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Chile
By Beau Garrett
10:33 pm on September 6

The theme that was brought to the table was mascotas, pets that Abuela had owned, taken care of, or apparently, killed throughout her lifetime. This is what I caught:

Morocco
By Jonah Newman
5:59 pm on September 6

Next-door at McDonald’s, parents ordered their children Happy Meals while sitting next to signs that read “Happy Ramadan.”

Argentina
By Robbie Levin
4:02 pm on September 6

Words you would expect to see in a war zone, not at a university.

Spain
By Ashley Fetters
3:42 pm on September 6

A quick and dirty inventory of things that don’t seem to exist in Spain. Some of these are more missed than others.

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spain
By Jared T. Miller
11:45 am on September 6

The above video is a decent summary of my first few days in Sevilla– frenetic and rough around the edges.

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