Day 4: March 11

Today we started off  the day by going to a class with our host students. Kelsey, Isabel, Haley, Nora, Kian, Reese, Chad, Ben, Griffin, and I were all in one class where we learned about spanish history. Thanks to our teachers we could understand what the professor was saying! It also helped that we already learned what they were talking about. For example, we discussed about La Guerra Civil y surrealismo. Then, we all walked and took the metro to see  many gothic buildings. It was incredible to see such beautiful designs that were made a very long time ago. Kelsey will be talking more about this in her post. We also visited El Born. It is an archaeological site that depicts a very detailed picture of Barcelona in the 14th to 18th centuries. It shows us some of the effects that occurred in the events of 1714 when the siege devastated the city.  During our adventures, we stopped at a local cafe. I as well as some others tried the popular drink called Cacaolat. It is like American hot chocolate, but it tasted very different! We also visited the Picasso Museum. My favorite picture was Mujer con mantilla.  Overall,  I really enjoyed the museum and  Picasso's ability to portray the beauty of imperfection in his paintings. It was incredible  how we could see the  progression of his artwork, so we saw paintings that he painted when he was  very young to when we was very old.  It was interesting to keep in mind that Picasso  said that it took him a lifetime to learn how to draw like a child.  At the end of the day, we enjoyed some shopping and took the metro back to the school.