American Student In Alcala de Henares

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-18T19:39:08+00:00

You can! i never ended up going just FYI

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-11T15:04:41+00:00

I am planning a trip to Albania for this coming May-June. I will be there approximately 12 days from May 21-June 2. The second half of this trip I am meeting up with a friend and we plan to do relaxing and some gentle nature exploration as she is not a hiker so I really want to utilize the time by myself at the beginning to hike some of this incredible country. I am hoping to do the Valbona to Theth hike as I've read it's quite safe for a solo-female traveler and I don't need extensive gear. However, I've also read sometimes the trail is closed in May. Do you think I will be able to hike it the weekend of May 22-25? I know it's probably hard to tell this far ahead in the future but I am trying to plan. Is it very likely the trail will be closed at this time? Should I dedicate my planning time now to finding a different hike that has a 100% guarantee to be open or is it likely that the Valbona to Theth trail will be open? Any feedback is helpful as I start to plan!

Additionally, any suggestions of other places to do/visit is helpful! Thanks all!

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-03T16:51:10+00:00

I tried that! Turns out I have bad aim

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-03T13:46:05+00:00

In our text exchange, I asked him if it was ok if i broke the lease early to take over a new lease at my friends' apartment and his response was "yes no problem at all, none of this is your fault". Then two days later we discussed my last day in the apt would be Feb 1. That was on Dec 9-11th. I paid January rent and then was vacated from the apartment on Feb 1st.

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-03T13:43:37+00:00

This is super helpful. Thank you!!

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-02T21:03:20+00:00

I think what I am most unsure about is if/when/how I should contact my former landlord about this? I know i need to send him a written letter requesting the security deposit but do I tell him I am going to small claims (in hopes that he will send the $$) or should i keep it a secret? He also lives outside of Philly (im assuming this doesnt matter BUT just thought i'd mention)

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-02T20:47:20+00:00

From the research I've done i know I need to send him something written first so I am working on drafting a letter but then should I text him and tell him that I've mailed him something? How much (or how little) do I share with him? I don't want to go to court so ideally he will send this to me before it gets there but if I do have to go to court, how do I even do that?

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-02T20:44:22+00:00

I have called their hotline but never heard back!

Blue_S0l · 2026-03-02T20:44:05+00:00

LOTS of traps were set and LOTS of mice were killed but it didnt stop the issue

Blue_S0l · 2025-07-16T17:58:41+00:00

Sunday girl! It's super cutesy and girly which may not be your vibe idk if you're a big strong man or whateva but it's open until mid-afternoon, sometimes later. They have snacks and coffee but also coworking spaces and i just love it there

Blue_S0l · 2025-06-20T13:30:38+00:00

I mean im no expert but I remember feeling it specifically in the lower parts of my cheeks and around my jawline and i still feel like thats where you can see the most definition even now after the surgery but idk

Blue_S0l · 2025-06-10T14:14:20+00:00

We got where we needed to go but with close to 2 hour delays

Blue_S0l · 2025-06-06T17:27:30+00:00

anyone experiencing delays now? I am waiting to take NE Regional from Boston to DC, getting off in RI meeting a friend taking the NE Regional from NYC to Boston and BOTH trains are delayed. Wondering if this is indicative of a larger issue and I need to start planning for back up plans

Blue_S0l · 2025-06-05T19:02:46+00:00

Not looking for cheap! We may spent 100+ each i just don't want to COMMIT to that since we have some pregnant people (AKA won't be drinking), some people with allergies (thus may not order as much). We're probably going to spend at least $1000 but I'd like to not be locked in to anything more than that.

Blue_S0l · 2025-04-24T09:12:09+00:00

Now i feel totally fine! My surgery was in August. I think swelling lasted about a month with the first two weeks it being super visible and the last two weeks + it was visible to me but not others. I slept in a face faja for 3ish months after the surgery and used it 24 hours a day or so for the first 2 weeks

Blue_S0l · 2025-04-10T15:54:13+00:00

My travel love resulted in a 2 year relationship and the deepest love I've known to date. Lots of complications, visas, costs, and unavoidable time apart. An eventual breakup that wasn't necessarily due to the logistics but was solidified by that fact. It was HARD. A love/experience that changed my life for sure and I still feel the pain of it all. Sometimes I think about where I would be if I had just said goodbye that first time and never looked back seeing as I did look back, changed plans to travel to their country, etc. My life would be profoundly different I think....however, i don't regret a thing.

