Home at Last

Finally I’m home. I’ve been waiting for the time to go by quickly and see my family. Don’t get me wrong I do miss Spain, a lot but I’m happy to be home. Time that I spent in spain was unforgettable. I brought back a lot of knowledge with me. This was a unique experience and I’m blessed to be part of it. Most of all I miss the girls. I got used to always having them around, it weird not seeing them every day. I’ve also been have a little bit of an issue adjusting to the schedule again. I’m having a hard time eating at the regular times again. Also, I have trouble with sleeping, my sleeping schedule is all messed up, but I’ll manage.

I’m really glad I got the chance to go to Spain this summer and experience learning more about the spanish culture and the people. I’m also glad I got to be part of the program I learned so much and for that I’m forever greatful! I want to say a special thanks to Dr. Hitchcock, Adolfo, and Luis. With out them this would have never happened.

Until my next Adventure! Goodbye!

The Final Days

The last week is finally here, and we have two days left till we head back to the States. Right now, I’m on the train that we took from Camporrobles and we are heading to Madrid to spend our last two days in this Amazing country. What can I say, this experience has been unique, I’m taking a lot of knowledge back with me. This experience has been like a rollercoaster with a lot of ups and downs. I grown more and become more open minded.

On Monday, we got to go to el Molón, which is a historical sight. We got to climb to a the top and learn more about it. El Molón are ancient ruins where people use to live. It was a long hike all the way to the top, but it was worth it.

During the other day of the week we prepared for our theater show very intensly. We practiced a lot, and learned a lot. On Thursday, we went to Cuenca, which is about an hour and half from Mira. We got to tour the city for a few hours. First, we went to the courthouse and got to tour a little bit of it. My favorite site to see were the Casas Colgantes, which are houses that seem to hang off a cliff. We also had an amazing lunch. It was like a barbecue steak, but much better! We also went to the OLd Cathedral of Cuenca, which was beautiful! Around 5 we headed to we perform our little theater show, which we had in a litle museum of art. We didn’t have many guests, but the few that were there made it worth it. It was a lot of fun!

On Friday, we hosted “Sabor de Indiana” for Mira, which was a huge blast. We got to cook and share some of music from Indiana. There were a few teens there, Jackie and I, got them to get on stage with us and we danced the night away, literally! We shared some of our dances, and they shared some of thiers! Lets just say that, that night we made some new friends!

On Saturday, was the big day, we had to prepare for our showing of the “Ecos en los Claustros” en Mira. We practiced a few times that day, and 10 o’clock came very quickly. We had some of closet friends show up to the show, and I had so much fun performing for them.

I learned a lot during my days in Mira, I’m a little upset that it’s all done. I enjoyed my time here. I’m glad to say that I’m taking a lot back with me. This experiece was very unique, and I’m happy I got to be part of it.

Another Adventure​

This week was very productive in my image. We accomplished a lot not only academically but also explorative. This week we started working with scenes for our play  “Ecos en los Claustros.” This weeks internship was fun we played around with the scenes. We got to each choose a part of the play and make it our own, and then present it, the way we want it to be acted. With our other class, we read a new play and we also read over the dehumanization of art, which was very interesting. During the week. our professor decided to do a picnic for us at “las tres cruces,” for us just to have some time off work and take a break. It was really relaxing and it was nice to bond with everyone.

On Thursday we left to Valencia, and let me just tell you it was amazing. We got to see different buildings and visit different sites. I got to try Paella Valenciana which was very delicious, at the “Centro.” My favorite part of Valencia was visiting, “La Ciudad de Artes y Ciencias y el Oceanográfic. But mostly the Oceanográfic, it was so much fun. The Oceanográfic is the biggest aquarium in Europe, and it for real is big. There are so many building inside this aquarium. The best thing to see was the dolphins. We got to see them dance around and jump and do tricks, it was awesome. Oh yeah, and I can’t forget, we got to see penguins!! Valencia was such an amazing experience I can’t wait to get the chance to go again!

This week was very busy and very adventurous, the time has definitely gone a lot faster. I’m excited about the direction that our work in play is heading! It’s hard to realize we only have one more week left at in Spain!

Half Way There

We have been for about 2 weeks and a half. Half way through my trip here in Spain. These weeks have been kind of tough with school and everything, but there have been a couple interesting things happening lately. This week we had Jose Moreno Arenas and Elena Bolaños come visit us. Jose did a conference and talked about the books he wrote, and plays he has been part of which was really interesting. Then he and Elena did a play reading which was very interesting to see and hear about a play he just finished writing.

Also, on Friday we got to visit the Mayor of Mira which was very interesting to hear him talk about everything and a little bit more about the city. We got to try different kinds of foods and enjoy a little but conversation with the city hall also.

On our free time, we usually go walk around or go to the pool. The pool is usually our hang out spot. It is where we get to relax and enjoy some fresh air. We have also gotten the chance to meet different people! Though we are half way there I hope that there will be more things for us to enjoy in our time here!