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I decided to study abroad to grow as a person in independence and confidence. I needed to prove to myself that I have what it takes to trust God and take a leap of faith in my life. Join me as I find the truth in myself and in my experience.

Hope Harrington

Mar 14, 2020
5 min

Fleeing the Country

This is the post you have all been waiting for. The tale of my daring escape from Barcelona in the middle of the night. Let me paint you...

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Hope Harrington

Mar 9, 2020
2 min

Virus not named Corona...

Hey long lost followers! Or maybe I am the long lost blogger that disappeared for over a week. No need to be concerned. I was out and...

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Hope Harrington

Mar 1, 2020
2 min

A n d o r r a

This weekend was meant to be another weekend of doing nothing, but instead I took a bus to Andorra. Andorra is a small Catalan country...

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Hope Harrington

Feb 25, 2020
2 min

Midterms

Hey readers! Sorry for no posts in a week. It has been crazy across the pond in terms of school. Last week, I had a cool opportunity to...

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Hope Harrington

Feb 17, 2020
3 min

L i s b o a

Welcome to Portugal! I absolutely loved Portugal! Lisboa is my favorite place I have traveled to so far. The food was mouth-watering, the...

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Hope Harrington

Feb 10, 2020
6 min

It is all G R E E K to me

Long time no post, but I am ready to tell you all about my adventures in Greece. Let us begin with arriving at the airport. It was a dark...

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Hope Harrington

Feb 3, 2020
7 min

Sometimes life is mundane

I know that I tend to post about the big things I am doing and the fun experiences, but I think I am not doing Study Abroad justice...

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Hope Harrington

Feb 2, 2020
4 min

M a d r i d

Bizcocho a la casa (cake of the house) and tea! First stop after arriving in Madrid! I had this amazing combo. The cake was lemon...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 30, 2020
2 min

Sandboxes aren't just for kids

We started to learn conjugations in Catalan...good news...most of the verbs are irregular...yea not so good news. We will see how that...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 29, 2020
3 min

Welcome to the 1992 Olympics!

We have a lot to catch up on my friends. I had my Seven Wonders class on Tuesday and we went to the Olympics in 1992! Sadly, if you know...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 26, 2020
2 min

Barrio Gotico

Hey everyone! So sorry for the absence lately, but here is my update on Thursday! I had Catalan and we learned numbers...numbers are...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 22, 2020
3 min

Gloria

Hola! Lo siento, I am sorry, but it has been a crazy few days. I was going to post yesterday, but the wifi connection has been terrible...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 19, 2020
3 min

V a l e n c i a

Saturday came early! I was up at 6:30 am and on a bus headed to Valencia at 7:15 am. It was a 4-hour bus ride, but it only cost 20 euro...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 17, 2020
2 min

Getting submerged in the culture

Friday was a day of exploration! It started with a trip to the bookstore for my textbooks, then a trip to Casa Batllo. If you come to...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 17, 2020
2 min

Column Hugger lol

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! LANDLORD! That is how my day began...granted it was already 1 in the afternoon, it was still surprising to be awoken...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 15, 2020
2 min

When you thought you knew it already...

What is so hard about studying abroad anyways? The studying, duh. I just finished my Catalan homework and it wasn't too bad, but I had to...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 14, 2020
3 min

Sant Pau, a castle, for my classes

Today began like any other typical day for a college student. I slept until noon lol. I did not mean to sleep that long, but I was...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 14, 2020
4 min

First day of class

Hola amigos, I have a lot to catch you up on, and I apologize for not writing sooner because I have been really tired. Jet-lag does not...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 11, 2020
1 min

Fallin' in Love with Barcelona

Hola! Lo siento, I'm sorry about not posting yesterday but there was not much to tell. I hung around the apartment like a lazy person,...

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Hope Harrington

Jan 10, 2020
4 min

Life is Full of Surprises

A little late on my night's post, but I wanted to gather my thoughts before I brain dump on you all again. Today began in a pretty...

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