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Elliot Schwartz Barcelona, Spring 2011

Elliot Schwartz is a junior at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and is originally from South Florida. He is a history major and on the pre-medicine track. When Elliot is not working in the neuroscience laboratory, he spends time working on a music and a public affairs show at his college radio station. Elliot is thrilled to spend his Spring semester in Barcelona and looks forward to sharing his passions for art and travel.

Elliot's Posts

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  Homage: Catalunya and Barcelona Reflection

  5/24/11 • (0)

  The best part of living abroad for four months is that I have been able to find some of the treasures of Catalunya and Barcelona that I would have never experienced if I had only come for a weekend trip.

  Barcelona, Spain

• Not Bringing a Computer…and other strange things I have done

  4/27/11 • (0)

  Instead of vague suggestions that you might find in a self-help book for love, however, I thought I would describe four particular decisions I made before coming to Spain that have enhanced my study abroad experience.

  Barcelona, Packing, Spain

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  Easter in Seville: Powerful Processions and Brutal Bullfights

  4/27/11 • (0)

  As the boat brought me across the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco to Spain, I almost regretted leaving Morocco five days early to visit southern Spain.

  Barcelona, Spain

• Out of Africa: Morocco Adventure

  4/27/11 • (0)

  My eyes were closed as I laid on my stomach on the cold, white floor. The air was steaming hot. Unlike when I first entered the igloo-shaped room, my thoughts were not on the temperature.

  Barcelona, Hammam, Marrakech, Morocco, Spain

• Ireland and St Patrick´s Day: A small taste of the Emerald Isle

  3/22/11 • (0)

  Saint Patrick must have been looking over Ireland this past March 17th. In Dublin, the weather warmed up and the skies seemingly cleared for the festivities.

  Barcelona, Spain, St. Patrick's Day

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  Barcelona Bike Ride

  3/17/11 • (1)

  Barcelona is the bike capital of Spain. Two months in Barcelona is too much time for me not to have taken advantage of this.

  Barcelona, Bicycles, Spain, transportation

• Madrid and Toledo, A Weekend Trip

  3/14/11 • (1)

  Madrid is big, bad, and beautiful. It is the most populous city in Spain and has twice as many people as Barcelona.

  Barcelona, Field Trips, Photo Blogs, Spain, Toledo

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  Dali Delirium

  3/03/11 • (0)

  Sometimes its hard to determine if Salvador Dali is more well-known for his surreal art or quirky persona.

  Barcelona, Photo Blogs, Salvador Dali, Spain

• Czech it Out: Prague Pictures

  2/23/11 • (0)

  Don´t let the grey skies fool you, I found the Czech Republic to be an animated city with plenty of sites and welcoming people.

  Barcelona, Photo Blogs, Prague Weekend Trip, Spain

• Skiing Weekend in Andorra

  2/09/11 • (0)

  I could not of asked for a better 21st birthday. I spent the weekend skiing in Andorra, a little country buried in the Pyrenees mountains between Spain and France.

  Andorra, Barcelona, Spain

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  Cafe Gems of the Barri Gotic

  2/01/11 • (0)

  When tourists make a stop for a few days in Barcelona, they make a beeline for the iconic La Rambla, the busiest street in Barcelona and considered one of the most famous streets in Europe.

  Barcelona, La Rambla, Spain

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  A Spanish Christmas: Kings and Poop

  1/19/11 • (0)

  Though Santa is making heavy inroads into Spanish culture, the popular characters of a Spanish Christmas are the Three Kings.

  Barcelona, Christmas, Spain

• off the beaten path

  1/04/11 • (2)

  In 4 hours, I will be stepping on a plane departing for Barcelona.

  Barcelona, Pre-Departure, Spain