We had another parade day at school, and it was one for the books! We were celebrating San Isidro, a Spanish saint, and we all dressed up...

While I have been to see the famed giant lizards of El Hierro before, I recently got the opportunity to see them again, this time with...

#elhierro #carnaval #islascanarias Spain is well-known for the love of the fiesta, and Carnaval is perhaps the biggest of them all. This...

#valencia #fulbrightespaña #masqueunabeca Last week, I and 250 other Fulbrighters came from all around Spain (and Andorra!) to gather at...

#elhierro #islascanarias #travel #beach It is a beautiful February in El Hierro, and I spent last weekend exploring some of the lovely...

One of my goals this year is to see every one of the seven islands before I leave, and at the beginning of December I had the perfect...

A couple of weeks ago, we had a day celebrating "Antier" in Valverde. Antier is a Spanish word that doesn't have an exact translation but...

I have been really embracing hiking this year. I loved being in bustling Madrid last year, but I have missed being close to nature and...

#elhierroisland #frontera #ecotourism Recently, I went to the Ecomuseo de Guinea in the province of Frontera to see the famed Giant...

I am finally catching up on my blog! Last weekend, I had an amazing time going to a Walking Festival and visiting some other Fulbright...

"Water has always been a rare good on El Hierro." A couple weeks ago, I hiked to the Garóe Tree, el Árbol Garóe, the sacred tree of the...

A couple weekends ago, I went on my first true hike since I got to El Hierro last month. As you may know, Tamaduste is the closest...

¡Hola a todxs! I have been in El Hierro for almost a month now, and feel like I've really started to settle in to my school, town, and...

Hello again! Last week, I made the journey to El Hierro for the first time. There is one small airport on the island (still much bigger...

Hello! You may be wondering what the blog title means. El Hierro was once known as the westernmost point in the world, before the...

Welcome to my blog! I'm getting excited to leave for Spain once more in just a few weeks. There are lots of things to figure out still,...