September 15
Today, the university is giving us free tickets to see the Guggenheim Museum. It’s just down the river from the school, a large silver beacon on my daily walk to class. If the exterior is anything to judge by, the interior is going to be magnificent. Continue reading “Weekend in Bilbao: Guggenheim and more!”
September 8th, 2017
Today is the first school excursion to Getxo and Plentzia. Both are beach towns less than a half hour’s drive from Bilbao. So with a bathing suit and my GVSU flag in a beach bag, off I go to meet everyone else at Deusto. Continue reading “Excursion to Getxo & Plentzia”
September 6th, 2017
It’s day three in Bilbao, and though the morning started off wonderfully (though not punctually, apparently my old American habits followed me here) the evening has been a little more stressful i.e. getting my cell phone to work in Spain. But let’s talk about the good news first! Continue reading “Getting a Cell Phone in Spain: Harder than it Looks”
This is the saga of my journey from Detroit to Bilbao (with Amsterdam in between). It’s a little long, but I dated every event i.e. every time I had wifi so fingers crossed it’ll make sense! Continue reading “The Joy of Traveling with Layovers!”
August 21, 2017
Hey, everyone! It’s officially crunch time: exactly two weeks until I will be in a country thousands of miles away. Continue reading “Two Weeks to Go”
