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Racing for Reda It´s our last week here at SAIIE and Sevilla as a whole, which feels quite weird since we have gotten used to the routine.  We are spending most of our week racing to finish homework assignments, which includes a 5-6 page paper, oral presentation, and exam that´s worth 40% of our grade.  Needless to say, we are slightly stressed.  This last week carries a huge workload, and we are also trying to pack our bags for our next leg of the European trip:  Germany.   We will definitely miss Sevilla and the friends that we made her, but the good thing is that most of the students came here from our home university, UW-La Crosse.  I´m sure we will find a way to meet up with the people from the other universities in Wisconsin, but unfortunately it will not be over churros y chocolate, tapas, or sangría.  I plan to visit España again in my life, so really I´m saying a temporary goodbye to the country.  I also want to say thanks to everyone here at SAIIE, our host family,
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ReLaxing in Lagos This past Friday we got the chance to visit Lagos, Portugal as a group.  We hopped on a private bus right after our classes, spent 3 hours on the rode, and arrived in Portugal at the hotel Marsol.  I loved the hotel because it was an apartment layout.  I shared a room with my friend and host family roommate Lilly, and also with a new girl who came for the second session here at SAIIE.   After packing our backpacks away in the apartments, we went straight to the beach.  I can honestly say it was the most beautiful ocean I have ever seen (and I have seen a few), due to the giant rock structures, cliffs, and bright blue water.   We were able to take a boat tour through the cave rocks which was amazing.  Our tour guide told us the nicknames of all of the rocks, and pointed out the ones that looked like faces.  We spent the rest of the day tanning and exploring the ocean.  I ended up swimming with some of the other girls to the private beach area, where we f