What I Did in Madrid …
Current Student Advisors
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Justine Massey — Madrid, Autumn 2008-09 | |
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MAJOR: Art Studio MINOR: Creative Writing |
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Academic Interests: Art and Community, Picasso in Gertrude Stein’s Salon Independent Study |
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| It’s hard for me to begin writing about my experience in Madrid because it makes up such a colossal part of my life and how I view myself now that it doesn’t quite fit into a document, I’m not sure I can do it justice. But I will try.Read full profile » | ||
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Mateo Willmott — Madrid, Winter 2008-09 | |
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MAJOR: History MINOR: Spanish |
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Academic Interests: Nationalism; Atlantic, Spanish and Latin American history; European intellectual history |
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| My journey with BOSP Madrid started well before I arrived bleary-eyed at the Barajas Airport at the beginning of January last year. I had been thinking about studying abroad for quite some time, and my final arrival in Spain was the culmination of years of hoping and months of planning. I remember my arrival in the city: it was a rainy morning, and my first impressions of Madrid were of a city shrouded in mysterious blanket of fog. It was only over the course of the next three months that Madrid, and Spain, revealed itself as a culture entirely unlike anything else I had ever encountered.Read full profile » | ||
Student Profiles
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Paige Kumm — Madrid, Winter 2007-08 and Santiago, Autumn 2007-08 | |
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MAJOR: International Relations |
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Academic Interests: Latin America |
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| Before going to Madrid in the winter, I spent fall quarter in Santiago, Chile. A lot of people ask me to compare the two programs, which is an incredibly difficult thing to do, since I had an amazing experience with both. To students considering either, the best advice I can give is to be (reasonably) uninhibited in exploring the depths of your curiosity when traveling in any place. Read full profile » | ||
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Stephanie Topacio Long —Winter and Spring, 2007-08 | |
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MAJOR: Human Biology |
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Academic Interests: International Health Policy and Law |
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| As a student in Madrid, I enrolled in a variety of classes unlike any I had previously taken. This both challenged and rewarded me as I explored a different approach to learning and a new set of interests. The small class sizes allowed me to become extremely well-acquainted with my classmates and professors.Read full profile » | ||