Tomorrow morning, we will wake up in Barcelona. I will be going to an elementary school, high school, and a school for students with autism tomorrow. I'm interested to learn how public school is organized and regulated in Spain. Did you know that in Barcelona and the surrounding areas, the official language is Catalan, not Spanish? But almost everyone speaks or at least understands Spanish and a little bit of English, too.
Today I watched the most beautiful sunset I've seen in a while. The Mediterranean waters are so still and the sun was so big and bright...I can't even describe how peaceful it was. I'll post a picture as soon as I can get it to load.
We found out today that our interport lecturer, David Geis, (who I've gotten to know on a personal level by playing silly games & poker with him and his wife Janna every night since the voyage began), was 'knighted' by the King of Spain for his devotion to the Spanish culture in 2007. Check him out at http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=3421
Anyhoo....its time for bed. Its after 1AM here and I want to wake up at 630 to watch the ship dock in Barcelona.
Goodnight!!!!
Can't wait to learn about the public schools in Barcelona. Man! Ashley you are really inspiring to get a PHd, probably not now but in the future and I am really interested in what you are doing...
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