Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
In Spain, I knocked on the door of fluency, and was almost let in. I argued with Cervantes (he won). I attempted communication with grocers, street musicians, homeless people. I learned to crave gazpacho at every hour of the day. Traveling, it seems, is not just...
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Major: ICS
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
This past summer I had an amazing time in Spain with the Duke in Spain program. Besides learning more about Spanish literature, art, and history in my classes that I took, I had an experience of a lifetime. While staying with a host family in Madrid,...
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Major: Psychology and Spanish
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Duke in Madrid all the way!
I absolutely loved my experience in Spain. Complete immersion and great staff and great field trips easily makes this one of the best programs Duke has to offer! The classes and academics were great too! :)
-Diana Garibaldi...
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Major: ICS
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
Here we are traveling again, this time on a weekend trip to a little pueblo in the countryside outside of Madrid. It's breathtakingly beautiful here, from the palace whose courtyard we're standing in, to the mountain vista behind us. This is one of the things...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
Choosing to study abroad as a sophomore, I must admit to long having had the conviction that such an experience would be a true turning point in my time at college. What an understatement!
I had visited Spain once before -- while still in high...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
In Spain, I made the conscious decision to be as immersed as possible in the Madrid experience. One of my highlights was the personal connections I made with Spaniards. I had a great group of Spanish friends in Madrid from Universidad San Pablo-CEU, and a...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
Working for the Duke-in-Madrid program has provided me with an invaluable experience over the past 10 years. Every semester, I visit the same places, but the group of students makes it different every time. Their enthusiasm for learning and their excitement about what they are...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
Things in Spain are so much more open, and yet so much more closed at the same time.
For instance, this playground I am on is perhaps one of the most exciting things I have ever been on, but I can guarantee that not an...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
One of the most exciting times during my experience in Madrid was when Prince Felipe, the heir to the Spanish throne, got married. There were festivities for weeks leading up to the wedding. This photo shows how the city was lit up in celebration of...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
One of my favorite aspects of the Duke-in-Spain program was getting to see and learn about so much artwork from the Prado, Reina Sofia, and Museo Sorolla, in addition to making a trip to the Thyssen. I am fascinated by Art History, and actually being...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
The night before my trip to Madrid, I was very anxious about the new experience before me and the new people that I would meet, but at the same time I was very excited about the next 6 weeks of my life. When I arrived...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
It is impossible to pick one highlight of Duke in Madrid. The whole experience was unbelievable. I made great new friends, improved my Spanish skills 100-fold within a semester, met incredible people such as my host family and the DIM directors and professors, and learned a...
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Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Football? Try again. Over here, fútbol reigns. We recently watched Real Madrid beat Kiev Dynamo 5-0 in one of the most exciting sporting events I have ever witnessed. A few weeks later, we relived the experience by watching the Spanish "Super Bowl" (Madrid vs. Barcelona) with...
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