Spain Student Blogs: Differences in Dress between Spaniards and Americans

by Olivia Zimmerman ('25) This is part of a series of student-written blog posts. Students who participated in our annual faculty-led summer study abroad program in Spain with Dr. Bender in 2023 – Spain Today: Madrid, Pamplona y el Norte – wrote blog posts as part of their assignment for Spanish 565: Cultures & Civilization of Spain....

Spain Student Blogs: Grocery Stores!

By Gracyn McClain ('25) This is part of a series of student-written blog posts. Students who participated in our annual faculty-led summer study abroad program in Spain with Dr. Bender in 2023 – Spain Today: Madrid, Pamplona y el Norte – wrote blog posts as part of their assignment for Spanish 565: Cultures & Civilization of Spain....

Spain Student Blogs: El cine pamplonés, Going to the Movies in Pamplona

by Joey Vogt ('25) This is part of a series of student-written blog posts about study abroad. Students who participated in our faculty-led summer study abroad program in Spain with Dr. Bender in 2023 – Spain Today: Madrid, Pamplona y el Norte – wrote a blog post as part of their assignment for Spanish 565: Cultures of...

Spain Student Blogs: Accessibility & Autism, “Understand your city with pictograms”

by Maggi Verkuilen ('23) This is part of a series of student-written blog posts. Students who participated in our annual faculty-led summer study abroad program in Spain with Dr. Bender in 2023 – Spain Today: Madrid, Pamplona y el Norte – wrote blog posts as part of their assignment for Spanish 565: Cultures & Civilization of Spain....

Spain Student Blogs: El Festival de San Fermín, o los Sanfermines

Hello! My name is Madison Quinn, and I am starting my junior year at K-State, where I am pursuing majors in Advertising & Public Relations and Spanish, with a minor in Marketing, along with a Social Media Management certificate. The reason why I chose to study in Spain is to not only improve my Spanish language skills, but also to gain new perspectives and enrich my personal growth through exposure to different cultures. During my study abroad program at the Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, I became interested in the city’s deeply rooted traditions, especially the internationally renowned Festival of San Fermín, honoring Saint Fermín, co-patron saint of Navarre.