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Rosalia Cefalu Barcelona, Fall 2010

My name is Rosalia Cefalu and I'm a rising Junior at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Hailing from Boston, I'm a die-hard Red Sox fan but promise to play nice with any New Yorkers I may meet in Barcelona. My family (including my grandmother who lives with me) is a native Sicilian, and they keep my heart, lifestyle, and values close to the Mediterranean way of things. In my free time I love to hang out with my sister and best friend Christiana, record songs on my beloved MacBook, and play with my all white snowball resembling cat Ignazzio. I spend my time during the school year working as a graphic and web designer, and the summers scooping ice cream. I can't wait to explore this fall in Barcelona and will hopefully be sharing my exciting times with many people!

Rosalia's Posts

• Back Home! From Barcelona to Boston to Baltimore: A Journey Through the Twilight Zone

  2/23/11 • (0)

  What it’s like to come back to the states, accompanied with some leftover favorite pictures that I’ve never shared before.

  Barcelona, Cooking, Post-departure, Prague, Re-Entry, Spain

• The Best Weekend in Barcelona–La Merce

  1/03/11 • (0)

  I talk about my favorite weekend of the whole semester, Barcelona’s spectacular festival La Merce.

  Barcelona, Festival, La Merce, Photo Blogs, Spain

• I miss you already, BCN

  12/17/10 • (0)

  Feelings on leaving this wonderful country, and all the things I’ll miss.

  Barcelona, departure, Fall 2010, Nostalgic, Re-Entry, Spain

• Todo el mundo es un pais. (All the world is one place)

  12/16/10 • (0)

  Cruising around the streets of the Mediterranean island of Sicily, I get shown around by a few kids my age.

  Barcelona, Blogs, Sicily, Spain

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  Why would you want to study HERE?

  12/14/10 • (0)

  An encounter with a young Turkish girl opens my eyes to how lucky I am to be here…

  Barcelona, Blogs, Fall 2010, Spain

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  Christy comes to visit! A day in Barcelona with my sister.

  12/13/10 • (0)

  My sister Christy came to visit me for a day, and I took her to some of my favorite places around the city. And of course, a feast prepared by Paloma ensues.

  Barcelona, family, homestay, markets, Spain

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  Sicily! My Home Away from Home Away from Home Away from Home

  12/13/10 • (Comments Off)

  In the very typically last minute fashion of my family, due to an urgent matter that required my grandmother’s attention and presence, I recently found myself with my family in Sicily.

  Barcelona, Fall 2010, Sicily, Spain, Travel

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  A Weekend in Sevilla! (“We’re not in Catalonia anymore…”)

  12/08/10 • (0)

  Palaces, plazas, and the most delicious tapas I’ve had in Europe!

  Barcelona, Sevilla, Spain, Travel

• The Comforts of Home Away From Home (LOTS OF FOOD PICS ALSO!)

  11/09/10 • (1)

  All the benefits of being in a homestay, having a mom away from my mom, and lots and lots of pictures of delicious food!

  Barcelona, food, homestay, Photo Blogs, Spain

• Adiós verano, hola otoño! As the seasons change…

  10/27/10 • (0)

  Some thoughts on the seasons changing, how to stay active while studying abroad and some random pictures of daily life.

  Barcelona, homestay, Photo Blogs, Spain

• iamsterdam

  10/05/10 • (1)

  Amsterdam is a crazy little city.

  Amsterdam, Barcelona, Photo Blogs, Spain

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  Costa Brava, My New Love Dali, The South of France and CREPES ON FIRE!!

  9/23/10 • (0)

  Our Study Journey with IES to Costa Brava, the most delicious homemade spanish food a girl could ever ask for, the Picasso and Dali museums, Ancient Roman and Greek ruins, and a bit of self reflection, per usual.

  Barcelona, Fall 2010, homestay, museums, Spain, Study Journey

• First Weeks in Barcelona: On People, Places, and FOOOOOOD

  9/16/10 • (2)

  My thoughts after first arriving in Barcelona, touching on topics of US v. Catalan culture, the quirks in the people and places here, and a bit of my own reflection on my development since arriving here.

  Barcelona, Blogs, homestay, Spain

• Barca-Bound Baby!! My Last Hours in Boston…

  8/31/10 • (0)

  My feelings on leaving America for Barcelona–mainly, is this all really happening??

  Barcelona, homestay, Pre-Departure, Spain