MARCH 4th

To begin with, I think 4^th of March, was the day in which we started to connect with each other. We left  the Casal d’Esplai  in the morning as a big heterogeneous  group-some of us were walking slow, others even slower J-  that’s a fact, but  I think we came back in the evening  having at least one thing in common: the memory of that day.

I must say that I didn’t knew what to expect for the IP, before being part of it. I didn’t exactly knew how to approach the topic of the IP- Intergenerational Encounter- except from the psychological point of view. I knew that there are many differences between generations, which can often generate dysfunctional relationships, I knew how these relations should be managed in therapy, but I didn’t thought of the fact that something could be done in order to prevent them. So, I was very pleased to see that the rest of the students came with more of an educational point of view, which, for me personally was very useful. I had also a pleasant surprise to see that I was about to work with very enthusiastic people.

The fact that our first visit was to a new place for everybody- The Fallero’ Artists Museum- was great. In this way we were able to start a new topic other than the IP’s , that could involve us all, we could share impressions and opinions in a less formal and serious way. In addition, the fact that the discussions took place in an open –door space, such as one of the Valencia public parks, was also benefic for our further interactions.

Actually, for me, the 4^th was one of the days in which I had the most fun, and I’m glad I have the chance to speak about this particular day. Visiting The Ninot’s Exhibition was by far very impressive not only because of the spectacular amount of work behind every Ninot, but  because of the way of expressing nowadays issues-amazing! After that we went in a short visit of Valencia’s  downtown and The City  Arts of Science, which was also quite thrilling and funny taking into consideration that we were a few foreign students with a bad sense of orientationJ) sat on a couple of 4-sit-bycicles.

To end the day we had the chance to attend The Palau de la Mùsica to listen to a typical Concert by La Banda Municipal de València. It was goof for our tired feet and a pleasure for our ears. Then we went to take dinner in a restaurant located in the area close to The Río Turia River Gardens.

All in all, I think that day was all about interaction and discovery, interacting with each other and discovering some of the Valencia’s particularities. Beautiful day!

Astrid