Poland Personally – July 1 – Adam Marquart
Pre Arrival I was thinking a lot last night. This trip we’re taking, it isn’t just a chance to travel outside the country or experience the camps then do nothing. This trip is a reminder of our Responsibility. On this trip, we are going to see the consequences of mass indifference. We are going […]
Spain – Todd Gilbert – June 26
On the final day of our trip in Spain, we left the hotel in groups of four and headed to the Gothic Cathedral in the Old City in Barcelona. Logistically, it made sense for us to be separated, but noticeably it was the first time that we weren’t traveling as a complete group since we […]
Spain – Adam Janosko – June 23
At the risk of sounding like an early jazz tune, I married a girl from Kansas City. One of of my first winter trips to KCMO, my wife Abby eagerly proclaimed that we needed to visit the ¨Plaza:¨ a center consisting of American chain shops constructed to mirror a European square. More specifically, however, the […]
Spain – Rachel McCool – June 25
This seminar has brought up a lot of big questions for me over the past week or so that we’ve been in Spain, and in particular, it has caused me to reflect on how a nation remembers and commemorates its past. Obviously this has been a major topic of discussion in the United States for […]
Spain – Abby Holland – June 25
Barcelona is a breath of fresh air! Don’t get me wrong-the entire trip has been a dream-but in so many ways our arrival in this city has added a skip to our aching step. To start-it’s around 20 degrees cooler with a light sea breeze. This alone was enough to renew our energy after days […]
Spain – Erik Korvne – June 24
“Ozymandias” By Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those […]
Spain – Chelsea Platt – June 21
I love questions. Asking them. Hearing them. Answering them, when I can. Questioning is inherent in storytelling: who is the main character? Where is this character? What will drive the plot? But when we look at history, it is not characters, but people. It is not just plot, but real, genuine conflict. Our tour of […]
Spain – Jennifer Felton -June 22
A Night of Spanish Culture Are we at a concert? Are we watching a fireworks display? Watching a step performance? Of course not, but when the flamenco dancers’ shoes hit the floor, the force of it sounds just like it. They’re dancing with so much emotion! Flamenco dancing is a combination of a dancer, a […]
Spain – Melissa Donnelly – June 22
As a student of Spanish since the age of 5, I have learned a great deal about the history of Spain. Growing up learning about Spain in elementary, middle, high school and as a Spanish major at Pitt with study abroad in Spain, I took numerous courses on Spanish History. I never learned about the […]