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August 3, 2022

Perfection

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Aryaman My last blog! It’s really long but I go into great detail to provide a complete summary of the whole year. I share why I decided to take a gap year, how the year went, how I felt at every stage and my concluding thoughts. The fact that I am submitting this blog […]

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April 27, 2022

Lots of Changes!

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Ally February 2022 has been a month with many changes. Instead of staying in Spain until the end of May as previously planned, I made the decision to come home mid-February and begin a new adventure. So, on February 12th, I flew 12 hours home to Georgia.

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The Plateau

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Ally February marks my fifth month here in Spain. By this time, I’ve settled into a routine—living with my host family no longer feels like a stranger’s home, and I think I could navigate the streets of Málaga with my eyes closed. However, while it feels like life has been relatively consistent recently, I’m […]

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Divergence

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Aryaman These past few months, I have focused on travelling to cities of cultural and historical importance near me. In this blog, I share what I have learned and how I have changed through my experiences.

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Returning to Israel

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Charlie Though I enjoyed my winter break at home, I was ready to come back to Israel for the second semester of my gap year. Luckily, the quarantine requirements upon arrival to Israel became looser during the weeks that I was home. I originally expected to quarantine for seven days when I got back […]

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April 1, 2022

Recipe for Cliché

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Mariana The festivities preceding the New Year seem to infallibly invigorate the public, promising boundless opportunity and thrill in the uncertain year to come. Clichéd adages of “New Year, new me” and “fresh starts,” timeworn yet timelessly dependable, harbinger a chance to finally implement ever-fleeting New Year’s Resolutions and secure a positive start to […]

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March 29, 2022

Making Latkes

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Charlie As far back as I can remember, I have celebrated the eight nights of Hanukkah with my family in the US. I would always spend the first night with my extended family, and the other seven nights with my immediate family. But this year was different. Just like during Thanksgiving, I missed spending […]

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March 25, 2022

Melodic Melodies

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Ally A bit of overdue reflection, as it pertains to my Spotify wrapped: It’s difficult to organize my thoughts on everything that’s happened over the past 12 months, so I thought I’d let my music do the talking.

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November 22, 2021

Colourful Enlightenment

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Aryaman This Diwali was so different from all others. This was the first time I celebrated this festival away from my hometown and with my maternal grandparents. As I walked around the bazaar in Paratwada, I got lost in a world I had barely seen—India. Street vendors selling Diwali festivities were littered around every corner of […]

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Una Vida Diferente

By: Ruth Morrongiello

By Ally   It’s been five months since I walked across the high school graduation stage-a fifteen step journey that commenced the adventure of this year. I’m now sitting on a multicolored couch in the corner of “Café con Libros:” a slice of coffee shop solitude I’ve found amidst the infinitely busy center of Malaga, […]

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