29-31 January 2010 was our pilgrimage to Cadaqués, Spain. We began by boarding our bus at the Barcelona Nord station adjacent to the Arc de Triumf and set off on our 2 hour ride towards France. View Full Article »
Archive for January, 2010
28-29 January 2010 were excellent days. Although no pictures were taken to document Thursday the 28th, I figure I need to mention that studio was excellent. We set up our work spaces, went shopping for a t-square (which Barcelona appears to be fresh out of), and sketched. The studio space is a nice and peaceful place to work during the late afternoon. The day went by quickly and was over in no time but the late night was the most hectic night of the year so far. View Full Article »
27 January 2010 was a relaxed day. It began with spanih and our Gaudí class which seems to be an all arhitecture class now. After finishing a brief history of Barcelona and Catalunya, we were set free in the “typical” cold Barcelona weather. View Full Article »
26 January 2010 was a very nice Tuesday for 4 reasons: First of all, the weather was not our typical “Barcelona weather” but sunny, warm, and enjoyable (inside joke about how the weather for January has been cold and rainy, atypical for the Mediterranean city). Second, simple mathematics: a camera + great lighting + weekday + great weather = great photo opportunity. As for the third reason, you can’t complain when you have no class ’til 3. The last reason had to do with the day’s activities. View Full Article »
25 January 2010 was an average day of Spanish and our new Gaudí classes in the morning followed by some down time during the rest of the day (long weekend). The spanish courses are now in the “normal” phase, with the “intensive” phase of class every day ending on the 22nd with our first exam which we did alright on (considering it was a beginner level test which was not all that “dificil”). View Full Article »
23 Saturday turned out to be a nicer day then the Weather Channel had predicted. We started in my neck of the woods at Pl. John F Kennedy and hiked up towards the tibidabo peak, following the same path Hannah and I took a few weeks prior. Once on the hillside, we turned on a little road, hit a trail and then found a road on the hill where many locals ride bikes and run. Our group was large today, including students in CIEE’s Business and Architecture programs with 57 people. View Full Article »
22 January was a day of exams and marked the end of our intensive Spanish and City in Visual Culture classes. For the next few months, we will begin studios and other classes (while still taking Spanish, just not every day). The day was filled with excitement due to the awesome warm weather and early release. View Full Article »
21 January 2010 marks the day we had our first Spanish exams, the end of our visual culture class, and the day I caught up in writing my posts. The day was perfect, blue skies, sun shine, warm temperature, and excitement. View Full Article »
20 January 2010 was a good day for checking out some of the jewels Barcelona has hidden away. We began the warm yet cloudy day with an onsite class at the Pavello de la Republica in the Vallcarca neighborhood of Barcelona. View Full Article »
19 January 2010 was yet another rainy day in Barcelona – oh well. We reviewed films that feature or has the city as the backdrop. Of the movies we reviewed, my favorites were the Spanish Apartment and Vicky Christina Barcelona. We also watched some spanish and french films that were not in english. View Full Article »