Enginnering en Espanol #HogsAbroad in Spain

Hi! My name is Bailey Keller. I am a College of Engineering student studying Biological Engineering and Spanish. This summer I went on the faculty-led program to Madrid, Spain to study Spanish! These are a few of my favorite places, foods, and people that I encountered on my trip.

Churros with chocolate was one of my favorite “meals” in Spain! Out of the many churros I tried while there, the ones in this picture were by far the best. This restaurant was called Chocolatería San Ginés and has been serving churros with chocolate since 1894! I recommend drinking the chocolate when you’re done (it’s the best part).

This is my host family! From left to right there’s Rachel, Alberto, Carmen, me, the Chihuahua, Toby, and Hector. Rachel was my roommate that was also a part of the faculty-led program. If you have the opportunity, I would highly recommend staying with a host family! I learned so much about daily life and it’s a great way to completely immerse yourself in the culture. It’s also a great way to learn and practice Spanish! 

This view came from the top of Círculo de Bellas Artes, an art museum with a restaurant on the top. This was my friends’ and I’s favorite place to watch the sunset. The view was spectacular from anywhere you stood! It was a great place to look over all of Madrid.

This was just a random street that my roommate and I walked down while exploring Madrid. This was during Pride Week where the whole city was decorated with flags (like in the picture above) and there were celebrations everywhere! We not only got to experience the city during Pride Week, but also during the Real Madrid championship win! It was so cool to see how the city celebrated both events with dancing in the streets and celebrations everywhere. Truly a once in a lifetime experience!

This was our group on graduation day. From being strangers at the beginning, we all got to know each other super well and have already made plans for tapas parties when we get back to Fayetteville! I’m so thankful for this program for not only introducing me to a new culture and new experiences, but also introducing me to life-long friends from home and around the world!
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To find out more about the U of A Spanish in Madrid summer program, visit http://studyabroad.uark.edu/madrid.