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This weekend we travelled to Granada to tour the Alhambra. This is a truly incredible monument. The detail and art of Islamic...

It is my final week in Seville. I am excited to go home, but will miss this place so much. We had a small going away party at ICS. I have...

We had a week off of school and so I used this as an opportunity to go back to Morocco. I went with a program called WeLoveSpain, and it...

I did a day excursion to hike the Caminito del Rey in Malaga. I went with the Erasmus Club Program again. This hike started in the valley...

This weekend I took a trip to Lisbon with a friend. Lisbon reminded me a lot of San Fransisco with its cloudy weather and hilly streets....

Another field trip with ICS, we went to tour the Great Mosque in Cordoba. Another stunning and significant monument. I really enjoyed...

Me and a group of friends signed up for a day trip to Gibraltar with a program called Erasmus Club. Gibraltar was filled with super cute...

This week we went and toured the Cathedral. ICS has taken us on multiple tours around the city including the Alcazar, gold tower, and...

This weekend I went with a friend to Malaga. My friend knew people from Malaga, so we were able to stay with them for free. We spent the...

This weekend we went to Morocco with the ICS program! I cannot begin to explain what a magical experience this was. We toured 3 cities,...

This weekend I went to Madrid with one of my friends. We took a cheap flight to Madrid and stayed in an airbnb just outside the city. The...

I took a weekend trip to Portugal with a program called WeLoveSpain. This trip was very cheap and the cost included everything:...

This weekend I travelled to Barcelona with a friend. We stayed in an airbnb right in the city center. Barcelona has been my favorite city...

This week we travelled to the sherry wine region for a wine tasting and tour of the winery! Personally, I did not like any of the wine....

This week we had our first cooking class of the semester! We learned how to cook traditional paella from one of the host mothers. It was...

I turned 20 in Spain today! My host family was so kind and made me feel so special. For lunch my host mom got us a cake to enjoy and even...

Today was our first school sponsored trip! The entire ICS program hopped on a bus and did a day trip to the southern point of Portugal....

I've just arrived in Seville, Spain! I'm excited to begin my study abroad program. I've used this first week to start exploring the city...