My Summer in Spain!

Gabriela Llarena Start Date: Apr 3, 2018 - End Date: Jul 11, 2018
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy

My Travel Story

by: Gabriela Llarena Start Date: Apr 3, 2018 - End Date: Jul 11, 2018
Hi everyone! This summer I get to spend two months interning in Barcelona! Not only do I get to spend two months working within the Barcelona theater community, I also get the chance to continue working on my Spanish. I specifically wanted to be in Barcelona for a variety of reasons.

First, it's a city that I briefly visited three years ago and absolutely fell in love with. It was a city that inspired me and made me want to create art. I have wanted to go back ever since! Second, I want to learn more about Spanish theater and expand my knowledge of theater in a global sense. As an artist, it's really important to me to explore different cultures and have them be represented appropriately. Because of this, I wanted to learn in a culture that is different than my own. Third, which I have already said, is Spanish. I want to continue with my immersion in a Spanish speaking community upon finishing this semester in Buenos Aires. Along with interning in Spain, I get the chance to live with a family and get further lessons in Spanish while I am abroad! 

Art should not be limited by the lines we have created between each other. I believe that art supercedes separations or similarities and can connect people. I can't wait to continue exploring theater and art from a different point of view! 
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy