2024

I cannot believe the PIRE trip is over; it went by so quickly. This week, we ran our final participants up until the very last day, ending with a total of 47 participants. We also went out to dinner with our entire lab as a final goodbye. It was so nice just chatting...

Week seven was a good week in the lab. Blanca and I were able to give our presentation to the lab on Wednesday during the weekly meeting. Explaining everything in Spanish was great practice. Also, we were able to get over our required number of 40 participants! During...

Hello! I hope all is well. This past week was our second to last week here! Where has the time gone!!! Week 7 we had a bit more luck with participants! However on Wednesday we presented our research to the lab! It was very nice to be able to share our story from...

Week #7  Last week was pretty chilly, though it had its ups and downs. We were trying to get two participants every day for our study, but it was tough since summer is kicking off and people are getting busy with their own plans. By the end of the week, we managed to...

Another amazing week here in Granada! This week, we have finally achieved our goal of 40 participants total. We plan to run a few more participants to ensure we have all the data needed, just in case some of the data was not collect properly. Additionally, we gave a...

This week felt monotonous, but that just means I’m getting more and more used to life in here. Honestly I do see myself visiting back Granada in the future.  It’s an amazing place filled with some many activities and so many great people. As for the study, I finally...

Hello everyone. This post is a little delayed but here is a run down for week six! It was a busy one. We were able to run 9 more participants, and we were making preparations for our presentation to the lab during week 7. There were plenty of participants scheduled...

This past week had passed really slow. I seem to get stuck in participant 30. All my other participants I had after that unlucky number either did not show up to the study (which rude by the way but it okay because by the time this is published I will be closer to my...

This week was pretty slow compared to all the previous weeks. It's finals week here at the university, so many students didn't have the time to participate in our study. However, because it was a slow week, I was able to code half the data we've collected so far. I...

Hello Everyone! This past week has been pretty slow with participants because here at the University of Granada students are in finals so not many students are available to participate. So this week we had time to visit the La Alhambra. It is a historical Moroccan...

This week has been super productive and full of fun adventures. Cody and I have been working hard on our study, and we managed to get nine participants between us. We’re so close to our goal of 40 participants—just four more to go! I’m excited about it all. Something...

Hello everyone! My post comes a bit later because I had a horrible thing happen to me. My computer screen broke, leaving it completely unusable. As if my back luck did not end there, I also seen to be in limbo with my participants. I had 30 participants so far, which...

Week five was a great week for participants. We were able to get nine more people ran through the lab! Overall, data collection is still going smoothly. We are now at the point where we can begin coding data, so there are a lot of audio tapes to listen to. Week six is...

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a great time! This week was very busy for us! So far since being here Owen and I have run 28 participants! I love getting to know the students around the University of Granada and we have things in common such as what are...

It's the fifth week of being in paradise, also known as Granada, and everything is perfect with running participants! Christina and I have run a total of 28 participants, so I would say we are on track to finish before we have to leave. I have also coded the data for...

Last week started kind of slow as our participant numbers were down due to finals week. But as the week progressed, participation picked up, and we ended up with nine participants. Everything went smoothly, which was a relief. Granada is a beautiful city, and I am...

Week four was a very short week in the lab. At the end of that week, the "Feria de Granada" was happening, so the lab was closed on Thursday and Friday. However, we were still able to get quite a few participants for the beginning of the week. Recruitment has been...

Another great week here in Granada! I can’t believe we’re already halfway through the trip. This week, there was a festival known as Corpus Christi, so our lab was closed on Thursday and Friday. This meant we couldn’t run as many participants as we would’ve liked, but...

This week has been a whirlwind of activity and unexpected challenges. On Monday, I headed to the lab, where we had three participants scheduled for our study. Cody and I decided to maximize our productivity this week, knowing that the lab would be closed on Thursday...

Sorry for the late post, but this past two weeks have being so busy! Bu the good news is that I have so much to update you all! To begin with last weekend we went to the beach. We went to this beautiful small beach town called Nerja. It was just two hours on bus from...

Last week was full of participants and long hours in the lab. It was great to see that there are so many people that want to participate! In total, we have over half of our total participants recruited. Hopefully over the next week we can recruit even more. This week,...

The third week in Granada is going so well. We finally got to run our very first participants on Monday, May 20th! This week I ran a total of seven participants and they all went very well, except one. I forgot to turn on the phantom power on the recorder for one of...

Hello everyone! Week 3 in Granada was amazing per usual. We had participants all week and we were very busy in the lab! It has been really fun to meet students at the University of Granada and talk to them about what they are studying and there plans for their career!...

This week started terribly. On Monday morning I woke up feeling nauseous, stomach pain, and a nasty headache. Due to the pain being so severe I decided to go see a doctor. During the visit I was informed that I had contracted a stomach virus (food poisoning). I was...

So far so good! We have been able to set up SONA here which is a website used to recruit participants. So far we are booked out for the whole week with participants! I believe I have gotten more adjusted to living in Granda, I started grocery shopping and cooking in...

We have had another great week! Since my last post, we got the hang of our recruitment system. Thankfully, we have a steady stream of applications for our study! Over the next week, we have a lot of people scheduled to participate. So far, we were able to run four...

The second week here in Granada is going fairly well. We only had one minor inconvenience with collecting participants. This was because we have to use a system called SONA, and we weren't given access to it until later in the week. This wasn’t a huge issue; it...

After a long wait, we are able to set up SONA (the website the University of Granada uses to schedule participants for their research). During this time our research group received our first participant this week! It has been a lot of work to organize all the...

Buenos Dias! My second week in Granda was like going downhill on a bicycle. Not in the negative connotation at all, but how fun and fast it went. I can't belive I being here for two weeks already. The second week started slow as well, after resting and adjusting my...

     Hello! Our first week in Granada has flown by. Last Wednesday, Dr. Teresa Bajo was able to give us a tour or of the lab. It's a very white, modern space with plenty of natural light and an amazing view. After the tour, we attended our first lab meeting. During...

My first week in Granada was amazing, I got to see where I will be conducting my research, try new food, and meet so many wonderful people. This was my very first time traveling internationally, so I had no clue what to expect. The day we arrived in Granada was mainly...

This first week at Granada we decided to take it slow. A day after we landed we had the opportunity to come to the lab and have a small tour, meet the UCI PIRE students, and listen to the guest lecture of an Italian Doctor on multilingualism as well. The next day we...

We arrived in Granada, Spain on the 7th of May after 25 long hours of travel. First, we went to our apartment to unpack and get situated. After unpacking we were able to rest and relax for the rest of the day due to being fatigued from traveling and adjusting to the...