Lugo & Playa de las Catedrales

Saturdays are for ESN trips. This time, we visited Lugo, where we had a little walk around to get to know the area. One of the USC campuses is in Lugo. I wish we had more time to explore the city, but we’ve been dealing with the minor delays all day and we still hadContinueContinue reading “Lugo & Playa de las Catedrales”

Benvida at the University of Santiago de Compostela

First week at the University of Santiago de Compostela This semester is the first one going back to in-person classes at the University of Santiago de Compostela, so, to welcome and motivate their students, the University organized a bunch of activities for everyone’s liking. There were sport events, concerts, picnics, traditional dance classes, presentations andContinueContinue reading “Benvida at the University of Santiago de Compostela”

A Coruña – 10/09/2022

So, last week we had our first trip with ESN. We spent a day in A Coruña, which is a city on the Adriatic coast, north part of Galicia. The city is more than beautiful, I was literally stunned and I wish I could’ve seen more. My leg still hadn’t healed at that point, whichContinueContinue reading “A Coruña – 10/09/2022”

The early a.m. thoughts

Some thoughts I’ve been having lately Here’s a somewhat different update on my life and thoughts doing Erasmus and living in a completely different country. It’s not like I haven’t lived alone before or anything, and there’s no real language barrier, but I do feel strange. I’m actually missing the excitement. I feel like I’mContinueContinue reading “The early a.m. thoughts”

Santiago de Compostela – an update

Okay, so my laptop’s been down this past almost a week, so Thursday is a new Saturday, I guess? Anyway, the most important update is that I’ve hurt my leg, and instead of wandering around this beauty of a city, I’m pretty much stuck in my room now. My classes haven’t started yet, so IContinueContinue reading “Santiago de Compostela – an update”

Santiago de Compostela – a dream

A view from Miradoiro da Catedral- Santiago de Compostela With this post I am starting my Erasmus series where I will be posting anything and everything about this beautiful city, the region, my experiences and any useful info. Getting here In March of this year, I was attending an “Erasmus Days” at my university andContinueContinue reading “Santiago de Compostela – a dream”