Author Archives: Carol Dodd

January 3, 2016 has become a historic date in my book. During my hour of prayer that morning, the time flew by as I sat in front of Christ in the Eucharist and made a huge list of gratitude in … Continue reading →

When you ask me what I consider comfort food, bananas and hardboiled eggs isn´t what comes to mind… but I think that I´ve recently moved them into that category. The other morning I was surprised at how much nostalgia entered … Continue reading →

As I was studying for my Introduction to Christianity exam, I came across a paragraph in the professor´s notes that made me want to turn to the person sitting next to me in the library and say DO YOU GET … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving in Madrid way surpassed my expectations. God has a habit of doing that. Being greeted by my community, as well as the apostolate community, with a chorus of hugs and “Happy Thanksgiving” on Thursday morning started the celebrations. Since … Continue reading →

I recently made my first visit to an ICU. But let me clarify: I wasn’t the patient—I was the student. Just two hours, and I learned so much. As one of our apostolic experiences, those of us in the studies … Continue reading →

Milestone in a Second Language #1: Speaking in Spanish in a dream. They say you´re fluent when you dream in another language. Well, I´m definitely not fluent, so I´m definitely not consistently or completely dreaming in Spanish yet. But I … Continue reading →

November 11 marked my first 3 months of living in Madrid. Has it gone fast or slow? Have I liked it or has it been hard? Umm…good questions. Maybe it’d be easier to put it in some highs and lows. … Continue reading →

Yes, there´s Halloween in Spain. And although it was never a huge deal for me growing up, now I love seeing pictures of my nieces´ and nephews´ costumes…and of course, I never mind an excuse to eat chocolate. It’s the … Continue reading →

6:00 am starts my day with an iPad alarm, which usually brings the thought of wait, that must not be the alarm that means it’s time to wake up…although when I’m in my right mind I’m not quite sure what … Continue reading →

Guarding 40 donuts that are hanging on a string at the front door of a school at dismissal time. Funniest. Job. Ever. About 100 kids walked by asking how much the donuts cost, and I got to practice my Spanish … Continue reading →