For weeks, my host mom, Cristina, has been working tirelessly on organizing an art show. This Tuesday, all of her hard work came together beautifully in the opening of the show at the Sala de Exposiciones at the UAM. Titled Uno de cada tres, the show is a selection of paintings, photos, sculptures, and videos […]

Ross & Marisa Whenever I talk with friends and family members in the States, they ask for pictures of my time abroad. Unfortunately, they’re asking the wrong person. “I’m sorry,” I say, “but you’ll have to wait until my friends post the pictures they took of us.” I do my best to assure them that […]

This week, in the Thanksgiving spirit, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m grateful for, especially in my time in España. I’m so lucky to have the opportunity to spend a semester in this wonderful city, and even though Thanksgiving isn’t a Spanish holiday, the fact that we have less than a month less […]

On a fateful Monday afternoon, a group of students and mentors stumbled out of the Reina Sofía with one thing on their mind: food (as if that wasn’t always the case). After meandering for 30 minutes or so, we finally decided to sit down at a little hole in the wall restaurant run by one […]

Quizás la estrella brillante de mi vida aquí como una aprendiz de madrileña es vivir con mi familia anfitriona. Más que tener unas corrientes enormes de información experta de la ciudad y personas forzadas a comer y hablar conmigo día a día, para mí, ha transformado la experiencia de vivir fuera de tu propio país […]