Ready, Set, Go (STEM Study Abroad in India)
It’s finally here. It has been more than a year that I have planned, budgeted, and anticipated this trip to India. Unique to the STEM Path to the MBA, I am one of ten students that are traveling to various parts of India over the next three weeks to study and apply the idea of reverse innovation. Reverse innovation is the implementation of innovation but in a somewhat backwards manor. Hence, why the use of the word reverse in the...
While Abroad
When I arrived in El Escorial, Spain for my study abroad program, I was extremely overwhelmed and jet lagged. I was nervous and afraid of making new friends, speaking to the locals, and classes. Still, I couldn’t stop looking at the breathtaking views of the monastery outside my dorm room and in the plaza. I had never seen anything like it. The architecture and the gardens were stunning. My first photo was a panorama of the...
Month in Madrid
Hola! Today marks the last Monday I will be spending in Spain (at least for a while). It’s a little bittersweet feeling. This country has for sure stolen a piece of my heart. But along with the feeling of never wanting to leave, I am excited to get home to see my family and, more importantly, my dogs! I mean, look… Who could leave this face for 2 months and not miss home? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ So, enough of the sentimental...
Madrid to Home: Final Days
Eleven days and counting. The time is approaching where I have to think about packing and going home, but I don’t want to. Spain has become my home base in Europe and it breaks my heart even thinking about leaving this wonderful place and not knowing when, or if, I am coming back. I already extended my stay for two months instead of one, but only if I could extend my trip longer and travel throughout Europe! Just this past weekend I...
Before I Left…
I have always wanted to travel ever since I was little, so I knew that in college I would definitely study abroad somewhere. As I started my freshman year I started looking into programs and as a Spanish minor, a program in Spain was the perfect option for me. Spain was always somewhere I had wanted to go and I knew the perfect time to study abroad would be during the summer before sophomore year, when people start looking for...
El Escorial de San Lorenzo
Hola Amigos! So, I have been here for a little less than a month and I have already fallen in love with everything and everyone in Spain. Where to begin… In my opinion, we are staying in one of the most beautiful and homey places in Spain, San Lorenzo. The entire town of San Lorenzo was built around a monastery built by Filipe II in the 16th century. During one of my classes, I got the chance to climb to the top of a tower in...