CU Abroad – Arielle Ray

It’s 12:15 on a Wednesday, and I’m sitting in my Intro to Social Communications class in la Universidad del Salvador, spending our 10 minute descanso (break) preparing my brain for the last 45 minutes of class (read: zoning out). I don’t mind this class at all; on the contrary, it’s one of my favorites. I [...]

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With a mere 2 weeks left, my perception of time here has been warping. Sometimes it feels like I’ve got to do it all, NOW, because 2 weeks is nothing and before I know it I’m going to be leaving – like today, my last day of volunteering at the primary school, when the kids [...]

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I’m in my tiny room, navigating the piles of clothes on the floor as I hurry to put my dress on, put my book and the tickets in my purse, put on a little mascara, phone and keys into my purse and – oh, I don’t really need the book, I won’t read it, so [...]

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It’s started to get chilly, at long last, especially at night, so my window is just barely cracked as I lie in bed doing some reading before dinner. I hear some clanking outside my window, but nothing too unusual; probably some construction work, or some rowdy children wreaking havoc in a nearby apartment. Ten minutes [...]

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