A lot of people ask me why I chose to study abroad in Salamanca when I had other choices in Spain such as Barcelona or the even more metropolitan Madrid. My answer, always the same, is simple: I wanted a more authentic, intimate Spanish experience. It’s not to say that if I had picked these other cities, I wouldn’t have gotten the experience that I am currently having. But after having visited Barcelona this past weekend, I knew that these experiences, and interactions weren’t something I’d engage with every day. ...
Please read the rest of this post on Stories Beyond the Hilltop, a blog about Georgetown students studying abroad run by the Office of Global Education.
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