{"id":7624,"date":"2020-07-03T11:05:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T09:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preblogs.deusto.es\/cide\/?page_id=7624"},"modified":"2020-07-03T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T09:40:26","slug":"open-microphone-the-only-thing-i-regret-is-i-couldnt-spend-more-time-there","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/open-microphone-the-only-thing-i-regret-is-i-couldnt-spend-more-time-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Open microphone: \u00abThe only thing I regret is I couldn\u2019t spend more time there\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Let us introduce Magdalena Foltyn, Erasmu<\/em>s <em>exchange student<\/em>. <em>As part of her academic stay during the second semester of the year 19-20, Magdalena took part in the Spanish language courses at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cide.deusto.es\">International Spanish Center &#8211; CIDE<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can also read her text translated to Spanish <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/microfono-abierto-solo-lamento-no-haber-pasado-mas-tiempo-en-bilbao\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally I\u2019m studying in Krak\u00f3w but over one year ago I applied for Erasmus exchange. <strong>I decided to study at Deusto because I wanted to stay in a completely new surrounding and learn Spanish<\/strong>. I could choose other places in Spain but some of my colleagues from my home university told me that Bilbao was a great spot and they recommended it to me. I arrived in Bilbao in January, two weeks before the regular classes had begun. Spain welcomed me with cold and rainy weather. <strong>I decided to come earlier to take part in intensive Spanish course and to get know the city a little bit to not be confused.<\/strong> I was exploring Bilbao, attending classes and drinking coffee in cafeteria at the university with my just known, new friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200128_175453_2-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200128_175453_2-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200128_175453_2-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200128_175453_2-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200128_175453_2-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200128_175453_2-640x475.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200128_175453_2-rotated.jpg 1641w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve graduated in Tourism so that I\u2019m keen on travelling. It was my second time in Spain but first in the north part and I would say I loved this place at once! <strong>All those green areas, mountains and blossoming tress impressed me and made me feel welcome.<\/strong> During those two months I spent there I saw a few places, but at the top of my list there is Mount Artxanda. I enjoyed breathtaking sunsets seeing from that point and picturesque landscapes of Bizkaia. I was also a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusbilbao.com\/\">Happy Erasmus<\/a> organization and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esnbilbao.org\/\">ESN<\/a>. Thanks to them, I visited <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parquedeurbasa.es\/informacion\/urederra.html\">Urederra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamplona.es\/turismo\">Pamplona<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sansebastianturismoa.eus\/es\/\">San Sebastian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tourisme.biarritz.fr\/es\">Biarritz<\/a>. I appreciate that people who create these networks are ready to help in any situation, especially during that demanding time due to coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200201_161915_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200201_161915_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200201_161915_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200201_161915_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200201_161915_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200201_161915_2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200201_161915_2.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, just one month after starting my studies at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deusto.es\">Deusto <\/a>pandemic of covid-19 broke out. I left Bilbao but <strong>I don\u2019t regret any day I spent there<\/strong> and I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be back to make all undone things up. <strong>I recommend such experience for all students &#8211; you\u2019ll see many things from different perspectives.<\/strong> I can say it was worth all my effort and let me discovered my favorite place in Spain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200202_183833-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200202_183833-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200202_183833-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200202_183833-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200202_183833-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200202_183833-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200202_183833.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let us introduce Magdalena Foltyn, Erasmus exchange student. As part of her academic stay during the second semester of the year 19-20, Magdalena took part in the Spanish language courses at the International Spanish Center &#8211; CIDE. You can also read her text translated to Spanish here. Normally I\u2019m studying in Krak\u00f3w but over one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":7618,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-7624","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7624"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7632,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7624\/revisions\/7632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.deusto.es\/cide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}