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Managing the Unexpected in Spain: Homesickness, COVID, and Friends
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Managing the Unexpected in Spain: Homesickness, COVID, and Friends

Byemorystudyabroad

While I was studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain, I experienced the horrifying ordeal of being sent home for the COVID-19 pandemic on top of ordinary challenges like homesickness. Not all your memories will be positive, and that’s okay! The friends I made helped me through everything.

Embracing Differences in Salamanca, Spain
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Embracing Differences in Salamanca, Spain

Byemorystudyabroad

Spain is often deemed one of the most accepting countries regarding issues like race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and mental health, among other factors. Although Spain isn’t perfect, I was amazed by how willing people were to have conversations on topics the US fears confronting.