Day 11: Tekniker, Painted Forest, and Gernika!!

Today was a busy but great day in Bilbao!! We started off how we started off everyday, with a delicious breakfast in the hotel before hopping on a bus for a company visit to an engineering firm, Tekniker! The company was built on a beautiful mountain, and the building overlooked the foggy Basque countryside, which…

Day 10: Balance and La Cathedral!!

Today was yet another amazing day in Bilbao, and I can’t believe that our trip is coming to a close so soon. We started the day off with breakfast in the hotel before walking over to the engineering school for a balance workshop with Mikel, which was super interesting! We first started with a lecture…

Day 9: Design Workshop and Museum!!

Today was another fantastic day in Bilbao! We started off the day early with a great breakfast from the hotel, and then headed over to the engineering school where we first met with a research group in the biomedical engineering laboratory to talk about the various devices that they were developing, in particular a mobile…

Day 8: Flowers and Flea Market!

Today was very nice because we got to start our day a little later than usual and our first stop was for a famous dessert here in Bilbao, churros and chocolate! I’m not a chocolate girl so I just tried the churros and got a smoothie, but they were absolutely delicious! It was great to…

Day 7: San Sebastian and Zumaia

Today was absolutely incredible! Since it is Saturday, we got a bit of a break from the academic portion of the trip and got to sleep in a bit, which was nice! After yet another hotel breakfast where I enjoyed some tortilla and fruit, we hopped on a bus to go to my most anticipated…

Day 6: Hospital Basurto and Guggenheim Museum!

Today was one of my favorite days so far in Spain! We started off the day a bit earlier than usual, with breakfast at the hotel. We then walked to the engineering school, where we met one of the professors Mikel to walk over the Hospital Basurto. Once we arrived at the hospital, we received…

Day 5: San Juan De Gaztelugatxe

Today was another fantastic day in Bilbao! We started the day by visiting the Gogoa Company, where we got to see a fascinating exoskeleton that helps primarily stroke patients to recover and regain their walking ability. Even some of the members in our group got to try it out, which was super cool! After visiting…

Day 4: Basque Cooking Class!

Today was a great day! We started the day at the Bilbao School of Engineering after a delicious breakfast at the hotel. We then got to attend two great presentations that helped me to learn about both the nursing and engineering professions. The first presentation was by Dr. Ingio Ruiz, who talked about the differences…

Day 3- Visit to Hospital Gorliz!

Today was amazing! After yet another delicious breakfast at the hotel, we hopped on a bus to a beautiful hospital located right on the beach, Hospital Gorliz. There, we got to here a presentation on an introduction to the hospital, which is primarily for rehabilitation, primarily for stroke patients. We got to ask a lot…

Day 2 in Bilbao!!

Today was our first official day in Bilbao after a long day of travelling, and it is already amazing! I am in awe of the city already and excited to learn so much throughout the duration of our stay. To start off our day, our group enjoyed a delicious breakfast at the hotel before meeting…

Off to Spain!

Hello! My name is Morgan Cliver, and I am a Freshman nursing student who is attending the Plus3 Spain trip this summer! I am originally from Pennington, New Jersey, which is about a 5 hour drive from campus. Currently, I am most interested in Pediatric nursing and hope to eventually become a nurse practitioner. Outside…