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Adrian's 2nd Year Anniversary at StudiesIn
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At StudiesIn, we value every one of our employees personally. We place equal emphasis on nurturing our relationships with each other, both on a personal and professional level. We love to celebrate personal accolades within the company, so we are giving a huge congratulations to our Growth Marketing Manager Adrian Șuță for his 2-year anniversary with StudiesIn! Adrian plays a pivotal role in the company, and we truly couldn’t do this without him.
Adrian has demonstrated hard work and dedication to the company these last few years. He brings a positive energy to the office and puts a smile on everyone’s face when he walks in the door. Adrian's commitment to the company is evident in his consistent efforts and willingness to go the extra mile. He not only completes tasks efficiently, but also supports his colleagues whenever they need a helping hand. Adrian's positive attitude is contagious, making the work environment a better place for everyone. We truly appreciate his contributions and the enthusiasm he brings to the team each day.
We are so grateful to have Adrian as a member of the StudiesIn team and we hope for many more successful years to come!
I spent a fall semester in Valencia
Finding the Valencia program was fate. I still feel like it's a rare, undiscovered secret that only I was privileged enough to explore and call home. It fulfilled a combination of desires for me. I knew I wanted to learn Spanish, and had boiled it down to Spain because unlike South or Central America, I'd have access to traveling throughout Europe and North Africa.
From there, I realized I wanted a city of a decent size. Madrid and Barcelona were the other two Spanish cities for which programs were offered. I'd been to Madrid and enjoyed it very much, but I didn't like that it was so far inland. I heard Barcelona was amazing, but its main language was Catalan.
Then I came across Valencia, Spain's third largest city, located east on the Mediterranean coast. With about 800,000 people, it was an ideal size for being able to experience that large metropolitan vibe while still being able to run into familiar neighborhood faces. Valencia is also the birthplace of paella, and boasted some of Spain's best cuisine (in my humble opinion)
I knew I wanted to learn Spanish
The littoral outlet for well-heeled Deià, a village that has been home to Mick Jagger, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Branson and poet Robert Graves who is buried there, Cala Deià may be small (200m wide), far from sandy beaches but the water is crystal clear, the rocky outcrops imposing and the atmosphere convivial.
A mixture between the fresh caught seafood from the adjacent sea and the best rice dishes, as well as the sweet delectables like buñuelos and the sugary almond treat turron.
But dessert for me tended to be fruit, as I took advantage of the region's incredible bounty (the Valencia orange being one of the most delicious fruits I've ever had -- that perfect balance between sweetness and citrus acidity).
My plans for the near future
As of now, I am set to graduate in June from CUNY Hunter College with a bachelor's degree in Media Studies. I've already made plans, while not yet fully developed, to take some time off after undergrad and return to Spain.
I am going to try and find a job or internship somewhere in the vast field of media. My mind's run agog with possibilities: finding a job or internship, teaching English, or even enrolling in a Spanish university for graduate school. In a perfect world, I would be a foreign correspondent based in Madrid for The New York Times. favourite beach, Cala Deià, can be found here, one of the most bewitching inlets on Mallorca’s entire coastline with the clientele to match.
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