The CIEE Diaries

The CIEE Diaries: Teach Abroad - Two Week Immersion: Living in a Spanish Household

For the Two-Week Immersion experience, I had the privilege of living with a husband and wife that were in their mid-thirties. The...

The CIEE Diaries: Teach Abroad - Two Week Immersion Orientation

Photos: El Buen Retiro Park, Grupo Ocho (the best), Flamenco show at Cardamomo, and my Spartan buddies that I met through CIEE When I...

The CIEE Diaries: Two Weeks as a Language Assistant

When I quit teaching fourth grade in 2015, I was fairly certain I would never go back. Yet here I am, teaching in Spain, remembering why...

16 Observations After Spending a Month in Madrid

1. When greeting a person, kiss the left cheek first. If you get this wrong, congratulations, you've just kissed someone on the lips. 2....

The CIEE Diaries: Hasta Luego, Comfort Zone

My first week away from the United States could best be summed up in the following steps: 1. Venture outside comfort zone. 2. Nearly crap...

The CIEE Diaries: Snipping the Strings

I assumed that the crippling anxiety of moving to Spain would hit me at some point along the way. With nervous laughter, I shooed away...

The CIEE Diaries: The First Step

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” -Lao Tzu I have lived in Arkansas for thirty years of my life. Small pause...