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As an anecdote, we always remember waiting for some “lost” student at the airport in Madrid or Barcelona who didn’t remember the meeting point or arrival instructions, and how we can identify them right away within hundreds of people. They sometimes ask “why did you...

Though in Spanish, I think this is an interesting read for everyone interested in food globalization!   A la comida rápida le ha salido un competidor. La modesta croqueta casera se extiende por los manteles y las calles de todo el mundo con un traje gourmet de...

"Empathy is the imaginary participation in another person’s experience, including emotional and intellectual dimensions, by imagining his or her perspective (not by assuming the person’s position)"[i] Empathy is also one of the most important aspects of Intercultural...

When talking about Cross-Culturality in Spain, there are some topics that can be identified. One of them are in&out migration processes. Many Spaniards moved to Latin American countries, mostly Argentina and Brasil, from the late 19th C. and to European countries,...

Study Abroad administrators are always concerned about students’ health & safety. The experience of a lifetime can be ruined by situations like a medical condition that is not treated enough, a sexual assault, alcohol abuse, robberies or any other circumstance...

Hoy estoy guarnío. Y lo que más me gusta de estar guarnío es poder decir que estoy guarnío... Es una expresión que me encanta... como tantas otras que son tan nuestras. Como cuando uno se harta de comer y acaba engollipao (o engoñipao) o cuando riegas las macetas más...

  Is there anything else in Spain apart from friendly people, sunny beaches, bullfights, football (soccer), flamenco and siesta? Over the years, I (as well as many other Study Abroad professionals) have been working with students in trying to explain where this...

One of the biggest issues that students have while studying in Spain is food. It is definitely one of the most important aspects of any culture, one of the reasons why students want to study abroad, and definitely all of them should have the opportunity to do so, but...

When I started my PhD, around the expectations and outcomes of USA students in Study Abroad programs in Spain, the University of Sevilla didn’t know which mentor professor would be tutoring my research; they could find no expert on Interculturality related to foreign...

Over three years, I have been conducting a research on Study Abroad American students’ expectations, successes and challenges during their time in Spain. Apart from being around the same age, same country (with some exceptions) and sharing the same language, these...