Spain: History, Language, & Culture 2023

Today we visited the Museo del Prado, the national musuem of Spain, located in central Madrid. The building was originally constructed to be used as a natural sciences museum and was part of a large scale infrastructure project conceived by Carlos III of Spain. He was considered to be one of the greatest kings...

Our morning started with breakfast at Hostal Persal at 8:30 am. There were numerous amounts of pastries, coffee, cereal, and yogurt available to us. We started our day at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. There were many exhibits to explore with many artists of Europe including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Joan...

Our day started with breakfast at the hotel in Toledo. We enjoyed croissants, toast, scrambled eggs, ham, orange juice, and more. Then we gathered our necessities and began walking to the two museums we planned to visit today. First we visited Museo Sefarí (Sephardic Museum). The museum was opened in 1971, and explains the...

Today, we left Amayuelas at 8 AM to go to Toledo after promptly eating breakfast — a great assortment of breads that one of our workshops made yesterday, cereal, and coffee— at 7:30 AM. We had a long bus ride till 12 PM, filled with talking, sleeping, and doing Jayden’s makeup. After getting lost...

On the third day of the Spain trip, students connected with the surrounding area by engaging in service, exploring sustainability initiatives, and making their own dinner. After eating a quick breakfast in the comedor, we headed out to the fields of Amayuelas to plant trees as our act of service. Students dug holes for...

Croissants covered in a slightly sweet syrup, charcuterie, orange juice, and coffee. These were some of the delicious breakfast items we woke up to at Hostal Persal. After eating, we packed up our suitcases and headed off to a new town about 90 minutes away: Segovia! Segovia is a beautiful historical town in the...

Our day started March 23rd, fresh out of school. We took a bus to the airport at 3:30 pm, only to wait there until 8:30 pm to be boarded. The plane itself was great, but the weather had other plans. We were finally able to take off over an hour after the predicted time,...