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Jacqueline Feldman Madrid, Summer 2009

Jacque is a sophomore at Yale University considering a major in English. On campus, she is a staff writer for the Yale Daily News Magazine and a member of the Yale Dramatic Association, but neither position satisfies her passion for international travel. She is excited to spend this summer in Madrid.

Jacque's Posts

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  Looking Back

  7/23/09 • (1)

  In Spanish, punctuation before questions and exclamations – ¡ ¿ – opens the reader to emotion. Get excited! Begin to wonder!

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  Me Time

  7/09/09 • (1)

  For a blog post, this title may seem redundant, but bear with me.

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  Food and Festival

  7/01/09 • (0)

  As I explore Spain, culinary and combustive customs begin to challenge my own survival instinct.

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  Churros and Castanets

  6/29/09 • (1)

  I translate “fiesta” but butcher “flamenco” in a city where partygoers are called gatos, “cats,” for the nocturnal hours they keep. ¡Vale!

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• False Cognates

  6/08/09 • (0)

  I’m a little battered, but my enthusiasm for the next six weeks survives untouched the stumbles of Madrid move-in.

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• What’s in a Nombre?

  5/26/09 • (0)

  Deliriously excited to go to Madrid, I consider fraud. ¡Buen viaje, Isabel!

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