, so I thought that I would be way more comfortable with speaking the language at this point. I know par...

Have you ever seen Navy boys cry from eating spicy tacos?? Now I can say that I have. Welcome to this week's blog on Lacey's abroad adventures!!! Last weekend, I went to Lisbon, Portugal with three friends from Tulane. We planned this trip way back in August, so it was a long time coming. We found a sweet hostel for only 14 euros a night. The breakfast was included - fresh, handmade crepes with your choice of topping (Nutella, jelly, butter, etc.) They also had ...

Bonjour!!!! It's late, but I've meant to write about my trip to Paris from last weekend. I've had a lot of work, but I want to blog while the details are still fresh in my mind! Paris was my first trip out of Spain while studying abroad. Shiri and I were able to figure out public transportation from the Paris airport to get to our hostel. The hostel was very nice -- centrally located, clean, free breakfast, etc. Our room had two bunk beds, and the other two be...