It feels like just yesterday I was excitedly storytelling about all of my “firsts” in Spain, but now I am sadly experiencing all of my “lasts”. I’ve been lucky enough to meet a variety of amazing people from all over the world – from my host family, to coworkers, and all of the people I’ve…

With only two weeks left, I think it’s time to start reflecting on my experiences and all that I’ve learned. There’s nowhere I’ve learned more than at my job, so I’ll focus on that aspect of my experience for this week’s blog. In case you forgot, I’ve been working as the Talent Management Intern at…

This past week has been very eventful for Madrileños, with a combination of Pride Week and a Metro strike. Pride has been long awaited, since Madrid was the WorldPride Capital this year. The city has been decorated completely in rainbow, with billboards saying “Rainbow is the new black” and “Ames a quien ames, Madrid te…

For as long as I’ve been studying Spanish, I’ve wanted to travel to Spain. I wanted to live here, travel around here, and really feel as though I had conquered it. This was simultaneously because of my love of learning the language and my intense desire to travel and see the world. I figured the…

Before coming to Madrid, we were given one warning multiple times: Watch out for pickpockets. Madrid is a very safe city but it you aren’t diligent, you’ll all of a sudden discover that your phone/wallet/money is gone. It happens all around you everyday, you just don’t know it (which is the point). It’s a part…

“To be early is to be on time, to be on time is to be late, and to be late is to be dead.” As Americans, I’m sure that we are all very familiar with this phrase. It was posted on signs in classrooms while growing up, and is all around a normal mindset in…

I’ve dabbled in this topic a few times throughout my blogs, but I think it’s time to officially analyze my company’s industry. However, this is not as straightforward as it may seem – Opinno is a bit complicated when answering the question “So what exactly do you guys do?” They define themselves as “a global innovation…

Throughout the duration of these blogs, I will be addressing some assigned subjects. I can’t imagine a more fitting time to address My Current Attitudes and Beliefs toward Travel.  As a brief introduction, I do not have a surplus of travel experience. I’ve gone on vacations with my family, but we have only traveled by plane…

With two weeks of work in the books, I am ready to talk all about my new internship! I work for a company called Opinno, a global innovation consultancy firm. There are three parts to Opinno: People, Ideas, and Solutions. The “People” division is centered around marketing and events of all kinds. “Ideas” is the consultancy part of…