CEA CAPA Education Abroad in Seville, Spain

Traveling on my own for the first time to Cadiz during Feria de Abril is my most memorable experience. Being from a small town, going a couple hours away on a bus was a big adventure. I met new friends and ended up hanging out the entire week. I learned to deep sea fish from a friend's dad who had a fishing business. My program really equipped me with the knowledge I needed to be courageous enough to set out on my own in a foreign land. I chose this program because it was the best value overall. It included my food, home stay, college classes, an onsite director, and several cultural excursions each semester. I lived with an elderly host mom and one other american girl. My host mom did my laundry, cooked for me, and was generally very helpful.

I did this program with CEA several years ago. I would say the classes were all the correct level of difficulty for me, and when I came home I could speak Spanish fluently. Christie Snowdon, was wonderful, she was a great onsite director! To this day I say in contact with my friends from the program. We shared so many wonderful experiences on our program trips to Granda, Valencia, Morocco, and amazing other locations! My life has been changed for the better due to this experience I learned so much and have so many wonderful friends from my time in Seville. While I was in Madrid I did experience being pick-pocketed, I lost all my things including my ID- that was stressful. The best part was that the director gave me some money to tide me over until I was able to get funding from my parents and new credit and debit cards. It was a scary thing to experience to have while living somewhere unfamiliar to me, but the CEA staff was there with me the whole time. I got a new ID, passport and everything else I needed- thanks CEA, and for giving me a big bear hug when I really needed it. I wouldn't change anything about my study abroad experience, I loved my program and continue to be a CEA spokes person. This program is a great experience definitely worth the money!

Seville is the most beautiful that help me grow into a better person.