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My Host Mom and Me in Our Kitchen Every day I come home from class between 1:30 and 1:45 and the house is empty. But not for long. Around 2:00 I hear, “¡Susana, Susana!” It is my little hermana (sister) coming home from pre-school. We play peek-a-boo and wave hello at our reflections on . . . → Read More: Lessons at Lunchtime 
On a Saturday in the middle of October, all of the students and their host families spent the day together in the countryside, or “campo”. We watched Miguel and Juani cook paella and cut fruit for sangria. Juani and Miguel Cook Paella in the Campo What stuck out to me the most, though, was . . . → Read More: Los Niños 
Do you ever stop to think about how much you consume in one day? Are the amounts of electricity and water you use necessary? Moving to Trujillo, Spain I realized how much I was carelessly using in a single day in the United States. I recycled cans, paper and plastic and considered it my good . . . → Read More: The Simple Bare Necessities 
On the Walls of the Castillo in Trujillo Do you ever feel that your daily life lacks thrill and excitement, and gets more dull with each day? I certainly felt that way before I decided to study and travel abroad in Trujillo, Spain. My daily routine in the States began to . . . → Read More: Living Life at New Heights 
Futbol!! There’s no such thing as soccer; in Trujillo the only sport that truly exists is futból. Although technically the same game, the cultural subtleties between futból in Spain and soccer in the US are quite different. The sport has a long history in Spain; from the Barcelona/Real Madrid rivalry that exploded under Franco’s . . . → Read More: There’s No Such Thing as Soccer 
The Church of San Martin in the Plaza Mayor Every day, twice a day, I carefully make my way home over uneven, crooked, cobblestone streets lined with Medieval stone buildings. I am in a walled city so rich in history that it leaks from the cracks the lizards escape into. Trujillo, and Spain itself, . . . → Read More: Aventura Increíble 
Trujillo Group 2011 These are the accounts of thirteen Americanos who made the trek across the Atlantic, to yes: eat, siesta, fiesta (and learn). Join us through our saga over the semester as we explore our new home away from home: Trujillo, Spain. The first day: Delicious delicacies of Spain, necessary mid-afternoon naps, . . . → Read More: Better than Eat, Pray, Love — Try Eat, Siesta, Fiesta Gorka and Allan Strand are wearing out a great group of College of Charleston biology students as they trek around the Trujillo area exploring meadow, forest, mountain, and stream communities. Students are busy hiking, birding, tracking, and identifying the one hundred plus species on their list. Highlights include orchids, Spanish imperial eagles, black storks, a vulture feeding . . . → Read More: Natural History of Spain |
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