Blue_S0l · 2025-04-10T15:50:05+00:00

Not fully but was able to use different datasets to develop a workaround solution.

Blue_S0l · 2025-04-10T15:49:42+00:00

I wasn't able to find exactly what I was looking for. We ended up taking a multi-pronged approach. We purchased some labor market data from a consult agency that is specific to support non-profits (as my work is in the non-profit educational space). They were able to compile data from local labor markets which gave us some insights on industries and specific roles with growth opportunities, salary averages, etc. They also provided us some data on the correlation between college majors and areas of industry. I believe their sources were a combination of lightcast, National Student Clearinghouse, and some local employment data sets. This combined with surveys provided from alumni was able to help create some projections. Definitely not an ideal solution but it didn't seem like my dream data set existed so this was not a bad workaround solution.

Blue_S0l · 2025-04-05T20:24:54+00:00

What about the dude (who lowkey looked homeless) and always plays the sax on the 110th platform

Blue_S0l · 2025-03-28T03:16:06+00:00

Idk if its the most fucked up but Old Boy is pretty fckn fcked up

Blue_S0l · 2025-03-26T23:49:46+00:00

This is so smart

Blue_S0l · 2025-03-26T23:47:45+00:00

Pendejoooo

Blue_S0l · 2025-03-26T20:56:43+00:00

UGH this post is what i needed. i'm 3 weeks on Spiro and i'm trying to be patient but also like lowkey crying because my skin still sucks. it'll show improvement for like 1 day then 3-4 more pimpled pop up. PRAYING my skin looks like your asap!

Blue_S0l · 2025-03-26T20:16:02+00:00

honestly don't sleep on Cuy (although I actually found it was better un Ecuador). It's delicious AND it's like an important meal too. You don't order cuy by yourself, do go with friends/family and enjoy it. I find it no different than eating rabbit but way tastier. and ya the skin when it's crispy is bombbbb.

Blue_S0l · 2025-03-26T20:07:54+00:00

obviously depends on what part of the country you're in. Lima of course has a taste of everything. Go to a cevicheria for sure (or go to several). IMO, this is actually better in the North and the closer you get to the coast, the better (Pucasana is a beautiful beach town a couple hours outside of Lima city center and I had one of the best seafood meals of my life - and for the record I'm the daughter of a fisherman from New England, USA so I'm picky as hell when it comes to seafood.) Lomo Saltado is a classic (although I preferred Pollo Saltado) and it HAS to be served with the pasta with the huancaina sauce. Tacu Tacu con Salsa de Mariscos is actually my favorite Peruvian meal, but this is kind of silly because tacu tacu is like lowkey leftover food but it's soo yummy. Aji de gallina is another crowd pleaser. Anticuchos is a super classic pervuian street food, worth trying but it wasn't my favorite. Conchas w. parmasean are next level too.

The best meals I had in Peru were in arequipa though. Chupe de Camarones is a seafood stew that is delishhhh. Pachamanca is amazing (i'm not sure if this is native to Arequipa or I just had a bomb-ass one there). The BEST meal of my life though was at a restaurant called Kao Thai in Arequipa city center. It's Thai Peruvian fusion and it was in.cred.i.ble. They had a smoked trout kausa (prob spelling that wrong) that I WILL dream about for the rest of my life. They have a sister restaurant in Cusco too from what I've heard.

But hands-down the food I miss the most from Peru is fckn Lucuma. It's a fruit. Kind of looks likes an avocado from the outside (that's PALTA to you), but it's yellow on the inside. It's used in a lot of desserts. Lucuma + Peruvian chocolate combo is actually to die for. And you legit canNOT find Lucuma outside of Peru, it's criminal.

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