6.23.2011

Update

Nothing too crazy has gone on the last few days, just have been going to classes and roasting in the new heat. The first few days when we got here were perfect but now it is HOT HOT HOT! Don't forget the no air conditioning either...just moving my fingers to type this is enough movement to make me break out in a sweat.
I really like both of my classes so far. I wasn't sure what to expect for an internship class but right now it's just sort of a brief history of Spain, which is interesting. We're learning about how fast and how much Spain has changed since the end of the Franco regime in 1975 and last night we learned about the different regions of Spain. It's funny because the weather is varied in the US, but in Spain it's extremely varied as well and is probably the size of Texas, if that.
Tomorrow we're going to Madrid for the day with the Fund, then staying there at night. Should be a fun/tiring day! Not much else to report, hope you're all doing well!


The final decorations for Corpus Christi, which was today. They carry the body of Christ through the streets in a procession...The streets are covered with herbs and the route is covered with tapestries above so that the sun doesn't touch the body.

A midnight fireworks show last night to celebrate the beginning of Corpus
The first place we've gone to for my architecture class. This is a mosque called Cristo de la Luz


When the Christians took over Toledo, they converted the mosque into a church. You can see where they added onto the mosque where the part with the white and red bricks ends (the part with the windows with 3 clover looking designs)



Hope you all enjoyed the informational post..:)

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