Greg on November 16th, 2009

So considering it’s the fall, the student council held its annual Halloween Party the other day. Everyone came dressed up in a costume, there was pizza and drinks and it was a lot of fun, Thanks to the Student Council!!! Aside from that, last Friday …

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Fares on November 10th, 2009

This semester my business professor started a new club, the SUMC Business Club. He appointed me as the “marketing guy”, which means I am in charge of letting every one know what events we are planning to host. It is nice being in a club that is similar…

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Greg on November 4th, 2009

Hey Guys so the other night my roommate and his sister made us a traditional Arabic breakfast for dinner. It was very very tasty as well as something that I had never eaten before. In my apartment my three roommates and I are all from different areas o…

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Greg on November 4th, 2009

If I had to recommend anywhere in Europe to take a weekend trip it would be Hungary. A few weeks ago one of my friends and I traveled to Budapest and we had a blast! The city is full of architecture and culture that, in my opinion seemed to be a mix of…

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Fares on November 3rd, 2009

Yesterday, my mum called with great news. She bought me a plane ticket to Lisbon this coming Friday as a surprise. My sister who lives in Canada along with my other sister who lives in Geneva are both going to be in Lisbon for that weekend and my lovel…

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Fares on October 27th, 2009

Today was the first day after the last day of mid-term exams, WHAT A RELIEF!Generally speaking the mid-terms are fine but it is just the atmosphere that comes along with it that is stressful. Thinking of it now, I believe I did pretty well. I have gott…

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Greg on October 6th, 2009

Galicia….that’s it!! What an incredible place to visit. The first school trip was to Galicia, in northern Spain just above Portugal. This area has a large Celtic history and is full of fish! Aside from the buildings being architecturally stunning, …

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Greg on October 6th, 2009

The Astronomy class has once again gone to Tenerife, Canary Islands to spend just about a week looking at the stars… My roommate and I were on the trip and it was an incredible time! Although we lost about 2 nights due to bad weather we were still ab…

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Greg on October 6th, 2009

Wow how time is flying by…it seems like the semester just started and it’s already October. First off, my apologies for the long delay, I’ve been so busy that I completely forgot to publish all of my writing…This year for our Orientation trip w…

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Fares on September 27th, 2009

I have never been more upset to be in Madrid! We just came back from Santiago de Compostela. This is a major city in the north of Spain and man, was it fun. The seafood was just heavenly. The first day there we had lunch at this amazing restaurant, we…

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Fares on September 17th, 2009

My favorite day of the week is here, Thursday. At SUMC almost no student has classes on Friday and that is amazing. It makes the weekend one day longer and believe me, when you are planning a trip to European cities, that extra day is exactly what you …

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Fares on September 15th, 2009

Summer of 2009…..Great memories. I came back tanned, refreshed and very well fed. Arriving to Madrid I immediatly got a feeling of familiarity and homeiness. Having spent the last year here, I am thrilled to be back. Orientation is over and classes h…

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Greg on August 28th, 2009

So being a Student Ambassador we are already back on campus to help with the final preparations before arrival day on Wednesday. The campus is looking amazing…especially with the new renovations!! It’s so nice to be back in Madrid at this time beca…

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Greg on August 19th, 2009

Wow how long it has been…First of all does everyone like the new layout? Secondly I would like to apologize for the lack of posts over the summer; I’ve just been so busy. I guess I’ll back track a bit and start with when I came home in May. I started…

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Fares on July 5th, 2009

Saying goodbye is never easy, especially to people that have become such a big part of your life. Well, near the end of the academic year, I had to say goodbye to people that have grown to become great friends and people who I genuinely care about. I h…

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