Barcelona

After a very long wait in the Newark Airport, we boarded our flight to Spain unsure of what lay ahead of us. Upon arriving in Barcelona we loaded onto a bus with our guide and went to our hotel, Hotel Aneto. Our hotel is pretty good, although some of the rooms are small, a lot of the rooms have a great view of the streets. After getting ourselves situated we explored Barcelona, exchanged our money and had lunch. We then took a tour of the “old” section of Barcelona. This section of Barcelona was interesting because there were multiple types of architecture in the same building or complex of buildings.

I as well as the others found it incredibly hard to stay awake during the tour. I think this has been one of the largest challenges to us so far. Today we had a lot to accomplish and had to fight through the lack of sleep and jet lag. After having dinner, we experienced the first of our group discussions. In this discussion we were presented the question of what we wanted to accomplish spiritually and personally on this pilgrimage. We were also presented with the idea of sculpting a statue and how artists have to figure out what they are going to make by what is in their heart. To advance ourselves spiritually and personally we have to allow ourselves to become what we truly are and not try and become something else. Hopefully with this in mind we will be able to receive the full benefits of this pilgrimage.

-Clarke