Returning from the Mediterranean
(This is my contribution to our Imagewest blog and I liked it so much that I decided to post it here as well)
Here we are. Back in the United States and back with our families and friends. You might not recognize it immediately, but Spain changed all of us. We tried new things, broadened our minds, and we all grew from the experience and came back with memories that will last forever.
It was certainly not all fun and games for us in Spain. We worked. And we worked hard. Our usual schedule was (including our two-hour commute) 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but we would often work well beyond that time. Our hard work and hours of research have been worth it. During our time in Spain we created a microsite, interactive maps, information sheets, a poster and digital identity materials for our client the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) liaison offices in Europe.
When we were not working, we enjoyed the gorgeous city of Barcelona and the beautiful little town of La Garriga where we lived for a month. On the weekends we traveled by plane across Spain to Bilbao and Palma, Mallorca. We even made it over to Venice, Italy one weekend. Venice was the unanimous choice for favorite side trip.
We were exposed to all kinds of new and different cultures, art, places and people. We saw Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia and Casa Batlló. We walked up and down La Rambla. We saw the collected works of Picasso and Dalí. We waded in the salty Mediterranean Sea and were burned by the Mediterranean sun. We tasted and enjoyed patatas bravas, Spanish tortillas, and fish (a new concept to most of us). We attempted to understand, Catalan, Castilian, Euskara, Italian and German. We saw where FC Barcelona plays and cheered on Spain’s national fútbol team with the locals. We witnessed history as Catalonia was declared a nation. We saw the Guggenheim in Bilbao, traveled around Venetian canals and vacationed with the Germans. We explored lands that we could never dream we would have seen in our lives. And we’re pretty sure that we finally mastered the Metro system.
I could go on forever about all the amazing experiences we had during our short month abroad, but I still have a bit of work to finalize.
Remember to look through all of our pictures and watch our videos on our website. If you want to read more about our month abroad, check out the rest of this blog and our team blogs.
¡Adéu! (That’s “goodbye” in Catalan)
Our Imagewest appreciation dinner on the island of Mallorca.
