Ryan Kelly takes a shot for Real Betis Energía Plus / FERNANDO RUSO After Ryan Kelly’s star-studded career at Duke and a promising rookie year in the NBA, the former-Blue Devil big-man finds himself in a new country, new culture and, once more, a new battle with transition. Centro Deportivo San Pablo is not quite a…
Merche Pérez works in her shop / VERONICA MOYER In the heart of the San Julian art community, one artist uses embroidery, or tattooed textiles, to convey the importance of having self-love and a “do it yourself” attitude. Merche maintains her gaze on the needle as it moves with quick clicks across the blue cotton…
Her childhood love of Spain led Lisse back to the country as a college student in the Erasmus exchange program. With nothing to keep her at home in Belgium, she came to a crossroads and made a decision of a lifetime embracing a new lifestyle, culture, and language. Lisse has just turned 27 years old…
Emeterio Serrano and his time capsule serve their final glass The cozy interior of Casa Eme buzzes with an energy as potent as the smell of garlic that hangs in the air. Customers swarm around the bar counter, chatting and laughing as Cruzcampo flows from the tap. The clamor is only broken when a deep…
Three feminist communication professionals, reflect on the stereotypes that the media and advertising create about the ideal of femininine putting women in conflict with their own bodies. What is beauty? The RAE (Real Academia Española) says it is “the quality of beauty and person or thing remarkable for its beauty.” Beyond these two meanings, the…
Clara Duarte Ceballos in the Park of Prado de San Sebastián / EMILY MILAKOVIC Although same-sex marriage had been legal for years by the time Clara realized she was lesbian, the world she lived in had not caught up. “I thought I was the only girl in the world who liked other girls.” Clara Duarte…
Angela Ojeda Ruiz checks the list of clients for the day at the front desk of Obando / LAURA PLACE Two years ago, hair stylist Angela Ojeda Ruiz established her salon, Obando. Located on Calle de la Amargura, the salon distinguishes itself through its environmentally conscious products and welcoming environment. The business is also founded…
Members of FAKALI during the demonstration in Seville to commemorate International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2018. Sandra Heredia Fernández is at the center. A LITTLE GIRL WITH STRAIGHT BROWN HAIR stares into the video camera and declares, “I will be Doctor Samara Hernández.” She then quickly smiles, forming small wrinkles around her eyes. “I love…
Traveling through Spain and Europe is one of the most important experiences for students of CIEE in Seville. The community in which they live every day is extended several days a month and the entire continent serves as a framework in which to further develop their learning. Anna Staufer and Brooke Larsen traveled to Berlin…
Alexandra Schonfeld and Anna Staufer introduce us to Fidel Pernia Artero, a baker who left his previous job to dedicate himself to his dream of opening a bakery and offering a bread of the highest quality.
