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Heather Englert Salamanca, Spring 2012

Heather grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota and attends school at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. She is currently a sophomore and is majoring in Nursing and Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys photography, baking, being outdoors, playing flute & piano, and spending time with friends and family. She hopes that this semester in Salamanca will provide her with an opportunity to explore the Spanish culture and is eager to see what new experiences her travels will bring!

Heather's Posts

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  Adventures in Andalucia

  6/18/12 • (0)

  Photos from my travels in Andalucia (Southern Spain), including the cities of Cordoba, Sevilla, Nerja, Granada, and Lanjaron.

  Andalucia, Granada, Salamanca, Sevilla, Southern Spain, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel

• Final reflections

  6/14/12 • (0)

  Hasta pronto, España – I’ll be back.

  Post-departure, Salamanca, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel

• Semana Santa in Spain

  6/11/12 • (0)

  Everywhere in Spain celebrates it differently, but Andalucia especially goes all out for this week.

  Salamanca, Semana Santa, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel

• The “study” of Study Abroad

  6/11/12 • (0)

  I haven’t mentioned it much yet, but yes, there is actually a study portion of “study abroad.”

  classes, Salamanca, Spain, Study Abroad, Travel, University of Salamanca

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  Madrid

  5/07/12 • (0)

  Here are a few photos from our excursion to Madrid. During the day we toured the Royal Palace of Madrid, which has over two thousand luxuriously decorated rooms, walked to the Puerta de Sol and Plaza Mayor (two of the busiest gathering places in the city) and also viewed famous artwork in the Reina Sofia Museum of modern art.

  Madrid, Salamanca, Spain

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  ¡Buen provecho! The food of Spain

  4/26/12 • (0)

  I’ve decided to dedicate an entire post to one of my favorite parts of Spanish culture: the food!

  food, Salamanca, Spain, Spanish Cuisine

• Excursion to Sierra de Béjar

  4/24/12 • (0)

  We rose early on Saturday morning to meet and take a bus to the historic town of Bejar, about an hour’s drive south of Salamanca. After dropping our stuff off at the Albergue de Llano Alto, our lodging for the night, we began our hike for the day.

  Bejar, Hiking, Salamanca, Spain

• A bit of Salmantino culture

  4/03/12 • (0)

  Continuing from my last post about Spanish culture, here are a few more things that stood out to me specifically in Salamanca:

  Culture, Salamanca, Spain

• Besos? Metric? Siesta? Some cultural differences you should know

  3/12/12 • (0)

  Clearly there is a lot more to the Spanish culture than this, but here are some of the most obvious cultural differences that I have noticed so far:

  Cultural Differences, Salamanca, Spain

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  Day Trip to Zamora & Toro

  2/24/12 • (0)

  I got a chance to explore a few more nearby cities in Spain when we travelled to Zamora and Toro. Zamora is in the northeast, near the Portuguese border, and is known for having the highest concentration of Romanesque churches in Europe.

  Salamanca, Spain, Toro, Zamora

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  Segovia, Spain

  2/09/12 • (0)

  Last weekend we took a trip with IES to Segovia, one of Spain’s most famous historic cities. Segovia is known especially for its Roman aqueduct, the royal palace Alcázar, and its gothic style cathedral, which were built in the 1st, 11th, and 16th centuries.

  Salamanca, Segovia, Spain

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  Exploring Salamanca

  2/07/12 • (0)

  This first week here has been a whirlwind of IES Orientation programs, tours, meetings, and intensive grammar classes. At first it was a bit overwhelming, but thanks to all these events I am quickly adapting to the Spanish lifestyle and learning to navigate my way around the city.

  Salamanca, Spain

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  Halfway Around the World

  1/30/12 • (0)

  Well, I made it to Salamanca! It is just setting in that I am actually halfway around the world and I am really going to live here for the next four months!

  Arrival, Salamanca, Spain

• Off to España!

  1/23/12 • (1)

  It seems that the longer you wait for something, the more exciting its arrival becomes. I have been anticipating this semester for many months, perhaps even years, as I have wanted to study abroad since I first heard of the term.

  Pre-Departure, Salamanca, Spain