Sorry for the lack of pictures on this post, my camera had been having issues.
Today we visited a park created by Gaudi called Park Güell. It was so peaceful and gorgeous. Nature within nature! I could've spent hours and hours inside this park, it was so beautiful. I love being out in nature anyway, but there was so much to explore and discover, I loved it all!
We then went to Sagrada Familia, a gorgeous church designed by Gaudi. It's still being built and restored! Everytime I see something designed by Gaudi, I am amazed. All the work he put into it to make it look like something, like a waterfall or a leaf. It is so overwhelming to see the detail he put into every little structure.
Today's theme for the class was building self, and I feel that I truly am building myself on this trip. I'm building who I am and who I want to become. I'm building my maturity, confidence, and finding my values and who I am as a global citizen. It's been amazing so far being in a foreign country where I barely know the language and trying to find my way around. From day one at the airport I had to find my own way but I did it! I believed in myself, I need to find and build that sense of self-confidence.
I've noticed that I have more fun when I'm less internal and get more involved in the planning, and when I'm more outgoing and interactive than I normally am. Part of building myself is finding that balance between taking care of the introvert in me, as well as the social needs, and getting past the social anxiety part of me. It hasn't been easy, but being in Spain has helped me build myself so much, and I know that I'll be doing a lot more building while I'm here.
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