We are on our way back from a great day in Santiago de Compostela, and we wanted to give you a quick update before dinner. This morning, after driving to Santiago (about 90 minutes from Casa Louran) we met Carmen, one of the musicians from Friday night, who spent the morning and early afternoon giving us a walking tour of the old city of Santiago de Compostela. This ancient city is a UNESCO World Heritage site, featuring Romanesque, Baroque and Gothic architecture, some of which dates back to as early as the 800s. The weather was beautiful - unseasonably warm and sunny. Carmen taught us to play "el juego de las ollas," a Galician game played during carnaval where you pour flour in an open cup and then toss the cup to the next person in a circle, who tries not to spill any. Another highlight of the walking tour was visiting the "Árbol de las Ciencias" (tree of college majors) where students could divine what their college major was likely to be. (The picture below shows Chloe in action - she got "history.")
At the end of our tour with Carmen, we split the students into groups and gave each team a set of photographs taken in and around the city, and they had about three hours to each lunch in their groups and try to replicate as many of the photos and complete as many of the tasks as they could. This "yinkana" (scavenger hunt) gave the students a chance to spend time with a new group of people, see Santiago independently, and meet some locals, as the only way to find the places in the photographs was by asking for help. It was a hard fought battle, but the team of Daniel, Daniel, and Tiffany won, earning them sweatshirts from Santiago de Compostela that they will treasure forever!
We are looking forward to our last dinner at Casa Louran, and leaving for Castilla y Leon in the morning. We hope you are keeping warm in Atlanta, as we heard it was 15 degrees there today!
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