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...

#fulbrightspain #elhierro Happy Thanksgiving from El Hierro! Last week, we had a lovely Thanksgiving celebration at school, the first...

#elhierro #islascanarias #paragliding I went paragliding for the first time a couple weeks ago! El Hierro claims to be the best place in...

#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...

One of the main tourist attractions in El Hierro is scuba diving in La Restinga, a small fishing village at the south tip of the island....

"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...

Hola! Continuing on my mission to swim as much as possible this year, I explored a new beach last weekend, La Caleta. It is another...

¡Hola! A couple weeks ago, the local government in Valverde partnered with the Centro de Juventud (youth center) to put on a great...

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,...