Today was our most crazy day yet, I think! The students in the business and culture medicine classes took a field trip to a business in Reus and then the newest hospital in Reus. It was another morning filled with Spanish guest lectures, which took a lot of concentration and focus. The two guys who were talking about their business were hilarious and were great about speaking slow to make sure we could understand them. I was able to take in what they were saying and get the main ideas of how the business ran and why they created it, which I was satisfied with. After spending almost 2 hours with the businessmen, we headed to the hospital to take a tour. We walked in and this hospital literally looked like a airport! It was so nice. It is only about 2 or 3 years old and took about 120 Euros to build...WOAH! The technology in the hospital was amazing. They literally have robots that know their way around the hospital using wifi and take things to different floors. They have motion sensors too, so when you stand in front of them they slow down and stop until everything is out of the way. They have a ton of resources and technology, and it was really cool to see all of the stuff that they use.
After the hospital visit, it was 1:45 and we were all starving for lunch. We headed to the campus cafeteria, where the food was delicious today! We had lunch and some café and then hung out outside for a little bit. We had a tour of the Roman history in the city at 3:30 - it lasted 3 hours long. The information was interesting and there was so much culture to soak in, but I have to admit I was definitely having a tough time focusing and trying to translate everything because I had already been translating from 9:30-1:45 earlier in the day. It takes more energy and focus than one would think and then putting that with walking up and down hills, stairs, cobblestone roads was a dangerous combination. Nonetheless, it was still cool to see the sights, but of course I forgot my camera today :( We were all exhausted and so tired of walking, we barely made it back to our residence hall. We had dinner at the same restaurant again and it was alright as always. We are looking forward to next week because they are supposed to be adding some things to the menu for us to choose from - including paella and pizza! We are pretty pumped!
After dinner, I came back and finished up some homework. I have to admit, this trip is really busy and a lot of time with our entire group, which is great, but I am the type of person that also needs time alone to recharge. Tonight after my homework, I was able to take time to spend reading my bible and journaling, which hasn't happened much since I have been in Spain sadly. It is always so relaxing to spend time in the presence of the Lord and remember that my relationship with the Lord can and will grow here, I just need to take time alone with God to grow. Galatians 5 is what I'm reading right now and just remembering that we have Freedom in Christ is so wonderful! My time was so humbling, yet comforting and I am excited to continue to see God work in my time here! That is is for tonight, I think I'm going to head to bed shortly and hopefully get more sleep tonight! Adios!
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