Today was our last full day in Spain and it was quite bittersweet. We started our day back in the Bilbao School of Engineering and learned about the design process and the steps to actually see an idea reach industry. Our first presenter was Mikel, a colleague of Saioa’s at the school of engineering. His…
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Day 10: 20,000+ Steps Later
Today was another great but exhausting day in Guernica! We took a coach bus with our guide for the day from our hotel to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. This is essentially a chapel on an island and the only way to get there is walk up 240 stairs to the chapel. The journey up so…
Day 9: Tekniker& Guernica
Today was an early morning as we officially moved out of our hotel and left Bilbao. The first stop on our journey was to Tekniker, essentially an organization that bridges the gap between University and industry in manufacturing and mechatronics. It was interesting to hear about just how many different types of projects are being…
Day 8: Labs and Hanging Bridge
To start our day we headed back to the Bilbao school of engineering on the metro. The first lab we visited was learning more about the Oreka project from Mikel, one of Saioia’s colleagues on this project. In this lab he explained more about the project and showed some of the 3D projection of muscle…
Day 7: Sunny Sunday in San Sebastian
Today we started our day off at the local Sunday flower/flea market. It was cool to see so many locals at the market and get a better understanding of the culture not only from what they vendors were selling, but also seeing the locals getting flowers for their apartments! I was successful at the market…
Day 6: Free Time in Bilbao!
Today was a pretty light day in terms of scheduled programs. Our first and only trip as a group was a visit to the Arriaga theater, where we got to see the whole theater and learn about the history. One of the interesting parts of the the theater that we were able to visit was…
Day 5: Sam Cook Cooks!
Today we were able to make our very own pintxos for lunch! We made Gildas and Bilbanitos, both of which are traditional Basque pintxos. I had so much fun making these and then eating them myself, although I think my favorite was the Bilbanito which was shrimp egg and mayo. For our main course we…
Day 4: Hospital on the Beach and a Show!
Today we took the metro to Gorliz hospital this morning, I feel like a local with how comfortable I am on the metro. After we arrived at the very end of the metro line we took a bus to the hospital. My first impressions were that this was in fact a hotel and not a…
Day 3: Revolutionary Medical Devices and The Guggenheim!!
Today we heard from Saioa, our contact with the Bilbao school of engineering, about her research project. Her project is working with patients recovering from a stroke, to measure the improvements and the ability of these patients balance. The research group Oreka-Balance project is doing this by using a platform fitted with different sensors to…
Day 2: Recycled Guitars??
We started the day once again with the delicious hotel breakfast and took the metro to the Bilbao School of Engineering. Today we were fortunate enough to visit multiple student projects to get a better understanding of the work students are doing at the University of the Basque Country. We heard from a student team…
Day 1: Biobizkaia, Basurto & Basque Country!
After more than 24 hours of travel we finally arrived in Bilbao late last night! We started our day early this morning and first headed to the Basurto Hospital via the metro.. In the hospital we heard from multiple people in the hospital about the healthcare in Spain, specifically the Basque Country. I learned more…
Samantha Sets Off for Spain!
Hello! My name is Samantha Cook and I am a first year student in the Swanson School of Engineering . I am majoring in bioengineering and planning to minor in Chemistry as well as History. After my collegiate career I want to work as a clinical bioengineer and work directly with surgeons and hospitals in…