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 »
Category: Daily Updates
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 »
18 January 2010 was the day we talked about design and Barcelona. As one of the world’s design capitals, it is funny how the city and nation’s history lead to it’s current position. Design among many things were becoiming strong forces within Spain and Catalunya before Franco came in and halted the freedom of design that had been flourishing. View Full Article »
16-17 January 2010 was the weekend. Although small adventures did not warrant photographs, the parties we were heading to did. While some of the gang went to Bilbao and San Sabastian, we went to a birthday party after a fun dinner of tapas and capa rosa (rose champagne). While parties in flats in the city center are rare, this one was an exception. It was a ton of fun, and we met and mingled with the local students and had fun trying to find the place and running back to the store to get the drinks no one picked up after paying. It was a fun night. View Full Article »
15 January 2010 Sorry for the major delay in posts, at least I’ve been keeping the photos section updated.
The City and Visual Culture [of Barcelona], the class that has been the subject of each day’s adventures, took us to a small photography exhibition hidden in the old town above the famous museum of chocolate. The exhibition focused on photography and the city, and how the city’s history was photographed. The exhibition was very cool, and could keep you busy for hours. View Full Article »
14 January was an exciting day, after the morning’s spanish lessons and a class on visual culture, I bolted out fly my kite on the edge of the Med. This was the 2nd day the weather reports online have failed me, tomorrow will be a test of a third source. Oh well. As for wind, Windfinder works like a charm and perfectly predicted a great day to fly my kite.