{"id":16251,"date":"2021-10-03T14:25:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=16251"},"modified":"2023-03-09T11:32:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T17:32:55","slug":"experiencing-a-new-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/2021\/10\/03\/experiencing-a-new-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiencing a new world"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first had the opportunity to travel to Spain, I was excited. With COVID playing a factor, I was careful not to get my hopes too high as life was very uncertain. However, the closer I got to July, the more it seemed like it was really happening. Before I knew it, I was on a plane to Spain. I was off, leaving the United States for the first time.<\/p>\n

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El carnival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was not sure what to expect during my month in Spain, but I can now say that it was an adventure of a lifetime. I flew out of Miami, and between there and waiting to board my train from Madrid to Oviedo, I heard more Spanish than I had my entire life. It was everywhere. I was officially in a different world. A new world that taught me so much. Life in Spain was unreal. The beaches were beautiful, the mountains majestic. The beaches and mountains being in the same place, creating a beautiful sight that is hard to imagine as true. I swear there are no bad sights in Spain.<\/p>\n

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La playa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The food was fresh and fantastic. I had some of the most amazing experiences of my life. I experienced so many things for the first time: a new culture, a new diet, new people, a new life. Ever since I came back, it has been hard to remember that I really got to experience the life I had in Spain. I was on top of the world.<\/p>\n

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Best food of my life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Learn more about this blogger’s study abroad program: Spanish Language, Literature and Culture<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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