Patricia Witzig
Patricia's Program
Patricia is originally from New York, but has been a permanent resident in Madrid for over 25 years, after meeting her madrileño husband while studying abroad in college. She keeps busy between planning High School and Gap Year programs, supporting students and host families onsite, and enjoying long jog/walks with her husband and dog, gardening, traveling, translating, and lots of family cooking with her husband and sons!
She has two sons who have both studied a year abroad in a US high school, and one abroad in college, so knows what it is like to send your child overseas!
Posts
Sun, fun, and history in Lisbon
High School Abroad Spain students were lucky to have beautiful weather combined with beautiful views for their overnight excursion. Students met early in the morning to travel together to Lisbon... keep reading
Guest blog - Dealing with Yourself - Robert Mason
Traveling across countries has been one of the greatest experiences in my life. I could have not asked for anything more, except for maybe one thing; how to cope with... keep reading
Spanish-American Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving can be a tough time for students abroad. It may be one of the most important holidays of the year for Americans, when extended family and friends get together... keep reading
Spanish school experience
Now that students have experienced a few weeks of spanish school, CIEE staff went to visit students at their schools to see how they were adjusting! Some takeaways: 1. Unlike... keep reading
Farewell between finals
CIEE Madrid hosted a potluck farewell event last Friday to bring host families and CIEE students together to toast the end of the program. A game of CIEE Jeopardy showed... keep reading
Weekend in Lisbon: or was it San Francisco?
Weekend in Lisbon: or was it San Francisco? Six weeks after Spring arrivals and orientation the whole HSA Spain group met up for a weekend excursion in Lisbon! The Seville... keep reading