At around 8:30 in the evening, I called Mourad from the Marrakchi train station. We were quick; I was about to board the train, and he had a late arrival coming. He said our good-byes, and I thanked him again for the month. We talked a little, and then I had to board. That was […]
23.2 Meliã Cohiba
The morning after Mardi Gras nine Lewis and Clark students found themselves sprawled across an abandoned corner of the Cancun airport admiring their new Cuban visas. It was just after noon and we had a flight to Havana departing at three. Our saga begins the moment we tried to check in our luggage. A wonderful […]
A Cucu(rucho) American in Spain
Ever since I’ve arrived in Seville, I find that my Spanish gets better and better each and every day. It was kind of hard to get back into the swing of speaking Spanish again because my last Spanish class I took was in the beginning of sophomore year! I remember my first day here when […]
Comida Cubana y Otras Cosas
Cuba has two currencies, both called pesos and the bills and coins are nearly identical, but in the Cuban economy confusing pesos cubanos and pesos convertibles will cost you as one is worth twenty-four of the other. And to make matters a little more confusing most signs and menus don’t specify in with which currency […]
Our First Carnaval in Ecuador
These blog posts are something required in this program, so others can understand better our experiences and our lives in Ecuador thus far. We have been slacking on posting, but believe me when I say that is a good thing. This first month has been packed full of amazing opportunities, places, people, food, learning..it’s hard […]