Central College Abroad
Finding Bosco
Posted April 22nd, 2013 by Breanna in Granada, Spain
Welcome to Ronda, a small town in Andalucía that sits upon a precipice. It is well known for its three bridges: the Roman Bridge, the Arab Bridge, and the New Bridge (which can also be classified as neoclassical, since it’s not so new anymore). When Veronica arranged a trip to this small piece of history,…
Living in Granada
Posted March 18th, 2013 by Breanna in Granada, Spain
The Granada experience isn’t just getting to know the city and taking classes in Spanish. A major part of the experience is the place where you live. Homes in Granada are a bit different from the homes I’ve stayed in back in the States. For one thing, I grew up in the countryside where I…
A Glimpse of Morocco
Posted February 11th, 2013 by Breanna in Granada, Spain
Even though I’m here in Granada to learn about Spain, the four-day excursion to Morocco is a memorable adventure that is part of the study abroad experience. However, when my friends and family in the States ask me, “how was Morocco?” I go blank. So much happened in those four days that to suddenly sort…
The Adventure Begins
Posted January 25th, 2013 by Lisa in Granada, Spain
So I’ve been in Granada for over a week now. The jetlag seems to have gone and the people in the group are finally starting to remember each other’s names. I have already watched the garbage in the streets pile up and be cleaned away as the garbage strike raged and then ended, and I’ve…
Hello from Granada!
Posted January 10th, 2013 by in Granada, Spain
I’m Bre, pronounced like the cheese. I spent the first eighteen years of my life living in California, in the middle-of-nowhere that is between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. I now study liberal arts at Bennington College in the middle of nowhere of Vermont. My concentrations are in literature (because what is better than reading Tom…
Lo Imposible
Posted October 31st, 2012 by Brian in Granada, Spain
Last week I went to see the Lo Imposible (The Impossible) at a movie theater in Granada with a couple friends. It is a Spanish movie which was made in English, although I saw it dubbed into Spanish. They used famous stars like Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. The movie is about a family vacationing in Thailand when…
News From Spain
Posted October 17th, 2012 by Brian in Granada, Spain
Right now on the news in Spain two things are being reported on: the crisis, and Catalan independence. With the economic crisis it is pretty clear what everyone is so worked up about. The banks of Spain are unstable and have built up an amount of debt which has been transferred to the Spanish government….
As-Salaam Alaykum from Morocco
Posted October 8th, 2012 by Brian in Granada, Spain
I finally got settled down after the consecutive trips to Morocco and Lagos, Portugal and have the time and energy to write. I can say I am sick of being on buses. We finished our orientation period which mostly consisted of meetings and intensive review classes of the Spanish we were supposed to already know,…
Finally Arriving in Granada
Posted September 12th, 2012 by Brian in Granada, Spain
After a long journey, I finally arrived in Granada. I definitely ran in to some difficulties getting here. First, my flight leaving from Des Moines was changed to arrive in Chicago because it was storming in Denver which would have delayed the flight and caused me to miss my next one. Then my flight out…
Meet Brian…
Posted August 13th, 2012 by in Granada, Spain
Hello, my name is Brian Johnson and I am going to be blogging this semester from Granada, Spain. I am originally from Altoona, Iowa and I attend Central College majoring in Spanish and Economics and also work in the Central College Abroad office. This will be my second time studying abroad in Granada and I…
