Duke University Office of Study Abroad

Postcard from Abroad

Postcard from Abroad

Dear Global Education Office:Here we are traveling again, this time on a weekend trip to a little pueblo in the countryside outside of Madrid. It's breathtakingly beautiful here, from the palace whose courtyard we're standing in, to the mountain vista behind us. This is one of the things I loved...

Credit: Valerie Vaughn

Tags: Barcelona, Cairo, Duke in Madrid, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Rome, Sevilla, Spain

Postcard from Abroad

Postcard from Abroad

Dear Office of Study Abroad: Perhaps the highlight of my time in Sevilla was when my real family came to visit and met my Spanish family. It was like bringing two completely different worlds together. My family and my 72-year-old grandmother had never been to Spain before, let alone sat...

Credit: Seema Kakad

Tags: Sevilla, Spain

Postcard from Abroad

Postcard from Abroad

Dear Office of Study Abroad: In Spain, I made the conscious decision to be as immersed as possible in the Madrid experience. One of my highlights was the personal connections I made with Spaniards. I had a great group of Spanish friends in Madrid from Universidad San Pablo-CEU, and a...

Credit: Priyanka Chaurasia

Tags: Chile, Duke in Madrid, Madrid, Sevilla, Spain

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