David

13th of July, 2006
One of the more interesting aspects of Spanish culture is the night life in Valencia. Starting at about 11 at night, you can find people, young and old, out until 1 in the morning. It has not been uncommon to see families having a night out as late as midnight some nights. Also, the younger folks stay out late into the morning, even on weekdays.
Thankfully, having siesta from around 3 to 5 in the afternoon helps keep you awake, as well as coffee with three times the caffeine of our home brews.


August 14th, 2006
Though class can be hard, it is definitely a new perspective on the world that I have never seen before. In my classroom alone, as many as four different nations were represented, and I got to meet people from all over the world that I would have never met before. In class, besides the teachers being from Spain, I met many Russian students, a girl from Armenia, and a guy from Slovenia. Out of class, I roomed with some girls from Milan and hung out with some other Italian girls around the city.

Also, the way the city was set up was very different from what I was used to. The streets are much narrower, and most of the buildings date to a much older time period. No wonder, since the city was founded by the Romans in the first century BC.

Some of the newer buildings caught my attention as well. The art and sciences museum was a large complex with many exhibits and unique buildings. Though not necessarily as well put together as the museum I have seen before, nowhere else have I seen such unique architecture.