Archive for January 2020
Mi primer partido de fútbol español !: George Illingworth, Valencia – Jan 2020
En los últimos meses no podía salir o viajar tanto como quería por mis tareas para la universidad. Empezaba a recibir un montón de deberes cada semana y por eso cuando podía salir o viajar dentro de valencia aproveché. Soy un aficionado de Chelsea desde hace muchos años y sabía que un amigo mío iba…
Read More¿Donde está la paz?: Patrick Longmate – Colombia, January 2020
¿Donde está la paz? El 24 de noviembre de 2016 se firmó el acuerdo de paz entre el Gobierno de Colombia, encabezado por el entonces presidente Juan Miguel Santos, y las FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia). Ya que este acuerdo terminó un conflicto armado que duró casi 70 años, vine a Colombia con la…
Read MoreUn invierno granaíno: Harvey Moon, Granada – January 2020
Un invierno granaíno Una vez más este mes ha sido otro muy ocupado con muchas celebraciones y nuevas tradiciones que he podido experimentar. Empezamos el mes con una alegría festiva en diciembre y desafortunadamente lo terminamos con la pesadumbre de los exámenes de enero. Sin embargo, he podido hacer muchas cosas emocionantes durante las pausas…
Read MoreMy final days in Chile: Eileen Maguire, Chile – January 2020
My final days in Chile When contemplating my last few days in Chile and faced with the thought of my time there coming to an end, I became overwhelmed trying to decide how to make the most of the time remaining. In my 6 months here, I have seen some of the more spectacular sights…
Read MoreAarun Ilyas – Lorca’s Granada – January 2020
English: During my time in Granada it is clear to see the legacy Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca has left behind in his home city. The poet, playwright and theatre director made a great social impact during his short 38 year long life which can be seen through the numerous things named…
Read MoreChristmas in Medellin: Mia Marchant – Colombia, January 2020
I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the holiday period in Colombia. I had been told previously that Colombia was a great place to be during christmas. As soon as halloween was over, the decorations for christmas were put up. I was surprised to see that even the huge apartment building had been…
Read MoreLorenzo Webster: Christmas churros and new year revision resolutions: Sevilla – January 2020
As the Christmas celebrations got underway, I was joined in Sevilla by my family who flew down from London. They were immediately taken aback by the astonishingly warm weather. With the bright sun accompanying consistent temperatures of 20 degrees, there was certainly a different feel to the festivities. On Christmas day itself we had lunch…
Read MoreRhoda Yaa Assah Manu: The Beginning of the End, Reunion Island – December 2019
Bright red balls of sweetness have started growing from the thick branches. Everywhere you go there are fruits everyone is munching on. It’s lychees! Its summer and Lychees are in season! The first time I tasted a lychee was at the university, my friend just casually had it as a snack and asked if I…
Read MoreCase Study: Joshua Binfor – Lisbon, Portugal 2019-20
As part of my year abroad, I spent 7 months in Lisbon working as a translation and communication intern. My initial and main goal was to immerse myself in Portuguese as much as possible. Although I arrived in Lisbon already having an intermediate level of Portuguese (B2), my understanding of Portuguese was tested to a…
Read MoreCharlotte Grundy: Paris, December 2019
Pour vivre à Paris pendant le mois de Décembre a été très difficile, c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire ! Le 5 décembre, la RATP et la SNCF, qui gèrent tous les transports en commun à Paris, ont entamé une période de « grèves illimitées », au sujet des pensions et l’âge de la retraite. …
Read More去河南穷游 – Travelling Henan on a shoestring: Jonathan Ferguson, December 2019
上个周末,我和一个朋友一起去洛阳,少林寺和开封穷游了。经过在北京忙碌的星期之后,我非常激动摆脱首都,探索我从来没去过的一些地方。下课以后,我们到车站上所谓的‘快车’(实际上最慢的火车) 去了河南。 在中国火车上,服务员卖各种各样的商品。从内蒙古奶贝 (我个人认为液态奶更好)到火车纪念品,服务员应有尽有。那一天的特色是新疆蜜饯水果。一个旅客买了一些,给我们尝一尝,其实很不错。我们跟旅客聊了一会儿,然后决定去睡觉因为要很早起床。 我们第一个目的地就是远近驰名,有着悠久历史的少林寺。少林寺是中国佛教禅宗祖庭和功夫的发源地。我从小时候起对武术感兴趣,所以能够去少林寺真是梦想成真!少林寺最有名的部分很可能是那里的塔林。有唐朝,宋朝,金朝,元朝,明朝,清朝和现代砖石墓塔。最难忘的体验就是看少林僧人的功夫表演。他们请了观众中的一些人上舞台上,模仿僧人的运动。她们当然没有成功模仿僧人的运动,可是大家都支持他们,为他们呐喊助威。第二天,我们去开封观光旅游了。我听说过开封有很多的美食。我最喜欢的是那里的小笼包,一想到那家饭馆的美食,我就直流口水。 第三天,我们去了洛阳郊外举世闻名的龙门石窟。洛阳有着4000多年城市史,是丝绸之路的东方起点。在中国,洛阳被归为一个中等规模的城市 – 人口只有7.1百万!龙门石窟是由一系列的洞穴组成的。在洞穴里,有石刻的佛像。根据专家所说的,龙门石窟是石窟寺,也就是说信任去龙门石窟祈祷,崇拜大佛了。龙门石窟给了我留下很深刻的印象因为亲眼看到的石窟比我想象中的壮观得多。 我超爱穷游。当我在欧洲的时候,我喜欢跟朋友去穷游。有一次,我们买了到瑞典的2英镑的往返机票, 真不可思议!但除了更便宜,穷游也有其他好处,其中最重要的是它给我们更多跟当地人交流的机会。当作语言学生,这些偶遇是很有价值的机会,因为每一次偶遇提供提高语言水平,练习说汉语的机会。这很重要因为只有我们不断地练习,才能把一种语言学好。毕竟熟能生巧。 Last weekend, I travelled to Luoyang, Shaolin Temple and Kaifeng on a shoestring. After a busy week in Beijing, I was very excited to escape the Capital and explore some places I had never been to before. After finishing class, we went to the station…
Read MoreCharlotte Grundy: Paris, November 2019
La fin de mon temps á Paris se rapproche et je pense des choses que j’ai fait et je n’ai pas encore fait dans la ville. Alors j’ai essayé de passer mes temps ce mois en faisant des choses ! J’ai maintenant rendu compte qu’il aurait été une meilleure idée de faire toutes des choses á…
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