Name: Zohar Bachiry
Description: In Fall 2014 I ventured to Madrid, Spain for a semester abroad sponsored by my Macaulay Opportunities Fund. The choice was not casual; besides for wanting to improve my Spanish fluency, I am a Sephardic Jew, a Jew with roots tracing back to the Jewish community of Spain which coalesced around the beginning of the 2nd millennium. For this reason my semester was a return to my cultural roots, and I committed to documenting the experience. My blog allowed me to share and reflect on my experience with others, but moreover, learn a lot about myself. Through the blog, I re-conceptualized my understanding of community, love, and my complete independence and dependence on others in a foreign country. This is the final product of my semester in Spain, learning much more than just a foreign language.
Campus: Queens
Is this a site for a student group or organization?: No
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Link: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/asephardicjewinspain/
