Mis restaurantes favoritos

On the very rare occasion that I'm not at home eating with my host family it is probably because I am at one of the following restaurants. I've had the opportunity to dine at many places while here in Alicante, but I can easily say that th flowering three places are my favorites.

First is my favorite place to get gelato, a store called Amorino. I can promise you that I have tried the lemon and pistachio gelato at more that 10 gelato places in the center of Alicante and this is the store I keep coming back to. Not only are the treats delectable but the location is also superb. The store is located right near the beginning of the Explanada and therefore pretty close to the beach and the port where I often go walking.  The picture below showcases some of their tasty flavors of which I definitely recommend their lemon gelato.



Second on my list is this fun and tasty Mexican restaurant called the Cactus Cantina. After watching the Spain vs. Englad soccer game that was held here in Alicante my friends and I were craving Mexican food and I remembered this place I walk past a couple of times per week that we could go to. The food ended up being delicious and it definitely hit the spot and the atmosphere was also very pleasant! I later found out from my host mom that this is considered the best place for Mexican even by the locals, soI definitely recommend it! http://www.cactusalicante.es



Last but definitely not least is this pizzeria called Sale & Pepe. I was recommended to try this restaurant after commenting to my program director how much I was craving pizza, and so one night my friends and I decided to go out here after catching a movie. It was a great choice! Not only was a their margarita pizza delicious so was their pasta and sangria. We ended up staying for a couple of hours  and chatting with some other customers and just having a great time!
http://www.pizzeriasalepepe.com


I definitely recommend trying out these places if you're craving non-Spanish food! There are slo so many more restaurants that I never got to try that I wish I could have. Walking along the Explanada or the Rambla you are bound to find many and newly polarized area to dine is the Calle San Francisco!

Dig in!,

La Universidad de Alicante

As my time here in Alicante comes to a close I thought I would share a little bit about my experiences at la Universidad de Alicante and my favorite places on campus.

My overall experience on campus was very good, but at first it was a little hard to adjust to. The university is very large and has about 30,000 students compared to my school back in the states that has as bout 2,500 students. Getting used to the size of the campus and the number of people took a little while but after some time I began to appreciate it.

Once my classes started in earnest I got to meet some incredible people from all over the world. This was mainly due to the Spanish classes I took through the Centro Superior de Idiomas as the classes were for all international students. One of my favorite memories from one of those classes was when the five girls that made up my class started talking and the woman from Mozambique in our class shared a lot about the situation in her country. I am incredibly greatful to have had the opportunity to meet people like this who helped me not only in my learning of a new language but in my understanding of the world.

One of my favorite things about campus is how pretty it is. Right now everything is green and when the sky is boy and the sun is shinning campus looks incredibly beautiful. On the days when I have to eat at school I love sitting outside and eating the lunch my host mom packed for me. The fact that it is still warm enough to do so in December is crazy to me since I am used to lots of snow at this time of the year.

One of my favorite study place on campus is the second floor of the main library right by the windows. From there one can see the mountains on the outskirts of the city and the view is honestly incredibly! I could sit there and study for hours with a view like that! It is something I am definitely going to miss next semester.



Unfortunately I don't have many pictures of the university but here a couple that show some building and just how green and beautiful campus is! And here is the website to see everything that the UA offers! www.ua.es