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“Machismo.” The word rings loud in my ears as I walk down the street each day, receiving numerous catcalls. I hear catcalls of “rubia. hermosa,” which means "beautiful blonde girl" in English. These catcalls are the soundtrack to my daily commute…

I absolutely hated my first day in Spain. The excitement of traveling to Europe wore off about two hours into my red eye. I realized that I didn’t feel well and I couldn’t sleep at all. I arrived to a dreary morning in Madrid. I carried ridiculously…

“Remember, try not to stare,” warned my Danish language and culture professor as we walked through the front entrance of Det Sociale Hus (the Social House), the largest drug consumption center in Denmark. I had little time to process her…