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CIEE Bloggers in Spain

John Kennedy - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

John Kennedy

Program: Teach in Spain

Where in Spain?: Jerez de la Frontera

Bio: grew up in Rome, NY moved to Purcellville, Virginia for high school. I attended Longwood University in Farmville, VA and graduated in 2012. I currently live my dream, teaching in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

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Nina Portugal - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

Nina Portugal

Program: Teach in Spain

Where in Spain?: Palma del Rio

Bio: Nina Portugal graduated from the University of Southern California with a major in English with the passion to teach. But, she also has always had the passion to travel and live abroad.
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Allison Clark - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

Allison Clark

Program: Teach in Spain + Four-Week Immersion

Last Seen in America: Walking my dog on the beach by Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.

Where in Spain?: Huelva, Huelva

Bio: I’m a writer, traveler and explorer who loves food, culture, adventures and humor.
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Rachel Epstein - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

Rachel Epstein

Program: Teach in Spain

Last Seen in America: Boogie Boarding in Long Beach, New York

Where in Spain?: Ayamonte, Huelva

Bio: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." –Mark Twain
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Alexandra Gabriela Torrens-Vilas - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

Alexandra Torrens-Vilas

Program: Teach-in-Spain 4-Week Immersion

Last Seen in America: Swimming under the moon in the Atlantic Ocean off Miami, Florida

Where in Spain?: C.E.I.P. Ntra. Sra. de Fátima in Osuna, Spain

Bio: As I flew back to Washington, DC from my Florida base for my graduation, I felt like I was coming home.
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Erin Cousins - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

Erin Cousins

Program: Teach in Spain: 4 week Immersion

Last Seen in America: Serving drinks and studying conjugations in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Where in Spain?: Aznalcóllar, Sevilla

Bio: I'm a recent graduate from the University of Michigan with degrees in English Literature and Acting.
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Samuel Shaikh - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

Samuel Shaikh

Program: Teach in Spain (4 Week Immersion)

Last Seen in America: Houston, TX

Where in Spain?: La Palma Del Condado

Bio: I was born and raised in Houston, TX to a Filipina mother and Pakistani father. Growing up, I was always exposed to an international way of living.
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Tina Garcia - Teach Abroad Spain Blogger

Tina Garcia

Program: Teach in Spain Professional 2012 - 2013

Last Seen in America: Traveling back and forth across the US in planes, trains and automobiles.

Bio: My name is Tina; it's short for Christina. I left my former life working for a PR agency in San Francisco to explore the world and live out the stories I will tell my grandchildren 40 years from now. Originally from Los Angeles, I left southern California to attend UC Berkley where I recieved my BA in 2006. Needless to say, wearing the color red is something I'm slowly easing myself into...
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Independent Bloggers in Spain with CIEE

Shanda Brown - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Shanda Brown

Blog Name: The New Adventures of Princess Shanda

Program: Teach in Spain: (2-week immersion)

Last Seen in America: Trying to condense my must-haves to avoid the ever-so-challenging sitting on my suitcases situation.

Where in Spain? Malaga, Malaga

Bio: I am a recent graduate of the University of Florida. After taking a TEFL course, I was certain that teaching abroad was the right fit for me at this moment in my life.
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Rachel Ramke - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Rachel Ramke

Blog Name: Rach in Spain

Program: Teach in Spain: 4-Week Language Immersion

Last Seen in America: Working as a Software Auditor, dreaming about Spain.

Where in Spain? Seville, Spain

Bio: I graduated from Anderson University in Dec. 2009 with a BA in English and Spanish… and zero job prospects. I eventually landed a job as a Software Auditor for a good-sized company and worked in that position for a couple of years.
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Rachel Berk - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Rachel Berk

Blog Name: The Very Hungry Blogger

Program: CIEE Teach in Spain (Sevilla)

Last Seen in America: Binghamton, New York

Where in Spain? Teaching to Tomares, Sevilla

Bio: The blog of a very hungry vegetarian living in Sevilla Spain. Hungry to learn, teach, discover and just plain hungry. I am a 23 year- old adventurist, avid runner, skier, and foodie. A recent graduate of Binghamton University where I studied health and human development. I want to travel the world and capture every single moment of it! From New York to Spain, join me on my adventures eating, living and working in Sevilla!

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Jennifer Bundy - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Jennifer Bundy

Blog Name: J|B: Notes from Spain

Program: Teach in Spain (Two Week Immersion)

Last Seen in America: Writing her way towards a poetry MFA, selling stationery, and giving goodbye besitos to lovebugs in Jacksonville, Florida and Virginia Beach.

Where in Spain? TUtrera, Sevilla

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Valarie Duquette - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Valarie Duquette

Blog Name: A Siesta in Spain

Program: CIEE Spanish Immersion

Last Seen in America: Trying to finish Gossip Girl and Friends before I board the plane.

Where in Spain? Mijas Andalusia

Blog Name: J|B: Notes from Spain

Bio: Lover of all things Glee and Supernatural, addict to the British culture, and someone who probably laughs too much. I wanna see the world and make friends everywhere.

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Andrew Kosiarski

Program: Teach in Spain

Flickr Photo Stream: akosiarski

Last Seen in America: As a 2009/10 Teach in Spain participant (Scholarship Winner)

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Betsy Bostick - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Betsy Bostick

Blog Name: Slightly Nomadic

Program: Teach in Spain Two Week Immersion

Last Seen in America: Puttering around Block Island, RI on a moped.

Where in Spain?: Mairena del Aljarafe (Sevilla)

Bio: Living up to her blog's name, Betsy is slightly nomadic. An American who just completed her BA in Modern Languages in both the United Kingdom and France, she has finally decided to set up camp in southern Spain (for now).

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Note: The Independent Bloggers are CIEE Teach Abroad participants and permission has been given by the bloggers to link to their blogs from our website. These blogs are not owned or maintained by CIEE and are the personal property of the individual bloggers.





Past Bloggers in Spain with CIEE

Rachel Davis - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Rachel Davis

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Jason Feldman - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Jason Feldman

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Ellie Klein - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Ellie Klein

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Sarah Mirabile - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Sarah Mirabile

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Gabe Schirm - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Gabe Schirm

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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Rebekah Horney - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Rebekah Horney

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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Cynthia Lai - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Cynthia Lai

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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Val Moniz - Teach Abroad Blogger

Val Moniz

Teach in Spain - 2009/2010

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Jake Hanin - Teach Abroad Blogger

Jake Hanin

Teach in Spain - 2009/2010

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Past Independent Bloggers in Spain with CIEE

Elsie Samson - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Elsie Samson

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Ruanna Owens - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Ruanna Owens

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Alicia Sanchez - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Alicia Sanchez

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Vince Palladino - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain: Language Immersion

Vince Palladino

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Kerianne Bethea - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Kerianne Bethea

Teach in Spain - 2011/2012

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Tad VandenBrink - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Tad VandenBrink

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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Joanna Johnson - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Joanna Johnson

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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Natalie Moses - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Natalie Moses

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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Amy Dell - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Amy Dell

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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Cortney Wells - Teach Abroad Blogger in Spain

Cortney Wells

Teach in Spain - 2010/2011

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