Campus Reporters

Ayla reflects on her personal growth and journey during her time at SYA Spain.

Victoriah R. reflects on her time with her host family at SYA, specifically a trip to the small town of Orera.

Amiya N. reflects on her year in Spain and learning to slow down while living abroad.

Rose takes readers on her most recent academic travel trip to Andalucía, sharing highlights from her trip to Seville!  

Ayla writes about celebrating her birthday in Spain and all the ways her Spanish host family and friends made it her best birthday yet!  

Victoriah writes about her class biking trip through the port city of A Coruña in Galicia, Spain! 

Ayla writes about her independent travel hiking trip to Jaca with her SYA friends! 

Victoriah writes about making s'mores in Spain and sharing the American traditional with local kids at a community bonfire. 

Rose shares how she has found a home abroad at SYA, and the power of the SYA Spain community. 

Amiya reflects on the question, what does it mean to travel? and ponders her increased confidence while traveling thanks to her time at SYA. 

Victoriah writes about celebrating the festival of los Reyes Magos, or the three wisemen, in Spain over winter break. 

Rose writes about her love for Zaragoza in the winter and conquering the winter blues. 

Ayla writes about returning back to Zaragoza after winter break and the wonderful feeling of arriving home again. 

Victoriah takes readers through a visit to the Zaragoza Christmas market, transporting readers to a chilly evening in Spain! 

Amiya shares her experience living with a host family, and reassures incoming students that though the beginning can be awkward, it gets so much better!

Ayla writes to the semester two students, reflecting on her semester and telling readers what they will experience as they adjust to life at SYA. 

Rose shares her "why SYA" reflections after her first semester abroad! 

Victoriah writes about her trip to Castilla la Mancha, inviting the reader on a creative reflection of her quest to explore the town. 

Rose writes about her recent trip to Barcelona and her determination to explore the city with her friends, making the most of their time in the city. 

Ayla writes about her trip to Barcelona and is grateful for the ability to experience so many different parts of Spain through academic travel. 

Amiya writes about her experience learning Spanish and how living in Spain has made becoming fluent in Spanish possibile. 

Rose writes about meeting her host family, and shares stories from other SYA Spain students about their first memories with their own host families. 

Amiya writes about the unexpected moments in her first weeks at SYA that have made living in Spain switch from feeling foreign to feeling like home. 

Ayla writes about meeting a shop owner in Madrid and the power in forming new relationships in Spain, whether with friends or people she interviews for fieldwork. 

Victoriah writes about the Basílica del Pilar in Zaragoza and her experience getting to know the building as she's gained independence and confidence moving to Spain.