Day 13 - Last Day of School

Our fearless leaders, Dr. Turner White,
Dr. Carlos Moslares, and Dr. Martin Stack

We finished our last day of school today. We rounded out our experiences with each of our classmates discussing something cultural that we learned and something educational that we learned, related to our classes and tours. My favorite visit was probably DKV from a business perspective. My favorite visit from a cultural perspective was the Punto Blanco visit. We each received a certificate of completion for the program before we closed out our classroom experiences.



The experiences of going to visit places like Montserrat and going to Gaudi's works such as Sagrada Familia were once in a lifetime experiences I will never forget. The food was great, the people wonderful, and the classmates and instructors I have met along the way will have a special place in my heart.

Our group then went to a special dining room where we had a special celebration lunch. We enjoyed some Spanish wine, a salad, Catalan chicken, dessert, champagne, and coffee. It was a lot of fun and a neat way to finish out our time.







Some of us decided to walk over to the stadium to get our tickets for the FC Barcelona game on Sunday night. We found we could get a better deal and find a way to get at least a couple of smaller groups areas to sit together. Finding directions to places was always an experience. It seems sometimes like even though we're all looking at the same map, we don't always read it the same way.

When we got back to the hotel after buying tickets, we got a group together to go visit Casa Battlo, once of Gaudi's works. The tickets were expensive at 18 Euro, but well worth it. I tried to use my Costco card as a student ID for the discount because I had left mine in the hotel room, but they weren't buying it. Oh well, I had to try, right? This place was amazing, he was so whimsical in his design and I love the way he paid attention to the natural light. We saw the dragon's scales and the tiles and the reflecting pools and the ergonomically designed beautiful chairs and railings and doors. I was checking out the beautiful lift in the center of the house when a guard was going down. When he asked if I was going down, I of course said yes! You had to have the key to use the lift and who was I to

Facade of Casa Battlo. The color variation is due to the
differences in the way the light hits the mosaic of multicolor
tiles on the front of the house. 

Ergonomic handles

turn the opportunity down? The views from the roof were incredible. We got there at the perfect time of day, too. It was late in the afternoon and the sun was hitting the tiles beautifully.

Looking out the window. 

No right angles, the wood of the windows on the front
wave with the wood. 

The center of the house with the light channeling straight
through the middle of the building allowing tons of
natural light in. 

Ergonomically designed chairs.

The roof top tile mosaic work in the late afternoon sun.