Adriana Smith, from Georgetown University, spent six months in Seville. In this piece she shares not only her experiences learning the language, but the culture and the way of life in Spain.

“My six months in Spain were the most exciting, frightening, enlightening months of my life. I learned so much about another culture: what other people value, what makes them get out of bed, what makes them stay up so late. I learned what it’s like to live with a family I’m not related to, and how to explore a country with strangers who would become close friends. I learned how to read a city with my feet, walking through streets so narrow that the sidewalks, where they existed, were no wider than a foot.”

Read the complete story here.