Up, up and away I go!

So I know I haven't been blogging a lot, but I am about to leave on my Grand Spring Break adventure into Europe!!!! Iam very excited about the plans that I have. I will be off to Athens, Greece for a 4 day adventure with some of the "Rome Kids" Catherine, Josh and Marissa to name a few. And the usual "Barcelona Kids" will be there as well. On my trip I am hoping to look at sketching with an analitical twist. I want to examine the things we learned about in history class ( ie the acropolis) and see if I can graphically represent them analytically and experiencially. Which I guess is the challenge I will be faceing for the duration of the semester. Besides the obvious site seeing I am interested in getting a different prospective on things with different people surrounding me. After my four day adventure to Athens, I will be venturing to Poland, Poznan to be exact. Although the intention of this second journey was primarily to see one of my best friends, I am hoping to explore the city with her. Laura just arrieved in Poland a few weeks ago, so I will be fun to explore the city and the urban fabric together. I will be documenting my trip both with sketching and in a journal, which I will be posting soon after my return in about 10 days!!! The goal is to have developed as an architectural thinker, and to have a little fun with some good friends along the way!!!

Unitl next time!

Seeing Clearly

Like I have said before, Christy asked us to focus our blogs on something particular that we would like to learn or study during our time in Barcelona. I have decided, like I said before that I want to focus on the development and challenges that come with sketching analytically and clearly! In all my posts up until this one, I have really only discussed my adventures while here in Europe, but from this point on, I will be focused on examining my sketches and looking at ways for improvement or change. I will however still be writing a bit about my adventures so that I can keep my family at home updated on my travels. Hopefully my new approach to sketching will help me to learn even more about myself and improve my skills as a analytical thinker!

Stay tuned for more!!! :-)

Good friends and fun celebration!

Gavin is here and wants to see it all in one weekend!!! wow so can I just say she is a little ambitious!!! Although we did tackle the Sagrada Famila, Barcelona Pavillion, Port Olympic, Las Ramblas and the Picasso Museum (Gavins Choice)

Ohh and did I mention Irene turned vienteuno!!!! 21!!! YEAH


Ill fill you in on all the details soon!

Sevilla

Calatrava, Cathedrals and Carriage Rides with Howra!!!!! Sounds like fun right?

check back soon!! more to come!

Granada

The Alhambra and flamenco, what more could you ask for????

More soon!

Cordoba

Arab Baths are fantastic!!!

more coming soon!!!

Madrid

Madrid can be described in a few words..... cold.... rainy.... Dali.... the Superbowl

I promise I have pictures and more to come.... stay tuned!