Josh Zipin
Wildcats Around the World: Josh Zipin
2/15/2010 1:43:44 PM | Men's Soccer
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Josh Zipin, a midfielder on the Davidson men's soccer team, is spending the spring semester of his junior year abroad in Barcelona, Spain and is blogging about his experiences on DavidsonWildcats.com.
Studying Abroad in Barcelona
By Josh Zipin - February 14, 2010
Whatsup Cats! My name is Josh Zipin and I'm a junior on the men's soccer team at Davidson. I'm currently lucky enough to be studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain and I'm having a great time. I'm here studying through a program called IES Abroad, and I'm taking classes right in the heart of Barcelona at Plaza (pronounced Plah-Tha) Catalunya.
I'm living with a host family in a neighborhood called Gracia. One of my Davidson classmates, Mike Foglia, actually stayed with them last semester, pure coincidence. The host family is amazing, with one mom, and two sons, ages 19 and 23. I'm right in the middle so I get to hang out with both of them. She cooks for us every night, but I don't think it's necessarily Coach Spear approved, with a lot of fried food served and a noticeable lack of green vegetables.
When I was choosing where I wanted to study abroad, I knew I wanted to use the Spanish I'd already learned at Davidson and go to a Spanish-speaking country. Being a soccer player, naturally, I wanted to go somewhere with a great soccer culture as well. Barcelona has fit the description to a tee and I've already improved my Spanish immensely and experienced what it means to be a “futbol” (never say soccer!) fan in Barcelona . . .
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Studying Abroad in Barcelona
By Josh Zipin - February 14, 2010
Whatsup Cats! My name is Josh Zipin and I'm a junior on the men's soccer team at Davidson. I'm currently lucky enough to be studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain and I'm having a great time. I'm here studying through a program called IES Abroad, and I'm taking classes right in the heart of Barcelona at Plaza (pronounced Plah-Tha) Catalunya.
I'm living with a host family in a neighborhood called Gracia. One of my Davidson classmates, Mike Foglia, actually stayed with them last semester, pure coincidence. The host family is amazing, with one mom, and two sons, ages 19 and 23. I'm right in the middle so I get to hang out with both of them. She cooks for us every night, but I don't think it's necessarily Coach Spear approved, with a lot of fried food served and a noticeable lack of green vegetables.
When I was choosing where I wanted to study abroad, I knew I wanted to use the Spanish I'd already learned at Davidson and go to a Spanish-speaking country. Being a soccer player, naturally, I wanted to go somewhere with a great soccer culture as well. Barcelona has fit the description to a tee and I've already improved my Spanish immensely and experienced what it means to be a “futbol” (never say soccer!) fan in Barcelona . . .
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST
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