| I am from the Syracuse area and fully support all Syracuse athletics. Go Orange! |  |
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I recieved my undergraduate degree from SUNY Cortland for Adolescent Education and Spanish.
I also returned to Cortland to earn my Masters Degree in teaching English as a second language. |  |
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Learning Spanish: |
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I began learning Spanish in the 8th grade, just like most of you! |  |
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In high school, I was fortunate enough to go on 2 mission trips to El
Salvador which is in Central America. This is where I truly
started to learn and love the language and culture. |
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Study Abroad:
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I continued studying Spanish at college. I spent a semester in Salamanca, Spain where I lived with a host family. |
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La Plaza Mayor, Salamanca, Spain
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Don Quijote and Sancho Panza Statues
I made amazing and life long friends while studying abroad. We were able to experience traveling around the world together. |
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| Lisbon, Portugal |
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Sevilla, Spain
Christopher Columbus' tomb in a cathedral |
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Segovia, Spain
I pretended that I was a princess for a day while touring this amazing castle |
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Madrid, Spain
El Palacio Real, where the king lives! |
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Toledo, Spain
The view of the entire city of Toledo from across the Tajo River. |
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Granada, Spain
After seeing a flamenco show in a cave, we walked outside to see the Alhambra lit up across the city! |
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| Inside the Alhambra! It has beautiful islamic architecture. |
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| Another beautiful picture of the city of Granada from the Alhambra. |
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Tarragona, Spain
Ancient
Roman aqueducts and yes they were made by HAND! It brings water from
the mountains to the city! There are also amazing aqueduct in Segovia. |
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| Ancient amphitheater also created by the Romansright on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea! |
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| Barcelona, Spain |
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parents came to visit me for a week during Semana Santa (Holy week,
Easter). We met in Barcelona for several days and then explored
several other Spanish cities. |
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| I enjoyed and tried all different types of traditional Spanish dishes, like Paella! |
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| The
entrance to Park Guell! Some of the most amazing and strange
architecture in the world. Designed by Antoni Gaudi. One of the most
amazing places I have ever seen! |
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but not least, one of my favorite places in Spain is the Olympic
stadium from the Olympic games in 1992! We were able to go to all of
the differrent venues when Spain held the games! |
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