Cultural Differences

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.

Becoming Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Lessons I Learned Abroad

Becoming Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable: Lessons I Learned Abroad

Byemorystudyabroad

Before I left for Spain, I made some goals that I wanted to achieve. Although I achieved them, I realize now that the main lessons I learned did not fall into some traditional plan that I crafted beforehand, but instead encouraged me to become uncomfortable with being uncomfortable.