Today we returned to the Bilbao School of Engineering for a couple presentations. The first was about the process of designing medical devices and all that goes into the development of them. This was very interesting from an engineering standpoint because it showed how there are much different engineering proceedings depending on the product being…

Today we went on two amazing hikes and saw some beautiful nature. The first hike we took a bus to with our tour guide for the day. We went to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. This was the most spectacular view I had ever seen. The hike was difficult due to the incline of the mountain…

Today we left Bilbao due to the Copa Europa Final between Manchester United and Tottenham. Our hotel got too expensive as it the the partnered hotel with the match. On the way to our new destination, Guernica, we stopped in the mountains to visit a company called Tekniker. They specialize in taking people’s dreams to…

Today we started off by visiting bioengineering labs in the school of engineering. We met a PhD student who was working on the AI development of Orika and how it can be used to understand how different people balance in different ways. He showed us a jumpsuit that was used on a person to map…

Today was so far my favorite day of the trip. We started off by going to the local flea market and shopping around for a bit. After which, we got some breakfast before we took a quick bus ride to San Sebastián. Here we took a walking tour around the beach and then were set…

Today was a much simpler and easy day after the previous busy day. Today we got to sleep in and then went to the Bilbao theater. We took a tour of the theater and all the historical aspects it involved. They had tons of costumes from previous plays including the most interesting to me, which…

Today was a little different. We started off the day by splitting into two groups. My group started off by going to Bilbao’s market. This was a two story building filled with the most fresh food and pastries you could think of, and then when you thought it was all done there was another whole…

Today we started off by taking the metro and bus to a hospital in Gorliz. This hospital was originally used for only pediatrics, and was therefore in a great location with a great view. Almost every room in the hospital faced a beautiful beach with gorgeous cliffs in the background (pictured). We got a chance…

Today started off with a wonderful presentation at the Bilbao School of Engineering. Our tour guide from the university presented her and the university’s machine they’ve been working on for over seven years. It is called the Oreka Balance Project and uses force sensors to measure the strength of someone’s balance after they have suffered…

Today, the first stop was heading to the Bilbao School of Engineering to learn about the city of Bilbao and its history. After this, we went on three different tours of their clubs. The first club was their formula racing club. They make their own car and race it in a regional race. They were…

The first day in Bilbao was amazing! It started off with a great breakfast followed by going on the metro for the first time. We then visited the Basurto Hospital for international nursing day. We listened to multiple presentations from nurses, biomedical engineers, and other professionals about the Spanish healthcare system and its many strengths….