While studying abroad, Isabel Hughes has felt the effects of the Catalonian secession movement.
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Ten lessons from a quarter abroad
Journalism junior Erica Husting (1-5) and business administration junior J. J. Jenkins (6-10) both studied abroad this fall quarter – Husting in Italy and Jenkins in Spain. These are the lessons they took away from their time abroad. Lesson 1: Don’t freak out — culture shock is normal. From the moment I stepped off of […]
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Tres días: how to have a successful weekend in Barcelona
J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist Words can’t do Barcelona justice. That’s why you just have to see it to believe. But the key to any weekend trip in a foreign city is the advice of someone who has spent time there. That’s why I’m presenting the definitive […]
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Catalonia caught in the crossfire
J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist. If you thought the United States presidential election was heated, the politicization of daily life in Barcelona is a full-blown wildfire. On Nov. 25, the citizens of Catalonia go to the polls in a de facto vote for independence from Spain. But […]
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Things get Messi on Spanish fútbol field
J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist. I don’t think you know frustration until you watch one of the best fútbol clubs in the world fail to send a shiny, round ball into a rectangular goal for 86 minutes. I guess you don’t know elation until that ball slips […]
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Encantado, España: getting to know Barcelona
J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com J.J. Jenkins is a business administration junior and Mustang Daily study abroad columnist. Lionel Messi headed home a brilliant cross in one swift flick. The bar exploded. I jumped out of my seat with the rest of the previously antsy FC Barcelona fans and high-fived my friend as the celebration continued. Messi […]