Verto Education - Start College in Seville, Spain

I had the opportunity to do a second semester with Verto Education in Seville Spain this year. It has been such a great experience thus far and I expect to have many more great memories made. I've been able to travel to Madrid, Portugal, and I am actually in Italy for my November break while writing this review. Travelling is my passion in life, and I have been able to do so much of it thanks to Verto. Seville is a beautiful city with wonderful views, cafes, and museums, structures. I am staying with a host family here and it has been an experience I will never forget. I have a good relationship with my host family, and it also allows me to learn more Spanish. I would suggest saving some money before coming so that you can have the best experience possible.

- [ ] As my second and final semester with Verto comes to an end, I would like to say a few words about the impact that this experience has had on me. Spain was only an after thought for me after arriving at my first semester in Costa Rica. I had heard some of my new best friends talking about ding a second semester in Seville, but at that point, I was pretty sure that I was going to return home to little ol Wichita, Kansas and enrol in community college. I figured that I would have had enough traveling in by December, and that home would be calling my name. But boy am I glad that Seville came along. As the weeks passed in Costa Rica, I quickly realized that I wasnt ready to leave you (the friends that somewhere along the way had become my family) all. I knew I needed more. Upon arriving in Seville, I was worried that I would miss Costa Rica and compare everything to my time there. At first, the differences were apparent, but I quickly realized that this different was providing me with a whole new world of opportunities, experiences, and friendships. The small little Ikea dorm that felt cold at first, soon became filled with pictures and postcards from my weekend trips, and with warm laughter from my new friends. Room 109 will forever have my heart, and the next Vertoans that inhabit it should consider themselves lucky. Although the constant traveling each weekend left me tired and sometimes cranky, I wouldn’t have done anything differently. To the beautiful city of Seville, thank you for welcoming and humbling me at the same time. I finally stopped walking in the bike lanes unknowingly, and my teacher even said that he doesn’t consider me a tourist anymore. I will miss walking through Parque de Maria Luisa every morning on my way to school, and getting blueberries every morning in the Carrefour on my way to class. To the Verto Staff, you all have exceeded my expectations on every level.

This semester has been nothing but amazing! I want to start the review by mentioning the staff here. Everyone is so personable, and friendly. There’s never been a question or problem that i’ve faced that hasn’t been answered to completion. If they don’t have the answer or solution, they’ve always gone out of their way to figure it out for me. The professors at this location are great, they all have very active classrooms and aspire to teach and learn from the students. Seville is a beautiful city and i’ve been given infinite freedom to explore. Verto takes you on 4 excursions to different cities included in tuition and they are great trips. If you are considering Verto i would certainly recommend looking further into it!