Socialized Health Care

By Gorka Sancho, on March 25th, 2009%

A member of our College of Charleston student group sustained a recent injury (luckily it turned out to be a contusion) that was painful enough to warrant medical attention and potential x-rays. We visited the emergency room in the brand spanking new Trujillo hospital, coincidentally christened earlier that very morning by the President of the . . . → Read More: Socialized Health Care

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Fast snow, fast cars, slow weekends

By Gorka Sancho, on March 19th, 2009%

Sierra Nevada, outside of Granada

 

What do you get when you cross two days of skiing in Sierra Nevada with formula one race cars zooming past on a practice track in Jerez de la Frontera?  One very happy (and tired) family.  Gorka and I have known from day one what a truly amazing opportunity . . . → Read More: Fast snow, fast cars, slow weekends

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Andalucia

By Gorka Sancho, on March 12th, 2009%

In late February the College of Charleston students along with the Sancho-Bidwell clan travelled to Andalucia for a 4 night excursion of history, sightseeing and fun. The scenery we passed to and from Andalucia was beautiful… olive groves stretching as far as the eye could see, plum trees in splendid white bloom, peach trees in . . . → Read More: Andalucia

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What we miss…

By Gorka Sancho, on March 6th, 2009%

We asked the College of Charleston students living in Trujillo with host families what they miss from the United States, and what they do not miss, since over a month has gone by and they are fully immersed in the Trujillo lifestyle. Here are their responses, in no particular order…

What I miss from the US:

Pets, Food . . . → Read More: What we miss…

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Hike to Santa Cruz

By Gorka Sancho, on March 4th, 2009%

Corrine, Christin, Eneko, Deb, Emilia, Unai, Carlos (Matt's host brother) and Matt, with Gredos in the background

A few days ago Deb and I made a couple of car trips to take our sons and some of the College of Charleston students studying this Spring semester in Trujillo for . . . → Read More: Hike to Santa Cruz

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Letter from Unai

By Gorka Sancho, on March 2nd, 2009%

Unai and his mountain bike

 Hi friends at ECDC (and Olivia)!

I hope you are having a good day and aren’t getting in trouble with your teachers.  I am in a good but so boring school in Trujillo here.  It is boring because I have to work way way way more than in ECDC.  . . . → Read More: Letter from Unai

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