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The Park Labyrinth is an incredible garden near the outside edges of Barcelona. Most famous for its labyrinth garden, the park also has a variety of beautiful fountains adorned with Greek statues and many walking trails, complete with waterfalls and beautiful…

Well…this is going to be a very short text. Yesterday was the first beach day and it was beautiful! I will be going to the beach today and tomorrow! YAY! I can’t wait to be tan…it’s been too long. _____________________________________________________________________________ Bueno…

T-Oigo is a small organization dedicated to helping children who have audio-based problems. Many of these small children are partially deaf and require a hearing aid or a cochlear implant to continue learning. I am lucky enough to have joined this organization…

Carnival is a period of celebration leading up the Ash Wednesday. It is similar to the festivities of Mardi Gras in the spanish-speaking world. The typical festival is filled with merry participants, intricate floats, and many many different types of…

I survived the long plane ride to Australia! After making it to Melbourne and through customs, I was also able to get rid of my terribly heavy bags. For Orientation, we headed to the overpriced seaside town of Sorrento, which was well worth it. The hostel…

This week started the celebration of Carnevale. It is a festival and party leading up to Lent. Here in Siracusa there is not a specific tradition the city does, like some places have orange fights and others have parades with elaborate floats, but here…

“PERHAPS TRAVEL CANNOT PREVENT BIGOTRY, BUT BY DEMONSTRATING THAT ALL PEOPLES CRY, LAUGH, EAT, WORRY, AND DIE, IT CAN INTRODUCE THE IDEA THAT IF WE TRY AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, WE MAY EVEN BECOME FRIENDS.” This past weekend, I had the opportunity to…

While being here our group has made some friends. Among them is the sweetest couple, Ana and Alberto. Ana is Romanian and Alberto is Spanish. This weekend they took us to Avola, a town in Sicily that has a lot of Spanish influence, which is evident in…

This past weekend, a friend and I went to Lisbon, Portugal. When we booked our ticket for Portugal for less than 70 Euro, I knew things seemed too good to be true. Anyways, we started the morning off early. Our flight was for 10:55 am and we needed to…