While my time in Portugal was short, it left a long-lasting impression on me. As soon as I looked out the window of my plane and was able to see Portugal, I was awed by its beauty. I felt that during the almost four weeks I was there, I accomplished so much and was able to get the most out of the cities I visited, however, I know that one…
Prior to my arrival in Lisbon, Portugal, people from the CIE in Lisbon were excitedly telling my study abroad group how we would be there for one of the biggest festivals of the year. This festival was called the Feast of Saint Anthony Festival. Saint Anthony is known as the matchmaker saint in Portugal, whom women pray to for a husband and everyone prays to for anything they want or…
Hi!! My name is Allison Carter, and I am a rising junior at the College. I am a Public Health major and a Religious Studies minor. This summer, I am spending four weeks in Lisbon, Portugal completing HONS 390 Evidence-Based Medicine and my Honors Immersed Research project in the CofC Honors in Portugal Program. I chose this program after it was recommended to me by one of the professors leading…
