These past two weeks has been one for the books. Since the last blog, I visited the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, went to Madrid’s Chinatown, saw my host family in Valladolid (the kids LOVED the snacks), hung out with…
These past two weeks, I was with the three-year-olds and the four-year-olds. The three-year-olds were so sweet to me! They started telling me that they loved me. It made me feel so happy! All the kids have had water activities…
Hey everyone! Here’s another update for you all about what has gone on since the last: To start off, my roommates and I with a few other friends went to Madrid’s Pride weekend celebration on the 5th! I had never…
It was way too difficult to pick just a few pictures of the older kids because they are so cute. They will seriously steal your heart away. First up is Nugget. Yeah, that’s right. Her name is Nugget and don’t…
Hey everyone! Today marks already my 13th day in Madrid, but I feel like I’ve been here forever.. Time flies when you’re having fun! This week has been one to remember. I thought my coworker and I had a very…
I have officially finished my placement at Fighting Words NI. My colleagues made my last day so special! In the morning, I had my last workshop ever and I was storymaker. The class was a group of P5s, and they…
These past two weeks, I was with the five-year-olds and three-year-olds. The five-year-olds were way more relaxed than the four-year-olds, which was refreshing. It was crazy to think that just a few weeks prior, they were the four-year-olds who would…
Hola from Spain! I have officially completed my second (technically first) day of work (yesterday was more of an orientation and getting the hang of their system/what I should expect to do), and I couldn’t be more excited for what…
These past two weeks, I was with the four-year-olds. The kids have gotten to know me since I have been here for three months. It is exciting to see my impact on the children. They recognize me at school and…
My goal for May was to treat Belfast like I’m on vacation here. Instead of planning a weekend trip to somewhere else, I allocated my travel energy and budget towards exploring as much of Belfast as I could. The second…