Last year at this time I was not on American soil, I was living in Oviedo, Spain with a new family and new surroundings. Looking back on it now, I cannot believe it has been a year since I moved in with my host mom, Esther, into her small apartment in the lower section of the city. After class I would spend my days exploring the beautiful mountainsides around Oviedo and enjoying pastries at the BEST pastry shops in the entire world. This year things are a little different. I am a senior, living in an American city, no Spanish pastries, and certainly no mountainside hiking. Although I am still taking one last Spanish course before I graduate in May I definitely miss speaking Spanish all day in Oviedo. I miss seeing all the little kids run around in their totally un-American clothing and spending afternoons in the SUNNY park. Not at all like the parks here in Philly lately…full of snow!
Here are a few photos from February 2010 in Oviedo. For more info about studying abroad at Temple visit www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
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