Two Traveling Feet

Here in Valencia, there is a huge festival called Las Fallas. Various events happen over the span of a month (February  23- March 19) with the main events happening March 14-19. Artists work all year to build huge, detailed statues made of wood, Styrofoam, and paper mache. Las Fallas is really the only time the public can criticize the government in Spain so the statues (called 'ninots') allow for the artist to bring light to political problems in a satirical manner. At the end of Las Fallas they burn the statues. I got a tour of one of the work shops and attended some of the festivities around town. This was not my first Las Fallas however. When I was here in 2015 they had the statues all in the street and fireworks in the sky but I did not get to see them burn, which was one of my favorite parts this year. Parades Everyday, a new parade would take on a new part of the city. The parade had bands, Falleras, and Falleros (see the pictures). They would close down major streets

A crazy cool fountain we found randomly in the Central Park Before I even came to Spain, I purchased a ticket to Abroadfest in Barcelona. I thought it would be cool to go to a music festival in Spain and it was. I was a little nervous because a group of my friends had gone the weekend before and had a weird pickpocket/stalking experience. For starters, EVERYONE at Abroadfest was an American studying abroad. It's not a requirement but it does target students who are abroad, hence the name. It was supposed to be outside but ended up getting moved to two different clubs.  We got to Barcelona late on Thursday night, got dressed, and went straight to the club. It was called Razzmatazz, had three levels, and was super cool. The crowd was awful but the music was good. A pond with row boats to rent We all woke up the next morning to go explore Barcelona. We saw the Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, and a few historical buildings in Barcelona. The Sagrada Familia was gorgeous