• Semana Cuatro: Democratic Memory

    Semana Cuatro: Democratic Memory Hola a todos y todas, and happy miércoloes!Sorry for the delay—things have been crazy here in Spain with final projects, random day-long trips on Tuesdays (which is usually when I finish typing up the blog), and, of course, class! For next week, I want to answer some questions! So please either…

  • Semana tres: El camino de Valencia

    Semana tres: El camino de Valencia Hola a todos y todas, and happy miércoles! We’ve gained quite the number of readers this past week—past high school teachers (hola, Pablo), professors, classmates, family members, and friends. It’s a lot of fun, but also a little bit of pressure. So, I hope this meets all of your…

  • Semana dos: Europe Called—They Want Their Weird Paper Back

    Semana dos: Europe Called—They Want Their Weird Paper Back Hola a todos y todas, y bienvenidos a otra edición de Delia (pronounced Dell-lee-ahhh for the full Spanish experience) en España. Happy miércoles (the best day of the week because it’s both the name of Wednesday and a fun substitute for a much stronger word in…

  • Bienvenidos a España

    Bienvenidos a España Hola a todos y todas desde España ¿Cómo estáis hoy, este miércoles, el mejor día de la semana? I come to you live from Spain, already five days into my twelve-week adventure, with a camera roll full of photos and a brain full of questionable Spanish. I’ve been trying to figure out…

  • Goodbye, Princeton: Lessons Learned From Princeton Year One™

    Goodbye, Princeton: Lessons Learned From Princeton Year One™ ¡Hola a todos y todas! I write to you perched atop my bare mattress—yes, the mattress topper is still on, and yes, it looks like it was wrapped by a raccoon with one functioning paw—because rolling it up without a vacuum to suck the air out is…

  • Starbucks & Sociolinguistic Rants​

    Starbucks & Sociolinguistic Rants Hola a todos y todas… What a few weeks it’s been. I write to you from the hallowed halls of the Princeton Starbucks, attempting to finesse the course registration system using their questionable WiFi. Why? Because I really want to take the Spanish class about the origins of the language next…

  • Semana Cuatro: Democratic Memory

    Semana Cuatro: Democratic Memory Hola a todos y todas, and happy miércoloes!Sorry for the delay—things have been crazy here in Spain with final projects, random day-long trips on Tuesdays (which is usually when I finish typing up the blog), and, of course, class! For next week, I want to answer some questions! So please either…

  • Semana tres: El camino de Valencia

    Semana tres: El camino de Valencia Hola a todos y todas, and happy miércoles! We’ve gained quite the number of readers this past week—past high school teachers (hola, Pablo), professors, classmates, family members, and friends. It’s a lot of fun, but also a little bit of pressure. So, I hope this meets all of your…

  • Semana dos: Europe Called—They Want Their Weird Paper Back

    Semana dos: Europe Called—They Want Their Weird Paper Back Hola a todos y todas, y bienvenidos a otra edición de Delia (pronounced Dell-lee-ahhh for the full Spanish experience) en España. Happy miércoles (the best day of the week because it’s both the name of Wednesday and a fun substitute for a much stronger word in…

  • Bienvenidos a España

    Bienvenidos a España Hola a todos y todas desde España ¿Cómo estáis hoy, este miércoles, el mejor día de la semana? I come to you live from Spain, already five days into my twelve-week adventure, with a camera roll full of photos and a brain full of questionable Spanish. I’ve been trying to figure out…

  • Goodbye, Princeton: Lessons Learned From Princeton Year One™

    Goodbye, Princeton: Lessons Learned From Princeton Year One™ ¡Hola a todos y todas! I write to you perched atop my bare mattress—yes, the mattress topper is still on, and yes, it looks like it was wrapped by a raccoon with one functioning paw—because rolling it up without a vacuum to suck the air out is…

  • Starbucks & Sociolinguistic Rants​

    Starbucks & Sociolinguistic Rants Hola a todos y todas… What a few weeks it’s been. I write to you from the hallowed halls of the Princeton Starbucks, attempting to finesse the course registration system using their questionable WiFi. Why? Because I really want to take the Spanish class about the origins of the language next…