Salamanca!!! April 1st 2006 Hey guys! This weekend was an amazing weekend! The weather was perfect...about 60-65 degrees and sunny! It was a great weekend to be outside and travel which is what I did. Saturday we went to Salamanca which is about an hour train ride northwest of Avila. It was a really cool city/town. It's my favorite place so far since I've been here (out of Avila and Madrid). The University of Salamanca is th ... read more
Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Salamanca Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more
Hey yall! Only about 2 more weeks until I leave for Spain! It seems very surreal that the time is just about here. It's a very weird feeling to know that I only have about 2 more weeks left of college and that I won't be coming back. It's been a great 4 years, but God's brought me to a place where I'm just about ready to let go and start another chapter of my life. Leaving IU and going to Spain will be bittersweet. So with this new adventure and craziness that I am about to experience, I thought that the easiest way for me to keep in touch and share my time in Spain with everyone was to update... full info