4th Day: Welcome to Getxo

by Sophia Coleman & Julia Blacker

Today we had so much on our excursion. First, all of the American students went to school with their Basque companions and when we arrived, we were met by roses from a student who goes to the school. Then, the principal talked to us about the exchange and was very enthusiastic about us being there. After, we left our partners we walked to the town office where the Mayor of Getxo talked to us about the government and we got to ask questions about Getxo. We sat in the seats where representatives sit which was very cool to see how Getxo is run. 
Then we walked along the shore in the rain heading towards the Vizcaya Bridge that suspends cars across the water, which we all thought was beautiful. It was downpouring but still fun and a beautiful place to be, even when we were running from cafe to cafe to hide from the rain. We got to the bridge and we ate our lunches before going up. We took an elavator up to the top and walked across. The view was amazing and was such a great place to have been able to go to. 
After, we were all wet but still having fun, we went to cafes and had some good laughs. Our picture was taken in front of the bridge and was put in the newspaper. How cool is that! Some of us even spine to the writer to talk about how excited we were to be there. We then headed back to the school to spend time with our partners for the rest of the night. 
Today was an amazing experience and we loved every second of it.

Student Exchange 4th Day from J. Carlos Martínez