This is now my second month abroad here in Spain, and it still doesn’t feel real.

For my first month, I was taking an intensive language class, and it helped me so much with my Spanish. I was not able to talk a lot with my host mom, and now we’re getting to know each other better since I know more of the language! The language class ended in the first few days of February, and now I’m taking my semester long classes.

It was all a big change when I first got here, but now I’m in a better routine and feel a lot more comfortable being here. I found a close gym that’s right by the pier, made some great friends and I’ve been able to travel around a lot with my classmates. One great thing about studying here is that other countries are so easy to travel to on the weekends.

For a trip to Lisbon, Portugal, flights were $60 round trip and housing for two nights was $50. We also planned our trip for the weekend of Carnival, which is a public festival that is celebrated in both Spain and Portugal, and there was so much to do there for the weekend. We went on a sunset boat cruise, enjoyed a free walking tour of Lisbon and spent our time learning about the beautiful country of Portugal.

It was an incredible experience to be able to spend a weekend in another country, and it’s something I’ll truly never forget. I have a lot of other places I want to go visit within Spain and around Europe, and I can’t wait to experience that soon!

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Learn more about this blogger’s study abroad program: ALI Abroad: University of Alicante