Looking back on all that happened within four short weeks in what is sure to be the most magical city on Earth, I can say wholeheartedly that it was the best experience of my life. The only complaint I have, if I can even call it that, is four weeks was not nearly long enough. After falling in love with the people, the food, the culture, and ...
This summer in Cádiz, in the south of Spain, I got used to a few things. For three weeks I would get out of bed and see this cathedral standing right in front of me, lit up with the morning sun just like this. This is the view from the apartment where I stayed with a roommate and a homestay mom during my time in Cádiz. The view’s not ...
Hello, my name is Andy Vargas, and I went to Cadiz, Andalucia, España this past summer with Abbey Road Programs. Although I am fluent in the Spanish language, I am grateful to have seen where my heritage comes from. España gave birth to my culture, my first language, and most of all I got to meet the “motherland.” I was the third or ...
by Sarah H-K. Even though it seems like yesterday that I arrived in Cádiz, it is now time to go. We finished up our stay here with a fun weekend. Saturday we went to Jerez and walked around the city, which was a nice change of scenery. We then went to the zoo, where we witnessed some very aggressive monkeys and some very large snakes. That ...
by Claire D. I'm very sad to say that this weekend was our last in Cadiz. Therefore, we tried to pack as much fun as we could into the last couple of days. Saturday, we took the train to the nearby city of Jerez. One of our counselors, Adrian, lives in the city, and took us through a small tour of the town. Afterwards, we had some free time to ...
by Claire D. This final full week here in Cadiz went by extremely quickly and was filled with fun activities. On Monday, instead of having normal classes, our entire group took a trip to the flea market in New Cadiz. We spent the morning completing a scavenger hunt for our classes and were then given some free time to shop. Everything was ...
by Sarah H-K. We are now all done with classes and approaching the end of our stay here in Cádiz. Since Tuesday, we have learned a lot more in class and also continued exploring the city. On Wednesday we had a tapas contest. My roommates and I made pigs in a blanket, which turned out more like pigs in empanadas because we used empanada dough. ...
by Sarah H-K. Hello again! The second week of classes is now well under way after a fun weekend. On Saturday we took the bus to Los Truenos, where we biked around an old salt reserve with a tour guide then switched to kayaking on a river, and finally taking a lunch break in between which rather lessened the biathlon feel of it all. We then ...
by Claire D. This past weekend was very fast paced and fun filled. We started the weekend Friday night, going to New Cadiz as a group. We ordered pizza from a restaurant and took it to the beach to eat. While we were waiting for the pizza, we got to witness an AMAZING sunset. After dinner, we had some free time to explore New Cadiz, which ...
by Ariel P-B. In my previous two articles, I mentioned trying tapas and ice cream. I did not, however, go into as much detail as I would have liked. Spain is known for its food--especially Andalucía. As the city of Cadiz is located in Andalucía, one would expect it to have a wide assortment of good food. Every single traditional Spanish ...