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That’s A Wrap! Fallas 2024 An Experience Like No Other
Well, another Fallas has come and gone, and I have to say this year was AMAZING and super fun. This year, one of my dearest friends, Liz, came to help me celebrate. And boy did we celebrate! We walked a total of 44 miles in 4 days averaging 25,889 steps and 11 miles per day.…
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It’s FALLAS Time!
We are officially in Fallas season here in Valencia and the peak of the festival is a mere week away. While many of you have heard me talk about Fallas you probably are still not sure of what it is. It’s a hard festival to explain and really the only way to really understand it…
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Professional Conference in Sevilla
At the beginning of this month I had the opportunity to go to Sevilla to participate in the XII Encuentro Entre Universidades Españolas y Norteamericanas put on by APUNE.(Association of Northamerican university Programs in Spain). It was an inspiring few days of profound conversations about the current state of Study Abroad in Spain as well…
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Sagunto and the Caves of San José
Every semester at Berklee we offer to take the undergraduate students on two different day excursions in the area; the purpose being to get them to get out of their normal day-to-day and visit something in or around Valencia that they wouldn’t otherwise do on their own. It also is an opportunity for them to…
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Happy 2024! 2023 Year in Review
A Belated Happy 2024! It’s hard to believe that it is already 2024 and that I have been in Valencia now for almost two years. Two years ago in January I said goodbye to western Massachusetts and moved back to Connecticut as I awaited my visa to go to Spain. March will be officially two years.…
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It’s been (quite) a year
Dear family and friends, It has been a LONG time. I feel like I say that a lot….but this time it really has been. Looking back, my last post was in November which feels a lifetime ago….3 holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s…), a full winter season, and four months later, and here we are. It’s…
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Visiting old stomping grounds: Milan and Lake Como, Italy
It’s hard to believe, but it has been 21 years since I moved to Milan, Italy and 17 years since I moved back to the US. Although I did visit once since then, it has been probably a decade since I’ve been back to Italy at all. The weekend before Halloween, for our fall break,…
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A little taste of Valencian Fallas Tradition
Aside from being home to the original Paella, Valencia is also known for one of the most famous festivals in Spain, Las Fallas. Seeped in traditions, this festival is celebrated in March for about a week in honor of St. Joseph, and is complete with life-sized papermache statues (not sure how else to describe them),…
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Day hike in Chulilla
Behind on my Blogging again! October was a busy month with traveling near and far to hike, visit with friends and enjoy yummy food and company. The next few posts are some highlights. A few weeks ago I went with the study abroad students to Chulilla for an afternoon hike. About an hour northwest outside…
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A day out in the city center
Now that we are in the beginning of October (hard to believe!), the weather here in Valencia has cooled off from the oppressive summer heat and brought cooler and very pleasant weather. Yesterday was ideal- cooler in the morning (60’s) with bright blue sky warming up to the mid 80’s in the afternoon. A perfect…
My Life in Valencia 