Se dice que todo en esta vida es temporal, asi que cuando cosas vayan bien, disfrutalas porque no duraran para siempre — in a nutshell, all good things come to an end. It’s a fact of life that all things have to come to an end, but these last 3 months were especially enjoyable. From…

There are only 5 days left! It’s surreal to think that it’s coming to an end. For this blog post, I’m going to continue talking about the things that made me uncomfortable at first, but ultimately enhanced my experience. Last week, I discussed the difficulty of trying to communicate in Spanish in a business context….

So I’m well past the halfway point of my time in Madrid, with July 15 right around the corner, the sun is setting on my time in Spain. It’s sad to think about because this city has become like another home to me, I can easily picture myself living here in the future.  Yet even…

I’m a firm believer in the fact that when you study abroad you should take advantage of the city that you’re in. Especially being in Europe, many students feel they have to use every weekend to visit a different country or city instead of getting to know the place in which their studying. While I…

Yesterday, I heard some wise words: that as people, we tend to forget all the things that we have in common and focus on the small things that make us different. It’s now my 6th week here in Madrid, and yesterday was the first time I felt the pang of missing home. While for others…

Being in such an ancient country like Spain, which has withstood conquests, civil wars, monarchies, dictatorships, neutrality, activity, a change of currency, the European Union, domestic terrorism, and multiple economic downturns, it starts to seem as if the country is fated for perpetuity. But under the beauty and history that is Spain, something insidious bubbles…

If ever there was a desire to reassure the existence of the Spanish hierarchy, one would have to look no farther than the Spanish workplace. On the left half of the 5th floor of the building on Paseo de la Castellana 120 is the office of ILP Abogados. Although it is a office of lawyers,…

“La proxima estacion:” a small chime accompanies the woman’s automated voice and a peaceful air falls on the cabin as the tune dissipates; “Nuevos Ministerios.” a deep voice cuts through the stillness and the once peaceful air turns into anxiety and excitement. An older woman taps her foot impatiently, checking her watch as each second…